MUS 15 – Rock Music History and Appreciation
Study Guide for the Final Exam
Know the definition of each of the following terms as it relates to music:
Avant-garde Backspinning Break dancing
Bass riff Deejay Dubbing
Fusion Jazz-rock Mento
Meter Mellotron Monotone
Peps Rock Steady Sampling
Scratching Selector Toasting
Varispeed control Syncopation Klingklang Studio
The people listed below have all greatly impacted the history and/or development of particular
styles of rock music. Know the style of music each person/group performed, and, if applicable,
(one or more) principal contribution(s) each had on rock or pop music:
The Allman Brothers Charlie Daniels Lynyrd Skynyrd
Blood, Sweat and Tears Miles Davis The Eagles
Led Zeppelin (members) Black Sabbath (members) Ozzy Osbourne
Heart Frank Zappa Patti Smith
Judas Priest Alice Cooper Van Halen
Elvis Costello The Clash The Sex Pistols
The Dead Kennedys Jello Biafra Devo
The New York Dolls The Velvet Underground George Clinton
Iggy Pop and the Stooges The Ramones The Moody Blues
Yes Funkadelic David Bowie
Pink Floyd (members) Roger Waters Queen (members)
Rush Sid Vicious Talking Heads
Bob Marley The Skatalites The Specials
Peter Tosh Sly Stone Parliament
Grandmaster Flash Ice Cube Run-D.M.C.
Afrika Bambaataa The Sugar Hill Gang N.W.A.
The Beastie Boys DJ Kool Herc Public Enemy
Chuck D Salt-N-Pepa U2
Syd Barrett Stevie Wonder Peter Gabriel
Genesis (members) Gram Parsons Tom Sholz
Boston Blue Cheer Marvin Gaye
Police (members) AC/DC (members)
Know who made the recordings of the following songs that were heard in class and be able to
identify the style of rock music each recording is an example of:
“Lyin’ Eyes” “Ramblin’ Man” “Spinning Wheel”
“Sweet Home Alabama” “Magic Man” “Paranoid”
“School’s Out” “Nights in White Satin” “Roundabout”
“Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow” “Space Oddity” “I Shot the Sheriff”
“Bohemian Rhapsody” “Concrete Jungle” “Licensed to Ill”
“Cop Killer” “Smoke on the Water” “Sweet Emotion”
“Shine on You Crazy Diamond” “Rock n Roll All Nite”
“Songs in the Key of Life” “The Truth About Evolution” “Raw Power”
