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History of Rock and Roll Exam 1 Study Guide

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Groove
The sense of rhythmic feel in a song
Harmonic Roots
A chord
sound box
a hollow box containing a body of air that resonates to amplify the string sound
Pitch
How high or low a sound is
Non-pitch
Lacking a fixed frequency
Interval
The distance between two notes
Range
The range of pitches that can be produced by an instrument
Dynamics
volume
Timbre
tone color
Rhythm
A strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.
Beat
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Big beat
The steady and prominent beat
Back beat
in drumming, emphasizing the second and fourth beats
Downbeat
first beat of a measure
Meter
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Duple meter
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Triple meter
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Quadruple meter
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Simple meter
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Compound meter
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Shuffle rhythm
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Accent
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Syncopation
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Bar (measure)
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Style beat
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Rock beat
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Melody
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Leap
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Sequence
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Motive
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Phrase
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Theme
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Harmony
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Counterpoint
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Consonance
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Dissonance
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Tonality
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Key
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Tonic
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Major
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Minor
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Modulation
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Texture
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Monophony
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Heterophony
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Polyphony
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Homophony
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Repetition
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Contrast
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Variation
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Riff (lick)
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Hook
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AABA form
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Bridge
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Verse
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Instrumental verse
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Chorus
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Refrain
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Full reprise
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Partial reprise
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Simple verse-chorus
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Contrasting verse-chorus form
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Compound AABA form
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Simple verse form
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Rhythm section
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Reverb
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Delay
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Mono
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Stereo
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Race music
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Tin Pan Alley
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Jazz
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Big Bands
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Swing
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Jump band
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Crooners
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Country
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Western
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Blues
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Delta Blues (Country Blues)
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Hokum
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Boogie-Woogie
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Electric Blues (Urban Blues)
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Black Gospel
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Rhythm & Blues
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Doo-Wop
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Honky Tonk
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Afro-Latin music
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Clave rhythm
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Alan Freeds
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"Rock Around the Clock" - Bill Haley
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"Shake, Rattle, and Roll" - Big Joe Turner
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Early Rock and Roll
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Fats Domino
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Little Richard
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Chuck Berry
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Double Stops
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Elvis Presley
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Sun Records
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Payola
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Crossover
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Rockabilly
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"Blueberry Hill" - Fats Domino
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"Johnny B. Goode" - Chuck Berry
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"Tutti Frutti" - Little Richard
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"That's All Right (Mama)" - Elvis Presley
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Hillbilly Music
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Carl Perkins
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Elvis Presley
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Bill Haley
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Buddy Holly
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Roy Orbison
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Everly Brothers
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Johnny Cash
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Jerry Lee Lewis
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Eddie Cochran
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Richie Valens
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"La Bamba" - Richie Valens
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"Great Balls of Fire" - Jerry Lee Lewis
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"That'll Be the Day" - Buddy Holly and the Crickets
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"All I Have to Do Is Dream" - The Everly Brothers
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"Only the Lonely" - Roy Orbison
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Brill Building Sound
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Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Innovative songwriting and producing team of the early rock 'n' roll years. Wrote "Hound Dog" and other R&B songs and produced hits for Elvis Presley and the Coasters.
Phil Spector
Producer known for his "Wall of Sound" technique.
"Searchin" - The Coasters
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"Be My Baby" - The Ronettes
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Soul Music
African American musical style rooted in R&B and gospel that became popular during the 1960s.
James Brown
Godfather of Soul
"Papa's Got a Brand-New Bag" - James Brown
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Stax Records
Memphis record label and studio that was the production center of Memphis Soul and Funk. Atlantic Records still owns the rights to most of the music produced from 1959-1968.
FAME studio in Muscle Shoals, AL
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Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
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Atlantic Records
New York-based independent label featuring Ray Charles, Ruth Brown, The Coasters, and The Drifters
Motown
is the term that refers to the style of music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the late 1960's. The Sound was a mixture of several popular musical styles and can be considered a form of soul music.
"Heatwave" - Martha and the Vandellas
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Berry Gordy
Founder of Motown Records
Wall of Sound
a production technique developed and popularized by Phil Spector that involved the use of large instrumental groups, liberal doses of reverb, and multi-track overdubbing
Philadelphia Sound
One of the most commercially successful forms of soul music during the 1970s. Produced by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff and performed by groups such as the O'Jays and Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes.
Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
the founders, song producers and promoters of Philadelphia International Records. They became known for their production style that featured orchestral strings, and infamous for their ability to place artists in heavy rotation on urban radio stations.
Philadelphia International Records
record label created by Philadelphia-based songwriting duo Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff that introduced the Sound of Philadelphia (TSOP).
MFSB (Mother Father Sister Brother)
-House band for PIR (Philadelphia International)
-Provided theme for Soul Train television show
"For the Love of Money" - O'Jays
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Minimized Backbeat
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Surf Rock
A regional rock from California notable for high-register close harmony vocals and innovative guitar effects.
Beach Boys
Founded in California in 1961, they popularized the "California sound" in the early 1960s. Their hit songs included "Surfin' Safari," "Surfer Girl," "California Girls," "Surfin' USA" and "Good Vibrations."
Jan and Dean
"Surf City"
partnered with the Beach Boys
Dick Dale
King of Surf Guitar
"Ghost Riders in the Sky" - Dick Dale
Surf Music
"Surfin' USA" - Beach Boys
Surf Music
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