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Rock and Hip Hop Music

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rock Music is usually in a meter of _________

a)

3/4

b)

4/4

c)

6/8

d)

2/4

2.

Rock Music usually features all of these instruments except _______

a)

Electric Lead Guitar

b)

Bass Guitar

c)

Drum Set

d)

Banjo

3.

In Rock Music, musicians usually follow this to read music:

a)

Sheet Music

b)

Piano Music

c)

Chord Chart

d)

Meter Chart

4.

This is a Foot Operated electronic device used to alter the sound of a musical instrument.

a)

Pedal/Stompbox

b)

Riff

c)

Drum machine

d)

Synthesizer

5.

This is the tone produced when an instruments sound is reshaped, to create a crackly, buzzing sound.

a)

Guitar

b)

Distortion

c)

Stompbox

d)

Riff

6.

He is considered the King of Rock and Roll

a)

Johnny Cash

b)

Elvis Presley

c)

DJ Kool Herc

d)

Bill Haley

7.

Refers to a time in the 1960s when bands from England such as The Beatles and The Rolling stones became popular

a)

The British Invasion

b)

Woodstock

c)

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

d)

The Rock Ages

8.

Music Festival in 1969 that attracted more than 400,000 guests. Jimi Hendrix performed his famous rendition of The Star Spangled Banner here.

a)

The British Invasion

b)

Woodstock

c)

Rock Fest

d)

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

9.

Rock music lyrics often talked about __________

a)

Everyday Life

b)

Rapping

c)

Social Change

d)

Life in NYC

10.

A short, repeated musical pattern that serves as the foundation for a song

a)

Delay

b)

Scatting

c)

Tune

d)

Riff

11.

Artists speaking rhymes over top of music is called ________

a)

Scatting

b)

Beatboxing

c)

Rapping

d)

Break Dancing

12.

Moving vinyl records back and forth in a rhythm while music is playing

a)

Scratching/DJing

b)

Rapping

c)

Sampling

d)

B-boying

13.

A portion of a piece is used as a building block to create a different sound in another song. This is known as _________

a)

Scratching/Djing

b)

Sampling

c)

Beatboxing

d)

B-boying

14.

Creating percussion sounds using only your mouth

a)

Rapping

b)

Scatting

c)

Beatboxing

d)

Yodeling

15.

Also called breaking or b-boying/b-girling- stylized dancing during breaks in hip hop music

a)

Beatboxing

b)

Break Dancing

c)

Sampling

d)

Rapping

16.

Out of the following, this instrument is most commonly used in hip hop music

a)

Synthesizer

b)

Saxophone

c)

Electric Guitar

d)

Fiddle

17.

Jamaican born DJ credited to creating hip hop in NYC 1970

a)

DJ Kool Herc

b)

Ice T

c)

Grandmaster Flash

d)

Elvis Presley

18.

This instrument commonly heard in hip hop mimics the sound of a drum set.

a)

Scatting

b)

Sampler

c)

Drum Machine

d)

Rapping

19.

Rock Music comes from a blend of many styles including

a)

Jazz

b)

Country

c)

Blues

d)

All of these

20.

Located in Cleveland, this organization recognizes famous artists for their contributions to Rock and Roll History.

a)

Woodstock

b)

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

c)

Rock Fest

d)

The British Invasion