Jazz
Instruments
Notes
Louis Armstrong
Miles Davis
100

Where was Jazz originated?

New Orleans

100

I am a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles and I rhyme with puppet, what instrument am I?

The Trumpet

100

I give 1 beat what note am I

Quarter

100

Where was Louis born?

New Orleans, Louisiana

100

When was Miles born?

May 26, 1926

200

When was Jazz born?

1895

200

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

200

I give 2 beats what note am I?

Half note

200

When was Louis born?

August 4, 1901

200

Where was Miles born?

Alton, Illinois

300

When was the start of the Jazz age?

1918

300

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?

The Drums


300

I give 4 beats what note am I?

Whole note

300

What was Louis Armstrong's most famous song?

What a Wonderful World

300

What was Miles Davis nickname?

Prince Of Darkness

400

When was Cool Jazz popular?

1940s

400

I am a large musical instrument with a row of black and white keys what instrument am I?

The Piano

400

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

Eighth Note

400

Why was Louis given the nickname Satchmo?

Because he had a large mouth

400

Why was Miles given that nickname?

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

500
Who helped make Cool Jazz?

Miles Davis, The Modern Jazz Quartet, Gerry Mulligan, Lennie Tristano, and others

500

I am  family of woodwind instruments and I have a single-reed mouthpiece, a straight, cylindrical tube with an almost cylindrical bore, and a flared bell what instrument am I?

The Clarinet

500

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

Sixteenth Note

500

What instrument did Louis play?

The trumpet

500

What did Miles die from?

Pneumonia