1920's
1930's
1940'2
1950's
John Phillip Sousa
100
This is the musical nickname for this time period.
What is the Jazz Age?
100
People turned to the ______ industry to escape the “down and out” feeling of this time period.
What is entertainment industry?
100
This major historical event brought us out of the recession during this time period.
What is WWII?
100
Rock and Roll is closely related to this Jazz genre.
What is Rhythm and Blues?
100
This man is known by what musical nickname.
What is the "March King"?
200
This was the important movement for African American artist and musicians during this time period.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
200
This big historical event left a large amount of Americas out of business and without their money when banks misused funds.
What is the Stock Market Crash?
200
With all the change in this time period, another drastic thing happened. This genre is the main one that Swing/Big Band singers broke off to escape to.
What is Rhythm and Blues?
200
Rock and roll stole this main quality from the other Jazz genre.
What is a faster version of the Rhythm and Blues song?
200
This was one of the two main problems with recorded music according to Sousa in the Menace Article.
What is Composers had no rights once their music was recorded or it will kill the armature musician in this country.
300
This event was popular during this time period.
What is Dance Marathons, Dances?
300
This big weather phenomenon took place during this time period and buried half of what is known as the Midwest.
What is the Dust Bowl?
300
This was the first time which American group got to taste a little financial freedom?
What is the house wife, or woman's group?
300
Name two genre's from this time period other than Rock and Roll.
What is Modern Jazz and Fusion Jazz.
300
This was Sousa's personal problem with recorded music according to the Menace Article.
What is he was not paid for his recordings by the record companies?
400
This style of music from this time period is only performed on a piano.
What is Ragtime?
400
This item was banned during this time period.
What is Alcoholic beverages?
400
Name the three musical styles from this time period.
What is Rhythm and Blues, Big Band, and Swing.
400
This man was the link between Latin American music and Rock and Roll. He was the pioneer of Latin American Rock and Roll.
Who is Ritchie Valens?
400
Thomas Edison and Sousa did not agree on this topic in the newspaper article.
What is who is a good composer?
500
This style of music is made up of a large ensemble of people playing any type of instrument they can get their hands on. This is what evolved from Ragtime.
What is Dixieland?
500
Name two musical styles from this time period.
What is swing and big band?
500
Name two Musicians from this time period, who would go on to invent a new style of Jazz music.
Who is Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie?
500
Name two of the musicians that died in the 1959 plane accident that almost killed the Rock and Roll music movement.
Who is Ritchie Valens, the Big Booper, or Buddy Holly?
500
Name two topics that Thomas Edison and Sousa did agree on from the newspaper article.
What is "How many melodies should exist, How sensitive the human ear is, or Composers don’t realize all their opportunities?"
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