Composers
This composer was a child prodigy who worked with Miles Davis.
Who is Herbie Hancock?
This is the name for the two numbers at the beginning of a piece that tell you how many beats there are per measure.
What is a time signature?
The bottom space
What is A?
Flexible tempo
What is rubato?
This is Mr. Wood's primary instrument.
What is the clarinet?
This tenor saxophonist wrote "Jazz Crimes".
Who is Joshua Redman?
This many sixteenth notes make up two quarter notes.
What is eight?
The top line
What is A?
A three part musical form (ABA)
What is ternary?
Caroline Shaw was the youngest composer to win this.
What is the Pulitzer Prize?
This composer, born in 1969, attended Harvard.
Who is Joshua Redman?
This rhythm is commonly counted by saying "1 e and a"
What are sixteenth notes?
Third space
What is E?
Two chords that serve as "musical punctuation"
What is a cadence?
This is the generation that Mr. Wood belongs to.
What is a milennial?
This trumpeter is the current artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Who is Wynton Marsalis?
This note value is twice as fast as 32nd notes.
What are 64th notes?
Second space
What is C?
Gradually faster
What is an accelerando?
Name one instrument we learned about yesterday.
What is a theremin or a glass harp?
This composer is known for "Chameleon". He was born in 1940.
Who is Herbie Hancock?
This many sixteenth notes can fit in a measure of 7/8 time.
What is fourteen?
The space above the top line
What is B?
A broken chord
What is an arpeggio?
Mr. Wood once auditioned for this professional ensemble.
What is the US Marine Band?