What is the difference between Disco and Hip-Hop?

Disco was all about wealth and status

a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature

From our reading, ‘The History of Hip-Hop’ how is rapping defined?

a way of talking over the music with words that rhyme.

What are music sub-genres?

a subcategory of a musical genre that adopts its basic characteristics

Why was Hip-Hop referred to as the CNN of the black community?

Hiphop music reported on the things that the black community experienced

How are Hip-Hop and disco related?

were popular in the 70s and Hip-Hop served as a response to disco music

Why was hip hop an important genre for African Americans?

it was a new way to tell stories.

What is significant about “The Jazz Age”?

The U.S was changing & young people of all backgrounds begin to like jazz

Many of the most popular rock and roll hits were blues songs written by African Americans. What happened to these songs?

They were re-recorded by white American artists.

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1
Reggae has a very strong accent on the third and fourth beat of each measure. TRUE OR FALSE.
True
False
2
Where did Rock and Roll begin?
In the Caribbean Islands
In the West Coast
In the American South
In the East Coast
3
the earliest Rock songs are mainly influenced by what two American genres?
Hip-Hop and Gospel
Country and Blues
Soul and Folk
Pop and R&B
4
Reggae music began in what Caribbean island?
East Caicos
Jamaica
Trinidad
Carriacou
5
Which well-known music artist helped make reggae music popular outside of Jamaica?
Bob Marley
Bo Diddley
Dolly Parton
Elvis Presley
6
How was HipHop music circulating through the city at the time it was created?
Radio
CD’s
Cassette tapes
Mixtapes
7
When did Jazz become popular?
2017
The 1980’s
The 1920s
2017
8
Rock and Roll was a step toward integration because people of all races came together to both make and enjoy the music.
True
False
9
In what year did Hip-Hop music become the most streamed genre?
2000
2017
1998
2010
10
In this call and response music, Bomba, which instrument is usually used to accompany this dance music?
Guitar
Saxophone
Piano
Drums
11
The Dominican Republic is home to what kind of music?
Son Music
Disco Music
Puerto Rican music
Merengue Music
12
What is the difference between Disco and Hip-Hop?
Disco was more laid-back and low-tech than the "urban" sound.
Disco was all about wealth and status
Disco emphasizes rhythm and soulful vocals.
Disco style of dance is what is seen in many Broadway type shows
13
What is a Genre?
describes how layers of sound within a piece of music interact.
a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature
an amount of time or how long or short a note or composition lasts.
the form of prose that describes imaginary
14
Where does Bomba music come from?
Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico
Inagua Islands
Grand Bahama
15
From our reading, ‘The History of Hip-Hop’ how is rapping defined?
singing high notes with the power of your chest voice.
form of singing or calling marked by rapid alternation
a way of talking over the music with words that rhyme.
a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.
16
The appeal of rock and roll across racial lines reflected and contributed to what movement?
The BLM movement
Anti-Masonic Movement
The civil rights movement
Black Panther movement
17
What are music sub-genres?
attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding or the laws
a subcategory of a musical genre that adopts its basic characteristics
a member of a family of metal wind instruments
instrumental sounds combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form
18
Son music began in what Caribbean island?
Puerto Rico
Jamaica
Cuba
Dominican Republic
19
What’s the specific birthplace of Jazz?
Texas
Detroit
California
Louisiana
20
Where did the genre of Hip-Hop originate from?
Atlanta, Georgia
Bronx, New York
Houston, Texas
Detroit, Michigan
21
Why was Hip-Hop referred to as the CNN of the black community?
Hip-Hop was a huge major platform just like the CNN network.
Hiphop music reported on the things that the black community experienced
CNN created a lane for other minorities
HipHop gave the exact same amount of jobs to people as this famous network.
22
How are Hip-Hop and disco related?
Both of these genres originated from a latin background.
Both of these genres became the most streamed genres in the early 2000’s
were popular in the 70s and Hip-Hop served as a response to disco music
They originated from the same place and became very popular in the 1920’s.
23
What three instruments are usually played in merengue dance music?
Rumba Box, shake shake, and banjo
Drums, guitar, and accordion
Piano, guitar, and flute
Drums, marimba, and accordion
24
What two dances are based on Son music and later became very popular in the United States in the 1930s and 40s?
The rumba and the mambo
The whip and the nae nae
The dutty wine and the shake shake
The Bimba and Bombino
25
Why was hip hop an important genre for African Americans?
it was a way to cross racial lines and join together with other races.
African Americans begin to stream their own music in the early 1900’s.
it was a new way to tell stories.
it made it hard for people to understand them.
26
What is significant about “The Jazz Age”?
It took place during 9/11 which was a very difficult time for people in U.S
It was a movement dedicated to promoting moderation & complete abstinence
It went on to later become the biggest music festival in the U.S
The U.S was changing & young people of all backgrounds begin to like jazz
27
Many of the most popular rock and roll hits were blues songs written by African Americans. What happened to these songs?
The songs were no longer sold after people found out.
The songs were never properly released.
They became popular because they were leaked.
They were re-recorded by white American artists.
28
During “The Jazz Age” the United States was changing. Women gained the right to vote. Prohibition came to an end.
False
True

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