Elements of Music
The 4 elements of music we discussed
What is Pitch, Tempo, Dynamics, and Rhythm?
The number of beats a quarter note gets
What is 1 beat?
The flute belongs to which instrument family
What is the Woodwind Family?
This composer wrote the music for Star Wars
What is John Williams?
In this year and city jazz was created
What is New Orleans, Louisiana, early 1900's
Element that describes how loud or soft the music is
What is Dynamics?
This note lasts half as long as a quarter note
What is an eighth note?
The trombone belongs to which instrument family
What is the Brass Family?
This composer is known as the first child protogy and could play with his hands covered
What is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
The name of the ensemble that had only 5-7 musicians
What is a Dixieland Band?
The number of beats an eighth note gets
What is 1/2 or half a beat?
This symbol means 1 beat of silence
What is a quarter rest?
This instrument is the highest of the string family
What is the Violin?
This jazz composer was well known for his piano playing
What is Duke Ellington?
This famous jazz vocalist was famous for her scat singing
What is Ella Fitzgerald?
The note in the fourth space of the treble clef staff
What is an E?
The top number of a time signature tells us...
What is how many beats per measure?
These two instruments use double reeds
What is the Oboe and Bassoon?
The process of writing music is called ...
What is Composing?
Louis Armstrong's famous nickname
What is Satchmo?
The definition of Timbre
What is the unique sound quality or tone color of an instrument or voice?
How many beats are in a measure of 6/8 time?
What is 6 beats?
What is the difference between brass and woodwind instruments?
Brass makes sound by buzzing lips; Woodwinds use a reed or air over a mouthpiece to make sound
This composer became deaf and later in his life he was unable to hear the music he was composing
What is Ludwig Van Beethoven?
One sub-genre of jazz
What is Dixieland, Swing, Bepop, Cool Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Blues, Contemporary Jazz, Latin Jazz, or Smooth Jazz?