Genres of Music Unit

Which genre primarily focuses on working class Americans and blue-collar American life?

Reggae has a heavy 4-beat rhythm driven by drums, bass, electric guitar, and the “scraper” (two sticks rubbing together)

Where did Hip-Hop originate in the 1970's?

Based off of the instruments in the image, what genre do you think is being played?

Which genre is a contemporary form of music that appeals to a very wide audience and includes a danceable tempo?

Classical music is considered to be...

What is the first "C" in CCM an abbreviation for?

Folk music is a down-to-earth style focusing on universal truths.

Songs are put in genres based on similar characteristics regarding...

CCM (Worship) is stylistically similar to pop music.

Which genre was the first native art form to develop in the United States of America?

Which genre came about from the evolution of the electric guitar and distorted amplification?

Which country did Reggae music originate in?

Which genre of music was written in the European tradition during a period lasting approximately from 1750 to 1830?

When was country music first produced?

Which genre features short and easy to sing choruses that repeat several times, designed for audience participation?

A synonym for the word "genre" is....

R & B emerged in tandem with what other genre?

Folk music originally was passed down through families and other small social groups by oral tradition.

Folk music is known for utilizing many horns (i.e.- trumpet, trombone, etc.)

Video game music and movie scores are written in a way that shows influence from what genre?

EDM was designed for...

R & B stands for "rhythm and beats."

Which genre that we learned about is the oldest?

Out of all the genres we learned about, which was the most modern?