Spirituals
Ragtime
Blues
Jazz
Other
100
Name one musical characteristic of African American spirituals.
Biblical Themes, Intense Emotion, Call and Response, A Cappella, Repetition, Coded Messages, Shared through oral tradition
100
What instrument is used in Ragtime music?
The piano
100
Which two styles of music came before the Blues in American Music History?
Spirituals and Ragtime
100
Name a famous Jazz musician.
Chet Baker, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, etc.
100
What is the word for how fast or slow the music goes?
Tempo
200
Name one of the Spirituals we listened to in class.
Wade in the Water, Follow the Drinking Gourd, and Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
200
Name a piece composed by Scott Joplin
Maple Leaf Rag, The Entertainer
200
Where did Blues music originate?
The South
200
What is improvisation?
When musicians make up musical material on the spot with no previous preparation.
200
How would you speak this rhythm?
1 2 + 3 4
300
What does it mean for music to be a cappella?
Music that is performed without instruments.
300
Which hand is more melodic and which hand is more rhythmic?
The right hand is more melodic and the left hand is more rhythmic.
300
When was Blues music most popular?
The 1920s and 1930s
300
Where did Jazz music originate?
New Orleans, Louisiana
300
What is the word for how loud or quiet the music is?
Dynamics
400
What does it mean for music to be shared through oral tradition?
To be passed down by performing/listening to music, not through reading sheet music.
400
When was ragtime music most popular?
1896-1917
400
How does Blues music sound?
Sad, mournful, melancholy, and/or angry
400
When was Jazz music most popular?
The 1920s and 1930s
400
How would you speak this rhythm?
1 + 2 + 3 4
500
What was the primary purpose of Spirituals?
To pass along coded messages, usually about plans to escape slavery.
500
Describe syncopation
When the rhythm or rhythmic accent is occurring at an unexpected time, or "off the beat".
500
Lyrics in Blues music follow what form?
AAB
500
What is it called when vocalists improvise in Jazz music?
Scatting
500
What is a composer?
Someone who writes/creates music.