Worksheets20th Century/Modern Era Music
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
The "Big Band Era" Occurred mainly during the
1970s
Impressionistic Period
1940s
Medieval Period
A famous, local relic of the Big Band Era in the Pottstown area is:
Sunnybrook Ballroom
the Coventry Mall
Shady Maple Smorgasbord
Wawa
Perhaps the most famous musical group of the Big Band Era was:
the John Philip Sousa Band
the Mexican National Mariachi Band
the Glenn Miller Orchestra
the Beatles
A famous "crooner" of the big band era and beyond was:
Frank Sinatra
Dean Martin
Bing Crosby
All of the above
The 1950s saw:
the birth of Rock & Roll
the commercial availability of the solid body electric guitar
both a & b
neither a nor b
Perhaps the most famous Rock & Roll musician from the 50s is:
Igor Stravinsky
Glenn Miller
Elvis Presley
Arnold Schoenberg
What famous musical group came to America from England in the 1960s:
The Supremes
The Temptations
The Beatles
all of the above
What musical group in teh 1960s started the genre of music known as "surf rock":
The Doors
Led Zepplin
The Beach Boys
The Temptations
What genre of music is typically associated with the 1970s:
Disco
Jazz
Big Band
Grunge
The Jackson Five, along with Earth, Wind, and Fire and also Kool and the Gange are from what genre of music in the 1970s:
Disco
Soft Rock/Pop
Progressive Rock
Soul
Popular music in the 1980s was shaped largely by the introduction of
the CD
the ipod
MTV (Music Television)
the Rubic's Cube
Two of the most iconic pop music superstars of the 1980's (and beyond) are:
Nirvana and Pearl Jam
Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey
Madonna and Michael Jackson
Homer Simpson and Alf
Van Halen would be an example of what musical genre of the 1980's:
Pop
New Wave
Hip Hop
Hair Metal
Many popular "boy bands" had their start in the
1950's
1990's
2010's
Impressionistic Period
In the 1990's, Country Music
enjoyed a resurgency in popularity
was heavily promoted on many FM radio stations
had many "crossover" artists
all of the above
In the 2000's, what new device revolutionized the way we purchased, stored, and listened to music:
the 8-track tape
the cassette tape
the compact disc
the ipod / mp3 player
The music of Alicia Keys and Nora Jones represent what musical genre of the 2000's:
Pop / Teen Pop
Hip Hop / Rap
Country
Adult Contemporary
An artist who was popular in both the 1990's and 2000's is:
Brittany Spears
Justin Timberlake
both a & b
neither a nor b
Who was the first "American Idol" winner from the world of Country Music:
Carrie Underwood
Nora Jones
Taylor Swift
Kenny Chesney
