La música a través de las décadas
Explora los sonidos, las ideas y los inventos que cambiaron la forma en que las personas hacen y disfrutan la música.
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1. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué formato de música se está reproduciendo?
A listener places a large black disc on a turntable. A needle follows the thin lines on its surface.
- A vinyl record
- A cassette tape
- A compact disc
- A digital audio file
Piensa en qué formato necesita una aguja.
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- A vinyl record
Las líneas delgadas se llaman surcos. La aguja los sigue y sus pequeños movimientos se convierten en sonido.
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2. Elige la respuesta correcta.
What was this new style called?
In the 1950s, a new style mixed rhythm and blues with country music. Its strong beat and electric guitars excited many young listeners.
- Swing jazz
- Traditional country
- Rock and roll
- Acoustic blues
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- Rock and roll
Rock and roll brought different musical traditions together. Dancing was an important part of its early appeal.
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3. Elige la respuesta correcta.
What would this steady pulse help dancers do?
Disco became popular in the 1970s. Many disco songs had a clear, consistent dance beat.
- Know the lyrics before hearing the song
- Keep their steps in time with the music
- Hear every instrument playing alone
- Predict exactly when the singer would stop
Think about how dancers match their movements to music.
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- Keep their steps in time with the music
A regular beat helps people move together. Disco recordings often kept that beat going between vocal sections.
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4. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿En qué isla del Caribe se desarrolló el reggae?
During the 1970s, Bob Marley helped reggae reach listeners around the world.
- Cuba
- Puerto Rico
- Barbados
- Jamaica
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- Jamaica
El reggae se desarrolló en Jamaica. Su ritmo de guitarra suele marcar acentos entre los pulsos principales, lo que le da un carácter distintivo.
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5. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué está haciendo el músico de jazz?
During a solo, a jazz player creates a melody in the moment instead of following every note on a page.
- Improvising
- Tuning the instrument
- Reading written music exactly
- Playing back a recording
La melodía se está creando durante la interpretación.
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- Improvising
La improvisación puede hacer que cada interpretación sea diferente. Los músicos siguen escuchando atentamente el ritmo y a los demás músicos.
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6. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Cuál era el propósito principal de estas canciones?
In the 1960s, many folk singers performed songs about peace and equal rights. They hoped their music would help build a fairer society.
- To celebrate personal wealth
- To focus only on private love stories
- To encourage social change
- To tell stories without a social message
Piensa en lo que los cantantes querían cambiar más allá de la música.
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- To encourage social change
Estas eran canciones de protesta. Las melodías sencillas a menudo facilitaban cantarlas en grupo.
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7. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué instrumento se describe?
On many 1980s pop recordings, musicians played an electronic keyboard that could create entirely new sounds, not just copy a piano.
- An acoustic piano
- A synthesizer
- A saxophone
- An electric guitar
Este instrumento crea y moldea sonidos electrónicamente.
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- A synthesizer
Los sintetizadores les dieron a los músicos una variedad mucho más amplia de sonidos para elegir. Se convirtieron en una parte fundamental del sonido del pop de la década de 1980.
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8. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué parte del hip-hop se describe?
A performer delivers words in a strong rhythm over a beat. The voice follows speech patterns rather than mainly holding long musical notes.
- Humming a melody
- Singing in harmony
- Beatboxing
- Rapping
La atención se centra en las palabras rítmicas, no en los sonidos de batería producidos con la voz.
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- Rapping
El rap utiliza el ritmo, la rima y el sonido de las palabras. El hip-hop surgió de una cultura más amplia que también incluía el trabajo de los DJ y el baile.
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9. Elige la respuesta correcta.
Which action fits this attitude?
Many early punk bands used a few simple chords and a loud, direct sound. They encouraged people to make music without needing years of training.
- Starting a band with friends and improving by playing
- Waiting until every member has completed advanced training
- Accepting only professionally trained musicians
- Waiting to perform until everyone can play complex solos
Think about whether beginners were welcome.
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- Starting a band with friends and improving by playing
Punk encouraged a do-it-yourself approach. People could form bands and organize shows instead of waiting for permission from the music industry.
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10. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿En qué se diferenciaba esto del pop pulido y alegre?
In the early 1990s, grunge brought rough guitar sounds and serious, personal lyrics to a wider audience.
- It focused more on bright electronic dance rhythms.
- It used softer sounds and happier love stories.
- It offered a rougher sound and a darker mood.
- It replaced guitars with smooth orchestral arrangements.
Compara tanto el sonido como los sentimientos en las letras.
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- It offered a rougher sound and a darker mood.
El grunge demostró que un sonido menos pulido podía llegar a un público amplio. Su éxito ayudó a que el rock alternativo llegara al gran público.
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11. Elige la respuesta correcta.
Which promotional plan would make the best use of this development?
In the 1980s, television programs regularly showed music videos. Viewers could see an artist's clothes, movements, and visual ideas while hearing a song.
- Sending only an audio recording to a radio station
- Creating a memorable video with a distinctive look for the artist
- Printing the lyrics inside the album cover
- Advertising concert dates on posters around town
Consider what television could show that radio could not.
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- Creating a memorable video with a distinctive look for the artist
Music videos helped artists build a visual identity. Dance moves and clothing could become as recognizable as the song.
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12. Elige la respuesta correcta.
What could the singer do without recording the whole band again?
In a studio, the drums, bass, and voice are recorded separately. The singer likes the performance but wants to correct one vocal line.
- Make the drums louder to change the lyrics.
- Change the bass notes to fix the vocal line.
- Speed up every part to create a new vocal performance.
- Record that vocal line again and keep the other parts.
The voice is stored separately from the instruments.
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- Record that vocal line again and keep the other parts.
Recording parts separately gives musicians more control. They can improve one part while keeping performances they already like.
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13. Elige la respuesta correcta.
How does the new track use the older recording?
A producer takes a short sound from an older recording and places it in a new track. This is called sampling and is common in hip-hop and electronic music.
- It gives part of an earlier performance a new setting.
- It is a new recording of the entire older song with different musicians.
- It uses only the older song's written lyrics.
- It presents the complete older recording without changes.
A sample uses recorded sound, not just the same musical idea.
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- It gives part of an earlier performance a new setting.
A sample can be as small as a drum hit or a short phrase. Producers may change its speed or combine it with new sounds.
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14. Elige la respuesta correcta.
What can this planned order help create?
An album opens with energetic songs, moves into quieter music, and ends with a hopeful song. The artist carefully planned this order.
- The same emotional mood from beginning to end
- A beat that gets faster with every song
- An emotional journey across the album
- A live concert recording of every song
Notice how the energy and feelings change from the first song to the last.
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- An emotional journey across the album
Song order can give an album a larger shape. Even separate songs can work together to suggest a story or a changing mood.
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15. Elige la respuesta correcta.
What does this show about music trends?
Streaming playlists can introduce older songs to people who have never heard them. A recording may find a new audience decades after its release.
- Only recent recordings can attract new listeners.
- A song's age does not determine whether it can gain new fans.
- Older songs must be recorded again before people can enjoy them.
- A recording always keeps the same audience throughout its life.
Separate the age of the recording from the age of its audience.
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- A song's age does not determine whether it can gain new fans.
Music history is not only a story of new styles replacing old ones. New ways of discovering music can connect different generations.