Tempo
Articulation
Jazz
Rock
Hip Hop
100

Tempo is the overall _________________ of the music.

Speed

100
What element of music is described as the way notes are played?

Articulation

100

Where was jazz created?

American South or New Orleans

100

What are groups of people that play rock music together called?

Band

100

What is called when an artist speaks in rhymes over a live instrument or created beat?

Rapping

200

What word means very slow?

Largo

200

What is the symbol for an accent?

>

200
What is called when a soloist makes their own melody following the chord progression of a song?

Improvisation

200

Rock music usually features an electric __________ solo.

Guitar

200

What do DJs spin and scratch to create their music?

Vinyl Records

300

When the music speeds up, it is called ________

accelerando

300

What articulation is used to make notes short and separated?

Staccato

300

What was the main instrument of smooth jazz?

Saxophone

300
What meter is rock music usually in?

4/4

300
____________ is when a portion or sample of music is used as the building block to create a new song?

Sampling

400

What does Andante mean?

walking speed 

400

What articulation means to pause on the note?

Fermata

400

Which genre of jazz added faster tempos and more aggressive articulations?

Bebop

400

The snare drum plays the ______________ on beats 2 and 4.

Back Beat
400

Which area of New York City was hip-hop born?

South Bronx

500
What is it called when the music slows down?
Ritardando
500

Marcato is a combination of which two articulations

Staccato and Accent

500

Ferd "Jelly Roll" Martin played what instrument?

Piano

500

What is a small improvised musical break that adds interest into a song?

Fill

500

What genre is a mix of jazz, rhythm and blues, and soul?

Funk

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