Musical Styles

Disco became popular in the

• 1970s

• 1950s

• 1990s

• 1980s

Disco gets its rhythms from which 3 styles of music?

• Funk

• Soul

• Latin

• Rock

A ___________ __________is a work song for sailors on ships.

• Pop Rock

• Disco Beat

• Patriotic Song

• Sea Shanty

Why did the sailors sing "Heave Ho" as they pulled the rope?

• To keep from being bored

• It made the rope lighter

• To keep them pulling together

• To make beautiful music together

Why did the sailors not play instruments with their songs?

• They didn't know how to play them

• They could not afford to buy instruments

• The instruments were washed overboard

• They were too busy working to play instruments

Opera is different than disco, because it is more:

• loud

• serious

• dramatic

• funny

In opera, every _______________ has music with it.

• character

• sheep

• stage

• word

When did opera first become popular?

• The early 1600s

• The 1970s

• The early 1900s

• The 1990s

What is the name of the group of musicians that play along with the singers?

• band

• choir

• troop

• orchestra

Where is opera usually performed?

• on a stage

• in the shower

• on a rooftop

• in a gym