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Ukelele/Hawaii
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Electronic Stuff
100
This element describes the characteristic tone of a musical instrument
What is timbre?
100
This person invented the Theremin, an early synthesizer
Who is Theremin?
100
Its name translates as "jumping flea"
What is the Ukelele?
100
This element describes how music is organized into a larger idea
What is form?
100
This was the first portable synthesizer that featured a keyboard and a pitch wheel
What is the Mini-Moog?
200
This element describes the relative loud and soft volume levels in music
What are dynamics?
200
This video game composer wrote the music for Super Mario Brothers and The Legend of Zelda
Who is Koji Kondo?
200
The pitchs of the four strings on the ukelele:
What is G C E A?
200
The different combinations of musical lines, or layers
What is texture?
200
This technique was created by DJ's to extend the "break", the part of a song that was suited for dancing
What is beat juggling?
300
A series of pitches, played one at a time
What is a melody?
300
This person developed the technique of recording the sounds that couldn't be picked up by microphones when shooting a movie
Who is Foley?
300
The last ruling king of Hawaii, this leader promoted Hawaiian culture and the rise of the Ukelele
Who is King Kalakaua?
300
How sound is organized in time
What is rhythm?
300
David Wise was the first video game composer to write this type of music to describe the environment in which the game takes place
What is ambient music?
400
More than one pitch played at the same time
What is harmony?
400
This composer was known as "The Waltz King"
Who is Johann Strauss II?
400
Name this chord on the ukelele
What is a C chord?
400
A B B C A B D is an example of this element
What is form?
400
The four parts of early hip hop culture are Dj's, MC's/Rappers, Graffiti, and this
What is break dancing?
500
How high and low frequencies are organized
What is pitch?
500
This Jazz Musician traveled behind the Iron Curtain on a mission of cultural diplomacy, eventually becoming inspired to write his "Blue Rondo alla Turk"
Who is Dave Brubek?
500
Nicknamed after the last king of Hawaii, this festival is a week-long celebration of native Hawaiian music and dance
What is the Merry Monarch festival?
500
The foundation for all music
What is rhythm?
500
Synthesizers were featured in every popular song written in this decade
What are the 1980's?