Genre
This rhythmic genre is more spoken than sung.
What is rap?
Consists of five lines and four spaces. It is the foundation for writing music.
What is a staff?
Drum, triangle, and glockenspiel.
What are percussion instruments?
First recorded by Gene Autry in 1949 and based off the Montgomery Ward annual Christmas story book.
What is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
British-born composer whose songs include Daniel and Rocketman.
Who is Elton John?
Uses multiple rhythms, improvisation, and syncopation. It has styles, such as New Orleans Dixieland, big-band-style swing, and bebop.
What is jazz?
To play music loudly or strongly.
What is forte?
Violin, Cello, and Viola
What are string instruments?
Sung by Elvis Presley in 1956 on the Ed Sullivan Show.
What is Hound Dog?
Often referred to as the “Dean of American Composers” for his role in shaping the American classical music identity.
Who is Aaron Copeland?
First produced in the 1920's in the southern regions of the United States.
What is country music?
The term for singing with instruments.
What is a cappella?
Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn
What are brass instruments?
An American folk song written by Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary from a poem by Leonard Lipton.
Best known for his works that blend jazz with classical forms, such as Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and the opera Porgy and Bess (1935).
Who is George Gershwin?
Generally referred to as the art music of the western world.
What is classical music?
The timing or speed of music.
What is tempo?
What are woodwinds?
Survivor song written as the theme song for Rocky III.
What is Eye of the Tiger?
An American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life.
Who is Duke Ellington?
Dance music and a subculture that emerged in the late 1960s from the United States' urban nightlife scene.
What is disco?
What is soprano?
An instrument, originally called the pianoforte, can be played quietly or loudly.
What is the piano?
The Christmas novelty song written by John Rox and performed by 10-year-old Gayla Peevey in 1953. The song peaked at number 24 on Billboard magazine's pop chart in December 1953.
What is I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas?
Singer/Songwriter whose songs include "Mandy" and "Copacabana."
Who is Barry Manilow?