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I Got da Blues
I'm running ragged
March to the scaffold
Ragtime again!
100
He was the father of the Blues.
Who was W.C. Handy
100
He was the King of Ragtime.
Who was Scott Joplin.
100
He was the march king.
Who is John Philip Sousa.
100
This great jazz piano player had a diamond studded smile and led a wild life.
Who is Jelly Roll Morton.
200
She was the mother of the Blues.
Who was Ma Rainey.
200
These are Scott Joplin's two most famous compositions.
What are Maple Leaf Rag and The Entertainer.
200
John Philip Sousa believed that every song should be played to ___________________.
What is perfection.
200
This movie helped to revive Scott Joplin's music in the 1970s.
What is The Sting.
300
He was the King of the Delta Blues.
Who was Robert Johnson.
300
Ragtime generally accompanied this type of dance that was popular in the pre-Civil war south.
What is the Cakewalk.
300
This instrument was named after John Philip Sousa.
What is the sousaphone.
300
This hand plays the syncopated melody in Ragtime music.
What is the right hand.
400
This was often the accompaniment for country blues singers.
What is the guitar.
400
Ragtime is a combination of these two styles.
What are European and African.
400
These are two personality qualities that Sousa possessed.
What are self-discipline and high moral standards.
400
This hand plays the "boom-chuck" rhythm that attempted to simulate foot stomping and hand clapping.
What is the left hand.
500
This is often the accompaniment for city blues singers.
What is a jazz combo.
500
Ragtime was most popular between these years.
What is 1900 and 1920.
500
Sousa joined the military as a boy apprentice when he was this age.
What is 13.
500
He was Scott Joplin's music teacher.
Who was Julius Weiss.