Pop, Blues, Rock and R&B Review

Question 1

What is the name of this instrument?

Accepted Answer

Upright bass

Question 2

True or false - Rock was only big in the US

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a sub-genre of Rock?

Accepted Answer

Jazz

Question 4

Which of the following genres did NOT influence early Rhythm and Blues

Accepted Answer

Pop

Question 5

Where did the Blues genre originate?

Accepted Answer

Southern US

Question 6

Blues songs are usually just a series of ___________

Accepted Answer

Verses

Question 7

Rolling Stones magazine named this R&B artist the Best Singer of All Time in 2010

Accepted Answer

Aretha Franklin

Question 8

What is the purpose of blues music?

Accepted Answer

To make you feel something

Question 9

How do we describe the form of Rock music

Accepted Answer

verse - chorus - verse

Question 10

What is this a picture of?

Accepted Answer

a MIDI

Question 11

Which 3 does every pop song have?

Accepted Answer

Verse, chorus, bridge

Question 12

What does TEMPO mean?

Accepted Answer

How FAST or SLOW the music is

Question 13

True or False - Rock and Roll is the same thing as Rock

Accepted Answer

False

Question 14

What is another name for a "vocal riff?"

Accepted Answer

Melisma

Question 15

Rock is the "biggest" genre we are studying because ___________

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 16

Which part of the Pop song is considered the most important?

Accepted Answer

Chorus

Question 17

What type of music came BEFORE the blues?

Accepted Answer

Work songs

Question 18

What other Genre does the Billboard Charts group R&B with?

Accepted Answer

Hip-Hop

Question 19

Which beats are emphasized in Rock music?

Accepted Answer

2 and 4

Questions 19