Rock Anthems

Virtuoso guitar player: _________.

• People who dislike music.

• Beginner guitarists. Simple chords.

• Highly skilled guitar players. Complex solos.

• Musicians who only play drums.

Heavy back beat: _________.

• Snare drum plays on all beats. Bass drum on 2 + 4. High hat on 1 + 3.

• Bass drum plays on beats 1 + 3. Snare plays on beats 2 + 4. High hat quavers.

• High hat plays only on beats 2 + 4. Snare and bass alternate every beat.

• Bass drum and snare play together on every beat. High hat silent.

Distortion/reverb: _________.

• Fuzzy/echo sound created by overdriving the amplifier

• A type of drum beat used in jazz music

• A technique for tuning string instruments

• A method for reading sheet music

Delay: _________.

• When there is a break between the sound and a repeat of the sound, like an echo.

• When two sounds are played at the same time.

• When the sound is muted completely.

• When the sound is played backwards.

Anthem: _________.

• A type of music only played during weddings.

• A short instrumental piece played at the end of a concert.

• A complex musical composition with multiple movements.

• Songs that stir emotion and inspires audiences to join in. Memorable and repetitive melodies and lyrics.

Which instruments are typically used in a band that plays rock anthems?

• Sitar, tabla, harmonium, sarangi

• Violin, flute, cello, harp

• Electric guitar, drums, bass guitar, keyboard

• Trumpet, trombone, tuba, clarinet

Give one famous band who composed and performed rock anthems.

• The Beatles

• Queen

• ABBA

• Backstreet Boys

Which decades did this genre of music originate in?

• 1950s-1960s

• 1970s-1980s

• 1990s-2000s

• 2010s-2020s

What is the word for the change of key that sometimes happens at the end of a rock anthem?

• Bridge

• Syncopation

• Crescendo

• Modulation

The purpose of a riff played at the beginning of a song is:

• to end the song with a flourish

• to introduce the main theme or hook of the song

• to provide background vocals

• to change the key of the song