Recording Innovations
What is the name for the plastic discs that house grooves in which a needle will glide and reproduce a sound?
Vinyl Records
Which early 20th century composer was known as the "King of Ragtime"?
Scott Joplin
"What a Wonderful World"
Louis Armstrong
Any performance in a venue along the Broadway strip that has 500+ seats.
Where was the “birthplace” of jazz?
New Orleans, Louisiana
Who invented the first iteration of the wax cylinder recording medium?
Thomas Edison
Which early 20th century singer/trumpet player's nickname was "Satchmo"?
Louis Armstrong
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"
Duke Ellington
Name one thing that led to the downfall of vaudeville.
Radio, motion pictures, television, changes of taste, economic downturns (great depression).
Name one aspect of swing music.
Improvisation, call and response, swung eighth notes, specific instrumentation (name instruments), danceable rhythms and tempo.
List the following vinyl records in order of size (smallest to largest)
45rpm, 33 ⅓ rpm, 78 rpm
45, 78, 33 ⅓
What was the name of the book of songs that both Irving Berlin and George Gershwin were heavily featured in?
The Great American Songbook
"Maple Leaf Rag"
Scott Joplin
What was the first Broadway musical?
The Black Crook
How many measures is the standard blues form?
12
What early recording medium reproduces audio at the highest fidelity?
Magnetic Tape
What instrument did Glenn Miller notably play?
The Trombone
"Blue Skies"
Composer: George Gershwin
Notable Performer: Ella Fitzgerald
What was tin pan alley?
A hub of sheet music producers in NYC
How would you complete the following blues lyric?
“I hate to see the evening sun go down,
“_________________________________”
'Cause my baby, he's gone left this town.”
I hate to see the evening sun go down
What was the first test audio recorded onto a wax cylinder?
Its creator reciting "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
Which early 20th century composer wrote over 1500 songs in his lifetime?
Irving Berlin
"My Kind of Town"
Notable Performer: Frank Sinatra
What was Vaudeville?
A variety show made up of many short, different acts, all performed in one program.
How is ragtime defined in terms of rhythm and musical structure?
Steady bassline and syncopated (ragged) melody.