Film Music
Music Theory
Orchestra
History of Jazz
Music Business
100

This composer wrote for many popular films including Jaws, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and more.

John Williams

100

How many beats total is a half note + a quarter note?

3

100

This orchestra family contains the violins, violas, cellos, and double bass.

Strings

100

This musician was the most popular ragtime composer, known for "Maple Leaf Rag" and "The Entertainer".

Scott Joplin

100

This inventor made the first playable recording of the human voice in 1877.

Thomas Edison

200

This terms means making up music on the spot with no prior preparation.

Improvisation

200

The 5 horizontal lines that upon which notes are written to denote pitch.

Staff

200

Percussion instruments produce sound by one of these two ways.

Shaking or striking the instrument.

200

This style of jazz developed in the 1940s features fast tempos and long, virtuosic solos.

Bebop

200
The first audio recordings were made on these.
Tinfoil/wax cylinders
300

This is an original musical composition created to accompany a film.

Score

300

This term refers to multiple notes played at the same time

Harmony

300
Woodwind instruments usually use this thin strip of wood that vibrates as air moves across it.

Reed

300

African music was often shared this way, instead of writing the music down.

Oral tradition

300

This file format was created in the 1990s, and allowed people to easily share music over the internet.

MP3

400

This is the complete audio from a film, which can include the score as well as preexisting songs.

Soundtrack

400

This selection from On The Beautiful Blue Danube is in this time signature.

3/4

400

A French horn is a member of this instrument family.

Brass

400

This is the uneven eighth note rhythm that gives jazz its unique feel.

Swing

400

This is money given to artists by a record label to support their career. This money must be recouped from streams and album sales.

Advance

500

This term refers to music that can be heard by the characters in a TV show or film.

Diegetic music

500

The notes in this measure spell out this word.

Cafe

500

This woodwind instrument, often mistaken for brass, is relatively new, invented in the 1840s.

Saxophone

500

This saxophonist had many landmark recordings, including "Giant Steps", and transitioned to making free jazz later in his career.

John Coltrane

500

The job of a record label to scout and sign talent, which often involves searching on platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and Soundcloud.

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