Notes
All about that Jazz
Group Names
Elements
Potpourri
100
The note that has a filled in note head and a stem
What is a quarter note?
100
The name of a jazz band with 12-24 members, used in the 1920's, 1930's and 1940's.
What is an orchestra?
100
The family name for the trumpet and trombone.
What is the brass family?
100
The pulse of music that is like the heart beat.
What is steady beat?
100
Making up new written music.
What is composing?
200
A musical symbol that indicates silence.
What is a rest?
200
The style of jazz singing that includes nonsense syllables.
What is scat?
200
The musical family that has the clarinet and flute.
What is the woodwind family?
200
How fast or slow a piece of music is.
What is tempo?
200
This pair of notes is read as "ti-ti."
What are eighth notes?
300
This note has an open note head and a stem.
What is a half note?
300
The musical element of jazz that allows music to be created on the spot, while a song is being played.
What is improvisation?
300
The viola is part of this family.
What is the string family?
300
How loud or soft a piece of music is.
What is dynamic?
300
The solfeg syllable after "mi".
What is fa?
400
A series of notes that are read "ti-ka, ti-ka."
What are sixteenth notes?
400
The composer that was named "King of the Keys"
What is Duke Ellington?
400
The name of this instrument family is derived from the way the instruments are played.
What is the percussion family?
400
A way to describe how high or low a musical note is.
What is pitch?
400
Rhythm that is not on the beat, but places emphasis between the steady beat.
What is syncopation?
500
The note that is read "ta-a-a-a."
What is a whole note?
500
The style of music that is considered truly American.
What is jazz?
500
All four instrument families are part of this musical ensemble.
What is the orchestra?
500
How many beats are in a measure, and what kind of notes gets one beat.
What is meter or time signature?
500
The name of all the musical symbols between two bar lines.
What is a measure?
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