African Drumming Basics
What type of African drum is shaped like a big cup and made from wood and animal skin?
Djembe
What is the structure used when writing lyrics for a blues song?
AAB
What was Fats Domino's first hit song?
'The Fat Man'
What instrument in a jazz band typically provides the rhythm and is played with sticks or brushes?
Drums
What two musical styles combined to create Rock 'n' Roll?
Country and Blues
What is the name given to the songs African American slaves would sing to pass time while laboring in the fields or farm?
Work Songs
Which type of jazz is known for its use of big bands and arranged compositions, and became popular in the 1930s and 1940s?
Big Band Jazz
What is the nickname of the musician Antoine Caliste Domino Jr.?
Fats Domino
which instrument in a jazz band is often used to play the melody and has a slide to change pitch?
Trombone
What is the common chord progression in blues music called?
12-Bar Blues
What is the term for when one person or group sings something and another group answers back?
Call and Response
What city in the United States is known for origin of Jazz, aka 'The True American Music'?
New Orleans, Louisiana
Which artist recorded "Rock Around the Clock," considered one of the first rock 'n' roll songs?
Bill Haley and the Comets
What is the name of the instrument that provides the harmonic foundation in a jazz band and is typically played with keys?
Piano
During what historical event did approximately 1.7 million African Americans move to the North?
The Great Migration
What type of drum can make sounds similar to a human voice?
Talking Drum
What city in the United States is known as 'The Home of the Blues'?
Memphis, Tenneessee
Who is the drummer in the band 'Blink 182'?
Travis Barker
In a standard jazz band setup, which instrument is responsible for playing the bass line and usually comes in both acoustic and electric versions?
Bass
What type of songs did enslaved people sing that often were centered in faith?
Spirituals
What region of Africa could a person say holds the origin of Rock?
West Africa
Which instrument was essential to the development of early jazz music?
Trumpet
Which jazz musician is famous for his trumpet playing and iconic voice that sang a version of 'What A Wonderful World'?
Louis Armstrong
Which brass instrument in a jazz band often plays the lead melody and has three valves?
Trumpet
Which early rock instrument allows one person to play polyrhythms?
Drum Set