Genres of Music

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What is another word for genre?

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Style or type

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What 3 things do we use to classify a genre of music?

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Instruments, Lyrics/Voices, Culture

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True or False: Classical music is one of the oldest genres of music.

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True

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How are Classical and Country genres SIMILAR?

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Both use instruments from the string family.

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What instrument is primarily used in Country music?

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Steel guitar

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Folk music is ___

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BY and FOR the common people

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Folk music is SECULAR; Gospel music is SACRED.

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True

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Hip Hop is composed of 4 main elements: rapping, disc jockeying, breakdancing and ____

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graffiti

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The most distinguishable characteristic of Jazz is ____

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improvisation

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One of the most famous Jazz musicians of all time is ____

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Louis Armstrong