MHST 309 History of Rock and Roll



MUSC 309 History of Rock and Roll

Review sheet for Exam I

1. Understand the meaning of each of the following terms and be able to associate it with

specific artists or musical styles where appropriate.

|riff |scat singing |12-bar blues progression |

|call and response |end-weighted form |pop song form |

|producer |“Latin tinge” |clave rhythm |

|Tin Pan Alley |stop time |a capella |

|R&B |triplet |“vocal percussion” |

|gospel shout |vibrato |Hammond organ |

|multi-track recording |blues shouter |Slide/bottleneck guitar |

|blue note |crossover |melisma |

|double-note guitar line |syncopation |texture |

|harmonic rhythm |style beat |backbeat |

|polyrhythm |hook |“Wall of Sound” |

2. For each of the following styles, be able to identify its characteristic traits, prominent artists, and influence on rock and roll. For those marked with an asterisk, be able to identify the style from an unfamiliar musical excerpt of approximately one minute in length.

|ragtime |rockabilly |*gospel |*boogie-woogie |New Orleans jazz |

|*honky-tonk |*doo-wop |hokum blues |jump blues |*Brill Bldg. sound |

|*country blues |Western swing |*electric blues |*swing jazz |*Afro-Cuban |

□ I suggest reviewing pages 46-48 carefully

3. Be able to associate the following people or groups with the appropriate musical styles and compositions, their influence on rock and roll, and characteristics of their musical and performing style, if appropriate:

|Sam Phillips |Woody Guthrie |Robert Johnson |Hank Williams Sr. |

|Muddy Waters |Mahalia Jackson |Professor Longhair |Jerry Lee Lewis |

|Alan Freed |The Dominoes |Louis Armstrong |Thomas A. Dorsey |

|Everly Brothers |Jimmie Rodgers |Louis Jordan |Bo Diddley |

|Bessie Smith |Phil Spector |Ray Charles |Golden Gate Gospel Quartet |

|Chuck Berry |Elvis Presley |Little Richard |Fats Domino |

|Buddy Holly |The Carter family |The Drifters |Bob Wills |

4. Upon hearing an excerpt of approximately one minute in length, be able to identify the title, artists, and style of the following:

□ Soul Stirrers, Jesus I’ll Never Forget

□ Mahalia Jackson, Move On Up a Little Higher

□ Jimmie Rogers, Blue Yodel #11

□ Chuck Berry, Roll Over Beethoven

□ Hank Williams, Your Cheatin’ Heart

□ Louie Jordan, Choo-Choo-Ch-Boogie

□ The Penguins, I Only Have Eyes For You

□ King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, Dippermouth Blues

□ Little Richard, Lucille

□ Muddy Waters, Hoochie-Coochie Man

□ Jerry Lee Lewis, Great Balls of Fire

□ The Drifters, On Broadway

5. Be able to write a paragraph describing an unfamiliar musical excerpt that addresses, but is not limited to, the following:

□ stylistic influences (at least 2)

□ musical style

□ techniques like call and response, scat singing, riffs, stop-time, etc. (at least 2)

□ instrumentation

□ presence or absence of backbeat

□ texture

□ form (will be evident from excerpt)

Format of the exam:

8 matching, 1 point each = 8 points

22 multiple choice, worth 2 points each; only 20 count, so = 40 points

8 more matching, 1 point each 8 points

aural identification of 5 musical styles @ 2 points each = 10 points

identification of 8 listening examples from class@3 points ea. = 24 points

description of unfamiliar excerpt = 10 points

100 points

Optional extra credit question worth a maximum of 10 points

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