Genres of Music

What is another word for genre?

• Song

• Style or type

• Pickle Juice

• Literature

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

• Radio airplay, popularity, length of song

• Grandma's opinion, the newspaper, local news

• Instruments, Lyrics/Voices, Culture

• Type of texture, radio airplay, song format

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

• True

• False

How are Classical and Country genres SIMILAR?

• Both use foreign languages in vocal music

• Both reflect the European culture

• Both require musicians to be formally trained

• Both use instruments from the string family

What instrument is primarily used in Country music?

• String bass

• Harp

• Steel guitar

• Cello

Folk music is ___

• only found in the United States

• from urban cities

• from the African American Church

• BY and FOR the common people

Folk music is SECULAR; Gospel music is SACRED.

• True

• False

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

• graffiti

• religious text

• album sales

• merchandise sales

The most distinguishable characteristic of Jazz is ____

• improvisation

• performance fashion

• suit and tie

• reading sheet music

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

• Antonio Vivaldi

• Mozart

• Richard Wagner

• Louis Armstrong