Rock Songs Vocabulary Flashcards

Pleasing combination of two or three tones played together in the background while a melody is being played.

A repeating pattern.

<p>A musical sentence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>2/4, 3/4, 4/4.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A meter in which the beat is divisible by 3.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Group of musicians that provide the underlying pulse or rhythm of a piece.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When the entire AABA form is repeated.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When only part of AABA is repeated.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Final part of a musical composition; an ending that sums up what has come before.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A chord progression that lasts 12 bars and typically uses three chords.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Progression of a series of 4 chords I - vi - IV - V.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A song form that contains only verses and no choruses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When a single musical pattern is used as the basis for both verses and choruses in a song.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Verses sung to the same tune interspersed with a chorus using a different tune (ABAB...).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>32-bar song with four 8-bar phrases where the 'A' phrases are nearly identical while the 'B' phrase (bridge) is contrasting.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Found in ballads, also called the repeated section.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>This section builds tension and leads into the chorus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Features a thirty-two-bar section, a contrasting bridge, and then a repeat of the thirty-two-bar section.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A blues shouter born in Kansas City</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Talks about a girl in a less aggressive way</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Both B and C</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A disc jockey who began playing rhythm-and-blues music.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One of the greatest entertainers in history; unique singing style &amp; silky voice.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Father of Country Music; combined country, blues, and yodeling.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>African American blues singer who played an important role in the Harlem Renaissance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Important influence on modern rock 'n' roll; developer of electric blues.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Chester Burnett nicknamed after imitating Jimmie Rodgers's yodeling.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An American country singer-songwriter regarded as among the greatest country music stars.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Introduced multi-track recording and overdubbing.</p> Signup and view all the answers