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Cards In This Set
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What is Sampling?
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Lifting sectio of existing work
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What were the three leading record companies of the soul era?
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Motown, PIR, Stax
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Describe the stylistic characteristics of the soul sound?
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Gospel, R&B, and Doo Wop. W/ pentatonic melodies.
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How did the Motown style differ from other sounds?
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More Pop/Radio Appeal. Gospel, blues, jazz and R&B, house rhythm band, and back up singers
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Who was the creator of the Motown Sound?
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Berry Gordy
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Compare the rhythmic style of soul with earlier styles of AAM?
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R&B and gospel, inflected vocals over rock beat in rhythm section
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What are the rhytmic features of funk?
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16 note, base line for guitar base and drums
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Name three of the leading funk era groups?
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Sly and family stone, Earth Wind and Fire, Commodores
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What is modulation? How was the technique used in soul compositions?
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Change in key of sorts, used in soul music to create interest and denote section changes.
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Compare contemporary gospel with jazz harmonically and rhythmically
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What is an ostinato, and how does the concept relate to soul bass lines?
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What is blue eyed soul? Name an artist representative of this genre
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How did the soul music of the 1960's differ from the R&B of the 1950's
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Which artists were influential in the transition from R&B to Soul?
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Why were Motown recordings considered crossover music?
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