Ragtime
Swing
Dixieland
Bebop
Anything Goes!
100
Name a Ragtime composer.
Scott Joplin
100
Name 2 Swing musicians.

Benny Goodman

Glenn Miller

100
What city is known as the birthplace of Dixieland music?
New Orleans, Louisiana
100
Name one bebop musician.

Charlie Parker

Dizzy Gillespie

John Coltrane

100
Define improvisation
To make it up as you go
200
Ragtime music was often played on what instrument?
The Piano
200
What major world event was going on during the Swing Era?
World War II
200
Name three instruments commonly found in Dixieland bands.
Clarinet
Trombone
Trumpet
Banjo
Piano
Drums
200
What happened to ensemble numbers between Swing and Bebop?
Numbers decreased
200
Listen to the following excerpt.  What style is it?
Swing
300
Name three characteristics of Ragtime music.

Fast

Syncopated

Memorized

Upbeat

Cartoonish

300
This wind instrument was added to swing bands and took the place of "primary instrument."
The Saxophone
300
What instrument did Jelly Roll Morton play?
The piano
300
Give two characteristics of Bebop

Fast

"Un-danceable"

Improvised

Syncopated

Chaotic

300
Which category does Duke Ellington fit into?
All 4!
400
In what decade did Ragtime originate?
1890s
400
This famous trombonist was declared missing in action during World War II.  His plane was never seen again after it took off to Europe to perform for the troops.
Glenn Miller
400
Name three Dixieland musicians.

Joe "King" Oliver

Louis Armstrong

Jelly Roll Morton

Duke Ellington

400
Name an important location in the history of Bebop

New York City

Chicago

400
Listen to the following excerpt:  What style is it?

Dixieland


500
How did Scott Joplin learn to play the piano?
His sister taught him the basics, and then a local German music teacher gave him free lessons.
500
Name 6 Swing instruments.
Saxophone
Trumpet
Trombone
Drums
Piano
Bass
Guitar
Clarinet
500
Name 3 Dixieland musicians as well as the instruments that they played.

Joe "King" Oliver: Trumpet

Jelly Roll Morton:  Piano

Louis Armstrong:  Trumpet

Duke Ellington:  Piano

500
Why was bebop music created?
The musicians preferred to have the attention focused on the music, rather than the dancing that was occurring in the Swing era.
500
Put the categories in order from smallest ensemble size to largest
Ragtime, Bebop, Dixieland, Swing
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