Ragtime
Ragtime was usually performed on this instrument
Piano
To make it up as you go
The Swing era was also known as the..
Big Band
Bebop musicians wanted people to focus on the music instead of.... _________
Before the radio and records were invented, the only way to listen to music was....
By playing it yourself or going to a live performance
New Orleans
World War II
Another word for taking a lot of skill
virtuosic
_____________ was known as the father of Ragtime
Scott Joplin
This trumpet player was also known for his low, often raspy voice
Louis Armstrong
Swing became very popular around the country because...
The inventions of the radio and record player
Bebop was popular in these decades
1940s-1950s
Ragtime became popular in which decades?
1890s-1910s
Singing without actual words - nonsense syllables
Scat singing
Name a swing musician and their instrument
Benny Goodman - clarinet
Glenn Miller - trombone
Duke Ellington - piano
1-2 wind players and a rhythm section (bass, drums, piano)
Accents on the weaker part of the measure - this makes music sometimes sound complex or disjointed
Syncopation
Name 3 instruments that you could find in a dixieland band
Trumpet, trombone, banjo, clarinet, drums, bass
Name at least 5 instruments that you could find in a swing band
Saxophone, trumpet, trombone, bass, drums, guitar, clarinet, piano
Name two bebop musicians and their instruments
John Coltrane - saxophone
Miles Davis - Trumpet
Charlie Parker - saxophone
Thelonious Monk - piano