MUSC 2226 - unit 12 Flashcards
rock beat
eight evenly spaced sounds per measure (or two per beat) of a strong backbeat
British invasion
an influx of British bands in the early 60s whose styles borrowed from American pop, rock and roll, rhythm and blues and early blues and who, in turn, were to have a profound influence in the emergence of rock
modal harmony
chords built from modal scales, rather than major and minor scales. ____ _____ are common in British folk music
Motown sound
a set of stylistic features heard in 60s Motown recordings: melodic saturation, a good mellow beat, a broad spectrum of sound and a predictable format
soul
a term used widely in the 60s by both white and black Americans to describe popular music by African Americans, particularly music, like that of James Brown, marginally influenced by pop or white rock styles
acid or psychedelic rock
a rock substyle defined not by a musical feature but simply by the music’s ability to evoke or enhance a drug experience
rock beat
eight evenly spaced sounds per measure (or two per beat) of a strong backbeat
British invasion
an influx of British bands in the early 60s whose styles borrowed from American pop, rock and roll, rhythm and blues and early blues and who, in turn, were to have a profound influence in the emergence of rock
modal harmony
chords built from modal scales, rather than major and minor scales. ____ _____ are common in British folk music
Motown sound
a set of stylistic features heard in 60s Motown recordings: melodic saturation, a good mellow beat, a broad spectrum of sound and a predictable format
soul
a term used widely in the 60s by both white and black Americans to describe popular music by African Americans, particularly music, like that of James Brown, marginally influenced by pop or white rock styles
acid or psychedelic rock
a rock substyle defined not by a musical feature but simply by the music’s ability to evoke or enhance a drug experience
