A celebrated jazz pianist who led famous swing bands.
Who is Count Basie?
100
A German organist/composer who composed for organ, orchestra and voices during the Baroque Period.
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach?
100
The place on written music that you go to when directed by D.S.
What is "the sign?"
100
A term indicating a "fast" tempo.
What is "allegro?"
100
The quality and character of the sound that musicians create by singing or by playing an instrument.
What is Tone?
200
A jazz trumpet player from New Orleans who leads the Jazz at Lincoln Center program
Who is Wynton Marsalis?
200
A Classical period pianist/composer/conductor in Germany and Austria whose 9 symphonies set the standard for orchestral works during this period.
Who is Ludwig von Beethoven?
200
A special ending that is attached to the end of a work.
What is "the Coda?"
200
The volume level is softer than "loud" yet louder than "medium soft."
What is "mezzo-forte?"
200
The process of creating tones whose pitches match and complement the pitches of the other musicians.
What is Intonation?
300
A famous composer, pianist, and band leader famous for leading bands at New York's Cotton Club.
Who is Duke Ellington?
300
A Russian nationalist composer whose symphonic works for orchestra and ballets are reknown.
Who is Peter Tchaikovsky?
300
A sign that indicates that you are play the measures you just completed again in their entirety.
What are "repeat dots?"
300
A tempo mark indicating slow speed as in "walking."
What is "andante?"
300
The act of playing all rhythms exactly in time and in perfect coordination with the other players.
What is Precision?
400
A famous white baritone saxophonist who specialized in improvisation in bebop style?
Who is Gerry Mulligan?
400
Hallelujah! A German composer who lived and composed a large body of works in England including large works for choir and orchestra set to sacred texts.
Who is George Fredric Handel?
400
A comma published per the composer's instructions indicating where a wind instrument player may breathe.
What is "a breath mark?"
400
For Italian musicians and others, faster than Andante, yet slower than Allegro.
What is Moderato?
400
Creating music where each instrument or group plays at a volume level where the melody predominates and every role is heard.
What is Balance?
500
Nicknamed "Bird," this alto saxophone virtuoso recorded with many small jazz combos that included Miles Davis.
Who is Charlie Parker?
500
This red-headed priest composed works for solo violin and orchestra, no matter what season it was.
Who is Antonin Vivaldi?
500
An Italian sign that indicates to a musician to play at full volume, louder than any "single" sign.
What is "ff?"
500
The process of making your sound gradually softer.
What is Decrescendo?
500
The musical act of obeying the composer's intentions for volume as well as the musician creating pleasing phrases that rise and fall in volume.