Musical Periods
Blues/Jazz
Timbres
Tempi
Music Theory
100
Music of this period is often orchestra music. Composers like Mozart and Hadyn were "Rock Stars" at this time.
What is the Classical Era
100
Early Jazz from New Orleans utilizing clarinet, trumpet, trombone, and snare drum.
What is Dixieland
100
Flutes, Trumpets, Harmonicas.
What are Aerophones?
100
A medium tempo.
What is moderato?
100
Musical notes are written on this.
What is the staff?
200
All the rules went out the window. Electrophones made their first appearance in "Serious" music.
What is the Modern Era.
200
Ensemble including 5 saxophones, 4 trombones, 4 trumpets, guitar, bass, and drum set.
What is Big Band?
200
Synthesizer.
What is an electrophone?
200
Walking tempo
What is andante?
200
The two main clefs for writing music.
What are Treble and Bass?
300
Name comes from the portuguese for "pearl". Music was opulent and dense. Bach's organ music was popular.
What is the Baroque Era
300
A style of Jazz singing that made the singer a true improviser.
What is Scat Singing?
300
Cymbals, Woodblocks, Your Desk.
What are idiophones?
300
A slow tempo, not too slow.
What is adagio?
300
Rhythmic values from largest note to smallest (reasonable) note.
What are whole, half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth?
400
Music started to be about emotions and feelings. Band first came into existence.
What is the Romantic Era.
400
The three chords used in 12 bar blues.
What are I, IV, and V?
400
Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Banjo.
What are membranophones?
400
Very, Very fast.
What is presto?
400
This note is the same as G flat.
What is F Sharp?
500
Pre-Baroque music. Favorite instrument was the lute.
What is the Medieval Era
500
The chords in order for a 12 bar blues.
What is I I I I, IV IV I I, V IV I I?
500
Violins, Guitars, Harpsichord.
What are Chordophones?
500
Fast (but not that fast).
What is allegretto?
500
The pattern between notes of a major scale.
What is WWHWWWH?