Whose Song?
Instruments of Jazz
Jazz Nicknames
Elements of Jazz
100

Maple Leaf Rag

Who is Scott Joplin?

100

Alto, Tenor and Baritone

What are saxophones?

100

He was known as Satchmo or Satchel Mouth.

Who is Louis Armstrong?

100

It don't mean a thing if it ain't got this element. 

What is swing?

200

A-Tisket A-Tasket

Who is Ella Fitzgerald?

200

I can be played with sticks, brushes or mallets.

What are drums?

200

They called her the First Lady of Song.

Who is Ella Fitzgerald?

200

A strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.

What is rhythm?

300

What a Wonderful World

Who is Louis Armstrong?

300

Louis Armstrong first played the cornet as a child, then he played me.

What is a trumpet?

300

They called him Yardbird.

Who was Charlie Parker?

300

When musical accents or stresses are NOT on the beat.

What is syncopation?

400

Fly Me to the Moon

Who is Frank Sinatra?

400

I come in Grand, Baby Grand, Upright and electric versions.

What is a piano?

400

Her nickname was Lady Day.

Who was Billie Holiday?

400

When a musician makes up a solo on the fly.

What is improvisation?

500

Misty

Who is Sarah Vaughan?

500

I have 6 strings and come in acoustic and electric varieties.

What is a guitar?

500

They called him Old Blue Eyes.

Who is Frank Sinatra?

500

A term used to describe government that is also an element of jazz.

What is Democracy?