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Genres of Music

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

___music started around the 1920's and has roots from early American folk music and western music.

a)

Pop

b)

Jazz

c)

Country

d)

Classical

2.

Hip Hop formed in the 1970's in which city?

a)

Los Angeles

b)

New York City

c)

Detroit

d)

Chicago

3.

What genre of music originated from ragtime and blues music?

a)

Jazz

b)

Pop

c)

Country

d)

Hip hop

4.

What is EDM?

a)

It is Electronic Document Management.

b)

It is Electronic Dance Music.

c)

It is Master of Education.

d)

It is Electronic Distance Measurement.

5.

Where was the pop music created?

a)

United Kingdom and United States

b)

Australia

c)

France

d)

Spain

6.

Where did Jazz music originate from?

a)

New Orleans

b)

New Jersey

c)

New York

d)

New Caledonia

7.

He is a famous classical composer

a)

Louis Armstrong

b)

Frank Sinatra

c)

Ludwig Van Beethoven

d)

George Frederic Handel

8.

Which of these persons is a famous Jazz composer/performer?

a)

Justin Bieber

b)

Ella Fitzgerald

c)

Whitney Houston

d)

Luciano Pavarotti

9.

One of the oldest genres is

a)

Rap

b)

Rock and Roll

c)

Jazz

d)

Classical

10.

Name the Genre: This is a very broad genre/ It originated in early 1950s/ Was popular in both UK and US/ It is centered around amplified instruments

a)

Country

b)

EDM

c)

Folk

d)

Rock

11.

Name the Genre: It includes songs with core elements such as repeated choruses, catchy lyrics, and has immediate hooks for the listener

a)

Folk

b)

Heavy Metal

c)

EDM

d)

Pop

12.

Which artist does not belong for Folk Music.

a)

Peter, Paul, & Mary

b)

Bob Dylan

c)

Simon & Garfunkel

d)

Drake

13.
There are many subgroups of rock music.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Scat singing is a form of improvisation.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
The term dynamics refers to ___________
a)
the speed of the music
b)
the volume of the music
c)
the beat of the music
d)
the melody of the music
16.
The term tempo refers to _______________.
a)
the volume of the music
b)
the form of the music
c)
the speed of the music
d)
the melody of the music
17.
The texture of the music incorporates _________________.
a)
rhythm
b)
melody
c)
instruments
d)
all of the above
18.
The form of the music is an element that affects the genre.
a)
True
b)
False
19.

Disco music began in...

a)

1950

b)

1960

c)

1970

20.

Which of these is a key feature in Classical music?

a)

Improvisation

b)

The Orchestra

c)

Electric Guitar