Rap/Hip-Hop
Ella & Miles
Music Vocabulary
Songs of Hope
Rhythms
100

Who recorded "Rapper's Delight"?

Sugarhill Gang

100

What is Ella Fitzgerald famous for?

Jazz singing

100

What is a  a pattern of long and short sounds called?

Rhythm

100

Who wrote "Wavin' Flag"?

K'naan

100

What kind of note gets one beat?

A quarter note

200

What year did LL Cool J step on the scene?

1985

200

Why was it difficult for Ella to perform (sing) in public?

She would get nervous and anxious before she sang.

200

What is the Italian word for the speed of the music?

Tempo

200

When K'naan and the other artists recorded "Wavin' Flag" together, what country did they send the money to from the record sales?

Haiti (after the hurricane)

200

What is the circle or oval shaped part of the note called?

The notehead or the head

300

What genre of music is Waka Flocka most associated with?

Trap

300

What happened when Ella performed at Amateur Night at the Apollo Theatre?

She won the contest for her singing ability.

300

What is a device that creates a steady beat by making a steady, pulsing sound?

A metronome

300

Who sang "Hope"?

Natasha Bedingfield

300

How many notes are usually grouped together for eighth notes?

Two

400

Break dancin', emceein' and graffiti are elements of what lifestyle?

Hip-Hop

400

How many copies of his record album, “Kind of Blue”, have been sold?

Over four million

400

What type of notation uses notes and rests on a musical staff?

Standard notation

400

Who wrote "Brighter Days"?

Sigala

400
What do we call four notes in one beat?

Sixteenth notes

500

Who said, "Rap is something you do, Hip Hop is something you live"?


KRS One

500

What recognition did “Kind of Blue” receive in 2009?

The U.S. Congress recognized it as a national treasure.

500

What kind of notation uses horizontal bars on a rhythm graph to represent rhythms?

"Piano roll" notation

500

What movie featured the song, "A Million Dreams"?

"The Greatest Showman" (about P.T. Barnum)

500

What is the difference between a steady beat and a rhythm?

A steady beat stays the same, but a rhythm is made up of a combination of long and short sounds.