A Walk Through Western Music

1950s Classics often were sung by crooners like

• Gene Kelley and Frank Sinatra

• John Denver and Bob Dylan

• Doris Day and Billie Holiday

• Queen and Latifah

Swing music is a type of

• Rock

• Classic

• Jazz

• Musical

Louis Armstrong, and lots of jazz singers, use this type of singing, that is rhythmic with nonsense syllables.

• Hustle

• Scat

• Rap

• Beat Boxing

In the 1940s, this genre of music exploded in Western cultures. It is a combination of Afro-American, French, and American, with icons like Ella Fitzgerald, Glenn Miller, and Louis Armstrong being very influential.

• Jazz

• Classical

• Musicals

• Rock

Music from this era reflected the Civil Rights Movement.

• 1940s

• 1960s

• 1950s

• 1970s

Two musicals from the 1950s are:

• "High School Musical" and "The Sound of Music"

• "The Greatest Showman" and "Singing in the Rain"

• "Sing" and "Dance"

• "An American in Paris" and "The Music Man"

Motown music

• was born in Detroit, Michigan

• Was made during the Civil Rights era because certain people could not get record deals.

• makes me think of Michael Jackson, Lionel Ritchie, and Stevie Wonder

• all the above.

The group that came over from the United Kingdom and brought the "British Invasion" was

• The Beat Bugs

• The Beatles

• The Beach Boys

• Motown Magic

Rock music in the 1960s and 70s was performed by

• The Beatles, Queen, and Elvis Presley

• Randy Travis and Kenny Loggins

• Michael Jackson and Supremes

• Joni Baez and Doris Day

The Freedom and Hippie Movement of the 1970s led to a music festival with lots of rock and folk musicians. This was called

• Charlie Brown

• Snoopy

• Woodstock

• Peppermint Patty