Pop Music

Pop Music originated in its modern form in which country/countries?

• United States
• United Kingdom
• United States and United Kingdom
• Europe

In which decade did pop music originate?

• 1940s
• 1905s
• 1960s
• 1970s

Pop and Rock were used interchangably up until the late 1960s, when they became increasingly differentiated from one another. 

• TRUE
• FALSE; they were always differentiated
• FALSE; they were, but not until the 1970s they became differentiated
• FALSE; it was the terms Pop and Disco (not pop and rock)

The form of most Pop songs is...

• Binary (AB)
• Ternary (ABA)
• Verse-Chorus alternation
• Theme and Variations

Most Pop songs are around...

• 2 and a half minutes in length.
•  3 minutes in length
• over 5 minutes
• over 6 minutes

What is the following a definition of: 
"a musical idea, often a short riff, passage, or phrase, that is used in popular music to make a song appealing and to "catch the ear of the listener""

• hook
• ostinato
• motif
• phrase

Complete this sentence with the best word: 
An important technological change was the widespread availability of television; with televised performances, "pop stars had to have a ___________ presence"

• staged
• vocal
• strong
• visual

The lyrics of pop songs tend to focus on...

• Love and romantic relationships
• Nature and the World
• Politics and Protests
• Culture and Sub-Cultures

Find the best two words to complete this sentence:
The beat and the melodies tend to be _______, with __________harmonic accompaniment

• complex....broad
• complex....limited
• simple....broad
• simple....limited

Harmony and chord progressions in pop music are often...

• "that of classical European tonality, only more complex in spirit."
• "that of classical European tonality, only more simple-minded."
• "that of a folk style, only more simple-minded."
• "that of folk style, only more complex in nature."