Intro to Music 7

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History

of

American Popular Music

–Part 1–

“Music is the soundtrack of your life.”

 Dick Clark 

(1929–2011)

DJ and Host of “American Bandstand”

History

of

American Popular Music

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Early American Music

to the

1950s

BEFORE POP MUSIC AS WE KNOW IT TODAY

  1. ____CLASSICAL______Music—Popular music of its day, from Europe and other countries
  2. ____OPERA______—Musical play where everything is sung
  3. ______ARIA______—Song from opera that became popular
  4. ____ORCHESTRA______—Large group of instruments with no singing
  1. Early American ______FOLK MUSIC______
  2. ______STEPHEN FOSTER______(1826–1864)
  3. From _____LAWRENCEVILLE, PA (NEIGHBORHOOD OF PITTSBURGH)______

1)___“OH, SUSANNA”______

2)___“CAMPTOWN RACES”______

  1. _____PATRIOTIC______Music
  2. _____JOHN PHILLIP SOUSA______(1854–1932)
  3. Wrote music for ____MARCHING BANDS______

1)Known as ___“THE MARCH KING”______

  1. ____”STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER”______
  1. _____GEORGE M. COHAN______(1878–1942)
  2. Wrote and performed in _____STAGE MUSICALS______
  3. ____“YANKEE DOODLE DANDY”______
  4. ____“OVER THERE”______—popular during ______WORLD WAR I______
  1. _____AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATER_____
  2. History goes back to _____OPERA_____
  3. _____VAUDEVILLE_____—Traveling comic variety shows in the early 1900s
  4. Stage musicals and ______MUSICAL FILMS______were popular in the 1920s and 1930s.
  5. The ____GREAT DEPRESSION ______caused them to be less popular.
  6. The Golden Age of American musical theater (40s to 60s) began with ___OKLAHOMA!______
  7. _____JAZZ______
  8. ______RAGTIME______
  9. Popular ___JAZZ PIANO______music
  10. Used a lot of ____SYNCOPATION______

1)Very _____RHYTHMIC______music not common to classical music

  1. ______”THE ENTERTAINER”—SCOTT JOPLIN______
  1. ______SWING______—also known as _____“BIG BAND”______music
  2. Most popular from ______1920s THROUGH 1940s______
  3. Size ranged between ______15 AND 30______members
  4. Music that was mostly for _____FUN AND DANCING______
  5. During WWII it helped to take people’s minds off of the ______WAR______and the ______BAD ECONOMY______
  6. ______“IN THE MOOD”—GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA______
  7. ______“SING, SING, SING”—BENNY GOODMAN ORCHESTRA______

1)Known as ______“THE KING OF SWING”______

2)The first to have both ______BLACKS_____ and ______WHITES______in his orchestra

  1. ______BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY—ANDREW SISTERS______
  1. _____CROONING______
  2. Coroners began adding ______PERSONAL STYLE______into their singing
  3. ___”PENNIES FROM HEAVEN”—BING CROSBY______
  4. ___”I’LL NEVER SMILE AGAIN”—FRANK SINATRA______
  5. ___”MONA LISA”—NAT KING COLE______
  1. _____BLUES______
  2. Originated from ______SLAVE______music

1)They brought their ______AFRICAN CULTURE______with them

2)Came from the ______MISERY______of their hard lives

  1. ______”STORMY BLUES”—BILLIE HOLIDAY______
  2. ______”BASIN STREET BLUES”—LOUIS ARMSTRONG______
  3. ______”I’M YOUR HOOCHIE COOCHIE MAN’”—MUDDY WATERS______
  1. _____GOSPEL______
  2. Religious or ______SACRED______music that originated from slave music
  3. Also known as ______SPIRITUALS______
  4. ____”SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT”______
  5. ______RHYTHM & BLUES (R&B)______
  6. Combination of _____BLUES______and ______GOSPEL______styles
  7. ______”MAMA, HE TREATS YOUR DAUGHTER MEAN”—RUTH BROWN______
  8. ______”CALDONIA”—LOUIS JORDAN______
  9. ______”BO DIDDLEY”—BO DIDDLEY______
  10. ______”AIN’T THAT A SHAME”—FATS DOMINO______
  1. _____COUNTRY______
  2. Originated in the ______RURAL SOUTHEAST______
  3. Known as:
  4. ____HILLBILLY______, ____MOUNTAIN______, and ____BLUEGRASS______
  5. Primary instruments:
  6. _____FIDDLE______
  7. _____BANJO______
  8. _____GUITAR______
  9. Songs were simple and usually about:
  10. _____RURAL LIFE______
  11. _____RELIGION______
  12. _____SIMPLE, EVERYDAY TOPICS______
  13. Most early country musicians were _____COMMON LABORERS ______with other jobs and performed on the side
  14. _____FARMERS______
  15. _____RAILROAD WORKERS______
  16. _____MILL WORKERS______
  17. _____COAL MINERS______
  18. Early ______RADIO______helped hillbilly music to become popular
  19. _____”BARN DANCE” ______broadcasts were variety shows with a “family gathering” feel

1)Eventually led to the ____GRAND OLE OPRY ______

  1. Radio stations in other cities helped to spread this music north:

1)______NASHVILLE______

2) ______CINCINNATI______

3)______CHICAGO______

  1. Examples:
  2. _____”WAITING FOR A TRAIN”—LITTLE JIMMIE RODGERS ______(1930s)
  3. _____”BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN”—GENE AUTRY ______(1940s)

1)From Texas and started the “cowboy” image by the way he ______DRESSED______

  1. ______”I’M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY”—HANK WILLIAMS _____(1940s)
  2. ______”DON’T TAKE YOUR GUNS TO TOWN”—JOHNNY CASH ______(1950s)

MUSIC PRODUCTION, SALES, AND TECHNOLOGY

  1. Music Production and Sales Developments
  2. ______TIN PAN ALLEY______—Area in New York City where many music publishing companies and songwriters were located
  3. Sold ___SHEET MUSIC______—printed music to be played on the piano
  4. Hired ______SONGWRITERS______to produce music to sell and ______SONG PLUGGERS______to demonstrate songs to promote sales
  5. ______PERFORMERS______came to find new music for their acts
  6. ______BILLBOARD______—Weekly international magazine devoted to the music industry
  7. Tracks the most popular _____SONGS AND ALBUMS______in various categories:

1)______HOT 100 ______—Top 100 songs

2)______BILLBOARD 200 ______—Top 200 albums

3)______INDVIDUAL CHARTS______—Rock, Country, Dance, Jazz, Classical, Christian, Latin, Pop, Electronic, R&B, Rap, Comedy, etc.

a)

  1. ______RANKING______on the charts is based on:

1)______MUSIC SALES—CDs, DOWNLOADS, STREAMING______

2)______RADIO AIRPLAY______

  1. Recording Devices
  2. ______PHONOGRAPH______—First device for recording and replaying sound
  3. Invented by ___THOMAS EDISON______in 1877
  4. Recorded onto ____CYLINDERS______that could be played only once
  5. ______GRAMOPHONE______
  6. Invented by ______EMILE BERLINER______in 1887
  7. Recorded onto flat discs or ______RECORDS______that could be played multiple times
  1. Music Broadcasting
  2. _____CRYSTAL SET______—Earliest radio receiver
  3. Used ______HEADPHONES______because of its weak sound
  4. ______TUBE SET______—Replaced crystal set
  5. Had _____SPEAKERS______to project sound
  6. ____FAMILIES______sat around it to listen to______RADIO SHOWS______

1)Predecessor to the ____TELEVISION______

  1. _____KDKA______—First commercial radio station, created in 1920
  2. _____MTV______—First TV station devoted to music, primarily videos
  1. Music Recording and Playback
  2. ______JUKEBOX______
  3. Became very popular during ______WORLD WAR II______

1)Allowed people to enjoy music ____WITHOUT THE LIVE BAND______

  1. _____RECORDS______
  2. ___RPM—REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE______

1)______78 RPM______

a)First records that played ______ONLY ON ONE SIDE______

2)______33⅓ RPM______

a)Larger 12-inch disc with____MULTIPLE SONGS______on each side

b)Referred to as ____“LP”—LONG-PLAYING______

3)_____45 RPM______

a)Referred to as a ______“SINGLE”______with one songon each side

  1. _____8-TRACK TAPES______—Most popular in the 1970s
  2. _____CASSETTE TAPES______—Most popular in the late 1970s and 1980s
  3. _____COMPACT DISCS (CDs)______—Became popular in the 1990s
  1. Music Awards
  2. ______GRAMMY AWARDS______
  3. Established in 1959 by _____NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS AND SCIENCES____
  4. Given for ______OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT_____ in the music industry
  5. Named for and fashioned after the _____GRAMOPHONE______
  6. Other awards include:
  7. ____MTV MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS____
  8. ____AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS____
  9. ____COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS______
  10. ____ACADEMY AWARDS_____—Best original song for a film

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