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Musical Genres

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

Musical Genres are...

a)

types of instruments

b)

types of music

c)

types of songs

d)

types of composers

2.

One of the oldest genres is

a)

Rap

b)

Rock and Roll

c)

Jazz

d)

Classical

3.

One of the most recent genres of music is...

a)

Blues

b)

Motown

c)

EDM (electronic dance music)

d)

Classical

4.

An example of a Classical music composer is...

a)

Mozart

b)

Louis Armstrong

c)

Michael Jackson

d)

Elvis Presley

5.

The Beatles performed this type of music

a)

Pop

b)

Rock and Roll

c)

Jazz

d)

Gospel

6.

What 3 types of music make up the genre of Latin American Music

a)

Pop, Jazz, Blues

b)

African, Spanish, Jazz

c)

African, Indigenous, European

d)

European, Spanish, Folk

7.

What 2 languages are usually used in Latin American music?

a)

Spanish and French

b)

French and Italian

c)

Italian and Portuguese

d)

Spanish and Portuguese

8.

What is a crossover hit?

a)

A song that is popular in more than one genre or language

b)

A song that is sung by basketball players

c)

A boxing hit

d)

A song that is made by more than one person

9.

What is a cover song?

a)

A song that covers a lot of different topics

b)

A song that is first on the album

c)

A song that is sung by one person and then sung again by someone else

d)

A song that can keep you warm at night

10.

What does it mean if you are feeling "blue?"

a)

happy

b)

sad

c)

angry

d)

tired

11.

What city is often associated with the Blues

a)

New Orleans, LA

b)

Los Angeles, CA

c)

Chicago, IL

d)

New York, NY

12.

What city is often associated with Jazz?

a)

Chicago, IL

b)

Los Angeles, CA

c)

New York, BY

d)

New Orleans, LA

13.

If you are a b-boy or b-girl in hip-hop, you are really good at what?

a)

singing

b)

spinning records

c)

grafitti

d)

dancing

14.

What is a musical "sample?"

a)

A food named after a song

b)

A section of another piece of music that is used in a new song

c)

A kind of instrument

d)

A way of dancing

15.

Put these Musical genres in order from oldest to newest

a)

Rap, Blues, Classical, 60s Folk

b)

60s Folk, Jazz, Rap, Classical

c)

Classical, Blues, 60s Folk, Rap

d)

Classical, Rock, Rap, Blues