Instruments
Notes
Jazz
Louis Armstrong
Miles Davis
100

I am a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles what instrument am I?

Trumpet

100

I give 4 beats what note am I?

Whole Note

100

Where was Jazz originated?

New Orleans

100

Where was Louis Armstrong born?

New Orleans, Louisiana

100

Where was Miles born?

Alton, Illinois

200

I am a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow shell or cylinder with a drumhead stretched over one or both ends that is beaten with the hands or with some implement such as a stick or wire brush what instrument am I?

Drum

200

I give 1 beat what note am I?

Quarter Note

200

When was Jazz Born?

1895

200

When was Louis Armstrong born?

August 4,1901

200

When was Miles born?

May26, 1926

300

I am a stringed musical instrument that has a number of individual strings running at an angle to its soundboard the strings are plucked with the fingers and I rhyme with heart what instrument am I?

The Harp

300

I give 2 beats what note am I?

Half Note

300

When did the Jazz age begin?

1918

300

What instrument did Louis play?

The trumpet

300

What was Miles Davis Nickname?

Prince Of Darkness

400

I look similar and I'm larger than the violin and have a deeper, mellower sound what instrument am I?

The Viola

400

I give 1/2 a beat what note am I?

Eighth Note

400

when was Cool Jazz popular?

1940s

400

What is Louis Armstrong's most famous song?

What a Wonderful World

400

Why was Miles given the nickname Prince Of Darkness?

Due to his serious, aloof nature, and for his habit of turning his back to the audience when he performed.

500

I am made of brass and played with a single reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet and I look like an elephants trunk what instrument am I?

Saxophone

500

I give 1/4 of a beat what note am I?

Sixteenth Note

500

Who helped create Cool Jazz?

Miles Davis, The ModernJazz Quartet, Gerry Mulligan, Lennie Tristano, and others

500

Why was Louis given the nickname Satchmo?

Because he had a large mouth?

500

What did Miles die from?

Pneumonia