Match the following:

a. ambient music
b. break dancing
c. rave
d. loop
e. hip-hop
f. sample
g. house music
h. gangsta rap
i. sound collage
j. techno
k. musique concrète
l. MIDI
m. rap
1. A small sound file: either an isolated instrument or vocal sound or a piece lifted from an existing
composition/work.
2. Atmospheric electronic music which emphasizes texture over rhythm.
3. A short sound file that can be repeated or combined with other loops to create background for a song.
4. A composing technique originally explored by Pierre Schaeffer.
5. An African American culture from which rap emerged.
6. A style of music in which rhymed text is spoken over a repetitive, rhythmic accompaniment.
7. Post-disco dance music in which most or all of the sounds are electronically generated.
8. A huge dance party in a large space.
9. A musical style which emerged out of and reflected the violence of inner-city life.
10. A compositional technique in which sound clips of recorded material are cut and pasted together.
11. A vigorous dance form associated with hip-hop music and culture.
12. A protocol that enables digital devices such as electronic instruments and computers to communicate.
13. An early techno style based originally in Chicago.

1. ANS: F PTS: 1
2. ANS: A PTS: 1
3. ANS: D PTS: 1
4. ANS: K PTS: 1
5. ANS: E PTS: 1
6. ANS: M PTS: 1
7. ANS: J PTS: 1
8. ANS: C PTS: 1
9. ANS: H PTS: 1
10. ANS: I PTS: 1
11. ANS: B PTS: 1
12. ANS: L PTS: 1
13. ANS: G