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- 7. This genre is notable for its fast tempo, loud dynamics, and emphasis on technical skill.
- 8. The Beatles and Queen were a part of a musical movement known as the ____________________.
- 10. Ragtime served as a _________________ between classical music and jazz.
- 13. This was Elvis' breakthrough hit.
- 15. This group is known for including a theremin in their song Good Vibrations.
- 16. Synthesizers looked and functioned like this instrument.
- 17. This is where Elvis was from and recorded his first album.
- 18. This female rocker was considered a mentor to Elvis even though she never had a number 1 hit.
- 20. The singer of the song Johnny B Goode.
- 25. This type of technology grew in popularity in the 70s and 80s due to the automobile industry.
- 27. Freddie Mercury's voice was extra unique because he was born with four extra _______________.
- 31. The Beatles lyrics were often _________________.
- 32. This was the war that Elvis was drafted into.
- 34. This person was the drummer of The Beatles.
- 35. Rock became the most popular genre of music to ever exist due to the invention of this.
- 36. This genre uses voice and synthesizer, but the voicing is actually singing with the synthesizer.
- 38. Improvements in this allowed for nightly jazz programming to be played across the United States.
- 40. This R&B genre was used by the government to create patriotic music to encourage the nation at war.
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- 1. This type of R&B was slower and more laid back.
- 2. This person is known for creating the template for modern rock sound systems.
- 3. Any rap or hip hop song only uses voice and _________________ to create their songs.
- 4. This type of R&B was focused on vocal harmonies.
- 5. Ragtime was written in a very classical way and lacked this.
- 6. Queen created a whole new type of rock for sporting events known as ______________________.
- 9. This band took rock in a new direction by introducing new recording techniques, singing and playing softer and adding a Bohemian flare to their music.
- 11. This person was the lead singer of Queen.
- 12. This genre stands for Rhythm and Blues.
- 14. A type of R&B music that was upbeat, jazz, featured a lot of brass instruments and were sometimes called war bands.
- 19. New Orlean Jazz used a type of improvisation called ________________ improvisation.
- 20. Early rock music drew on elements of ________________ and R&B.
- 21. Rock n Roll as a genre was known for being appealing to the ___________________.
- 22. Each Bebop tune begins with this main melody upon which the tune is based.
- 23. This genre uses voice and synthesizer, but the voicing is speaking in rhythm and not actually singing any pitches.
- 24. Jazz music is one of the few musical genres that is distinctly ___________________.
- 26. Big bands relied on jazz arrangements, with improvisation occurring only during ________________.
- 28. Swing jazz coincided with the creation of swing ________________.
- 29. Ragtime was written specifically for this instrument.
- 30. This person was known as the King of Rock n Roll.
- 33. Along with music there were three other things associated with the cultural movement: breakdancing, rap clothing, and ________________.
- 37. Collective improvisation became less ___________ as jazz bands increased in size.
- 39. This electrical musical instrument is controlled without physical contact from the performer.