Scott Joplin
Charles Bolden
Ferdinand Morton
James Reese Europe
Other
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What instrument did Joplin play?
piano
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What was his nickname?
Buddy
100
What's his nickname?
Jelly Roll
100
What instruments did he study as a child?
piano and violin
100
Who sang and danced in Congo Square?
slaves
200
What genre were the majority of his compositions?
Ragtime
200
What was his primary instrument?
Trumpet
200
Who kicked him out of their house for playing music?
his great-grandmother
200
What did he do to win respect in France?
he played jazz concerts
200
Who created "scat-singing"?
Louis Armstrong
300
Where was he first noticed?
Texas
300
What was his second job?
Barber
300
How old was he when he started playing the piano?
10
300
When did he die?
while touring the nation
300
Who created the big noise?
Charles Bolden
400
What was the nickname to given to him?
King of Ragtime Writers
400
Where did he die?
in an asylum
400
What was the name of the band that he started?
Red Hot Peppers
400
What did he do after moving to New York?
directed musical comedies
400
What's the issue with Joplin's birth date?
We don't know when he was born, but we can guess that he was probably born in 1867 in the northeast part of Texas.
500
What was the name of the music teacher who discovered him?
Julius Weiss
500
What was the name of the gossip sheet he published?
The Cricket
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"Jazz music is to be played _____, ______, and plenty ______."
sweet; soft; rhythm
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What styles of music do his compositions reflect?
Ragtime with hints of jazz
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What's another name for jazz music?
devil music
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