Age of Rock and Roll Quiz 1

____________ refers to the basic understanding of rock.

• Rock Era
• Rhythm and Blues
• Rock and Roll
• Rock

____________ will refer to music by white performers or played in the style most associated with white performers.

• Rock Era
• Rhythm and Blues
• Rock and Roll
• Rock

The term ____________ refers to music of the fifties that evolved into rock and to designate the most characteristic form of rock music.

• Rock Era
• Rhythm and Blues
• Rock and Roll
• Rock

____________ is a short, memorable, and easily retained melodic ideas. (Can be sung or played)

• Chorus or Refrain
• Hook
• Riff
• Verse

____________ A section of the song in which both words and music are repeated.

• Chorus or Refrain
• Hook
• Riff
• Verse

A ____________ refers to the section(s) in which the same melody is used for different parts of the lyrics. Typically precedes the chorus and tells the story of the song

• Chorus or Refrain
• Hook
• Riff
• Verse

True or False: A rock beat usually will have a sub feel to it. (You will usually hear a rhythm twice as fast as the beat.)

• True
• False

True or False: Rock Beat: Typically the faster layer moves twice as fast as the beat, or eight sounds per measure. Which is referred to as an eight-beat rhythm.

• True
• False

True or False: The Backbeat refers to the sharp percussive sound on the second of each pair of beats. (2 & 4)

• True
• False

Which instrument is not considered to be a "core" instrument in the rhythm section of a Rock Band.

• Piano
• Electric Guitar
• Electric Bass
• Drum Kit