15. Jazz makes heavy use of
IMPROVISATION,
POLYRHYTHMS,
SYNCOPATION and SWING.
In other words: It has
unrhythmical sounds that
become a regular pattern.
23. It originated in the 1940s from urban
African Americans.
It encapsulates the African-American
experience of pain and the quest for
freedom and happiness.
The bands consisted of piano, one or
two guitars, bass, drums, saxophone
and sometimes background
vocalists.
30. Soul originated in the US
in the 1950s.
It combines elements of
African-American
gospel music, rhythm
and blues and jazz.
31. Soul arose out of the black
experience in America:
Catchy rhythms, stressed by
handclaps, and improvised
body moves, are an important
characteristic of soul music
36. It originated in the US in the
late 1940s.
It was a combination of blues,
boogie woogie, jump blues,
jazz, and gospel music.
Also Western swing and
country music.
37.
38. The name Rock and Roll comes
from ROCKING AND ROLLING,
which describes the
movement of a ship on the
ocean, similar to the spiritual
fervor of black church rituals
and a sexual analogy.
39.
40. Early rock and roll styles
used the piano or the
saxophone as the lead
instrument. But they
were replaced later by
the guitar.
49. Funk is a genre that originated
in the 1960s.
African American musicians
created a rhythmic, danceable
new form of music through a
mixture of soul, jazz and R&B.
