Here are the correct answers for each of the terms provided:
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Drone
b. A low humming sound -
Encore
a. A repeated performance due to the response of the audience -
Improvisation
b. Performing without preparation -
Motown
c. First black owned record company founded in Detroit -
Riff
a. A short repeated phrase that’s done consecutively in music -
Folk rock
c. Combining folk and rock music that arose in the mid-1960’s -
Ballad
a. A poem or song narrating a story in long stanzas -
Country Western
b. Music where the major instrument is guitar -
ASCAP
c. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers -
Art Song
a. A song written to be sung in a formal setting usually with accompaniment -
Hillbilly music
b. Music in which the banjo, fiddle and guitar are the major instruments -
Polyphony
a. A style of music where several parts are usually sung together in harmony -
Techno Rock
a. A style of music that synthesizers, electric guitar, and percussions are most commonly used -
Carol
2. Music that is usually performed during the winter season -
Chant
a. A rhythmic phrase that is usually shouted or sung in unison by a crowd -
Impromptu
a. Done without being planned or organized -
Funky
a. Having or using a strong dance rhythm -
Maestro
b. A distinguished musician especially a conductor of classical music -
Interlude
a. A break or space in the song -
Melodrama
a. A sensational dramatic piece with exaggerated characters -
Duet
c. A performance that suggests that there are 2 participants -
Solo
c. 1 performer -
Quartet
a. 4 participants -
Quintet
a. A performance that has 5 performers -
Trio
c. 3 performers -
Ensemble
c. A group of performers -
Sextet
a. A group of 6 people singing or playing together -
Quarter note
a. 1 beat -
Half note
b. 2 beats -
Whole note
a. 4 beats -
Dotted half note
c. 3 beats
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