Rhythms
Concert Recap
Activities and Songs
Random
100
How many beats does this rest get?
2 beats (Half rest = hat)
100
Fill in the blank and name the song: A new _____________, across the nation
sensation, Synco-copation
100
Melody lines move in
1. jumps or hops
2. steps or intervals
3. runs or skips
4. steps or skips
4. steps or skips
100
"Take the A Train" is a __________ standard. (musical genre)
Jazz
200
What can we say when we see this rhythm, and how many beats does it last?
ta-a-a-ah, 4 beats
200
What was the good, good news that the angels needed to tell Mary and Joseph at the beginning of our Christmas concert?
They had to tell Mary and Joseph that Mary would have a baby named Jesus
200
Name that song: I've got a house in Baltimore... Street car runs right by my door
Lil Liza Jane
200
What composer and performer made Take the A Train famous? His orchestra performed this song
Duke Ellington
300
What do we say when see this rhythm, and what are these notes called?
ti-ka ti-ka and sixteenth notes
300
What was the name of the main donkey in our Christmas musical?
Darlene the Disco Donkey (Darrell is also acceptable)
300
What do we call the sign at the beginning of the music that indicates the number of beats per measure?
Time signature
300
When was Duke Ellington born? (year)
1899
400
This is a ____________ rhythm. Perform it!
syncopated
400
From our Christmas concert: Jesus was born in ________, but his family was actually from ______
Bethlehem, Nazareth
400
What do we call songs where one group starts singing and the second group starts singing the same melody a few beats later?
round or canon
400
Name three different genres of music.
Rock, pop, jazz, blues, folk music, classical....
500
Pick two rhythmic exercise and perform them without changing speeds.
Pass / Fail
500
Name that song:
We travelled, we travelled, we travelled many miles,
Down to Bethlehem, where our journey ends.
We’re gonna see a miracle.
Once in a Lifetime
500
When we played the song "Little Train", we practiced speeding up gradually at the end of the music. This is called __________. (Hint: It's an Italian word.)
Accelerando
500
Who wrote Take the A Train?
Billy Strayhorn