Duke Ellington
Vocabulary
Ella Fitzgerald
Louis Armstrong
Jazz Instruments
100

What instrument did Duke Ellington play?

What is piano?

100

To play music on the spot, making it up?

What is improvisation?

100

Ella is considered the "First _____ of song.

What is lady?

100

What is Louis Armstrong's nickname?

What is Satchmo?

100

What is an instrument that keeps the beat in jazz?

What are the drums?
200

Where did Duke begin his life?

What is Washington D.C.?

200

What is axe in jazz?

A jazz musician's instrument?

200

This is how Ella's mother died

What is a car crash?

200

What instrument did Louis play?

What is cornet (trumpet)?

200

This instrument has 88 keys and is part of the rhythm section for jazz?

What is the piano?

300

Where did Duke Begin playing?

What is High School dances?

300

What is an arranger?

A person who rearranges someone else's music
300

Ella was well known for singing what type of jazz music?

What is scat?

300

What city was Louis born in?

What is New Orleans?

300

This instrument is used in jazz bands and is the smallest brass instrument.

What is the trumpet?

400

What kind of jazz did Duke play with his big band?

What is big band?

400

Who is a composer?

What is a person who writes music?
400

Chick Webb, a jazz player, did what for Ella?

What is adopted her?

400

Louis was sent to a juvenile detention home. Did he stay out of trouble after that?

What is yes?

400

This instrument plays the lowest notes in a jazz band and is part of the rhythm section.

What is the double bass?

500

What is Duke Ellington's real name?

What is Edward?

500

The technique of singing jazz syllables using made up words?

What is scat?

500

What happened to Ella's health and her legs?

What is her legs were amputated?
500

What did Louis do during WWII?

He toured and played for troops

500

This instrument is a woodwind instrument and plays in many jazz bands.

What is the clarinet?

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