8.1 Worksheet

Name:

1. Name some popular patriotic songs of the Civil War era.

2. What were minstrel shows?

3. What did Patrick Gilmore and John Philip Sousa help to popularize in the second half of the nineteenth century?

4. Phonograph records could only hold about of material on each side of the disk. 5. What led to the popularity of a single singer?

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6. What are the top three largest selling single recordings of all time and who were the artists responsible for them?

7. What is the top selling album (not single song recording) of all time and who is the artist(s) responsible for it?

8. Compare the approaches to radio broadcasts in Europe and in the United States.

9. What was Tin Pan Alley?

10. Describe each of the following types of shows: burlesque

vaudeville

Broadway musical

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Name:

1. Name some dances that were popular in the first half of the twentieth century.

2. Who was Scott Joplin?

3. What is “ragtime” music?

4. The first blues music was published in . 5. Blues is a combination of

. 6. Explain the basis of jazz.

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7. Describe these types of jazz: Dixieland jazz

big band jazz

bebop jazz

cool jazz

free jazz

fusion jazz

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Name:

1. From what two geographic areas does Country music derive?

2. Hillbilly music is now called .

3. Cowboy music can also be called .

4. Country music was made popular primarily through .

5. What is Rockabilly music? Who made it famous?

6. Ray Charles combined what two genres of music? Why was that controversial?

7. Describe Rhythm and Blues.

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8. In the 1950s, Rhythm and Blues was called .

9. Who is known as “the Father of Rock and Roll”?

10. One other artist may share this title. Who is he?

11. What are the characteristics of Rock and Roll?

12. Who were the Beatles?

13. Describe “Grunge” rock.

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Name:

1. What does Rap music use as a basis of its performance practice?

2. Hip-hop became the new form of .

3. What are some contributing factors to Hip-hop music not being as popular in the 2010s as before?

4. What is sampling?

5. Michael Jackson was referred to as the ______.

6. Name Michael Jackson’s best-selling album, which also launched a music video that revolutionized that film genre.

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7. Explain how Rock’s place on the popular music charts was affected by the evolution of digital download.

8. Alternative Rock is heavily influenced by music of the ______.

9. How does the world benefit from sharing its music?

10. What do you predict for the future of music in our world?

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