What are the defining characteristics of the strings family and how do they make sound?
They have strings and are made of wood. These instruments use a bow, fingers, or a pick to make sound.
Who is the father of marching band music?
John Phillip Sousa
Ragtime is the combination of what 2 words?
Ragged time
What city is considered the birthplace of Jazz?
New Orleans, Louisiana
What was Prohibition?
A time in the early 1900s when consuming alcohol was illegal
What are the defining characteristics of the brass family and how do these instruments make sound?
Brass instruments are made of metal. They make sound by blowing air and "buzzing" the mouthpiece.
What is a sousaphone?
A tuba that wraps around your body so that you can play it while walking.
Who wrote the "The Entertainer"? (Pedro, play the song)
Scott Joplin
What is Congo Square?
The place in New Orleans where slaves were allowed to congregate. They played instruments and sang, which led to the creation of New Orleans jazz music.
Why did jazz grow in popularity during Prohibition?
People would go to illegal bars to drink and dance to jazz music.
What are the defining characteristics of the woodwind family and how do these instruments make sound?
Woodwind instruments are made of wood and metal. They make sound by blowing air, pressing down fingers, and most have a thin wooden reed.
Marching band music gained popularity because of what American sport?
Football
Describe how the left and right hands of the piano sound in ragtime music.
The left hand is steady while the right hand plays fun and crazy-sounding melodies.
First line: the performers
Second line: the people from the town/crowd who join in the parade processional
What is improvisation?
Spontaneously making up music on the spot.
What instrument family does the piano belong to and why?
The percussion family. Inside a piano, there are small hammers that hit the strings inside the piano to make sound.
The 4th of July
True or False: Ragtime music is a combination of European and African musical traditions.
True
Name another country or culture that has a celebration with music, clothing, and parades similar to Marde Gras. (Pedro, show pictures of Marde Gras).
Brazil, Barbados, any Caribbean island, China, Japan, etc.
What is scat singing?
Singing nonsense words
Even though the modern flute is made of metal, why is considered to be part of the woodwind family?
The flute used to be made only of wood, but the modern flute is made of metal because it produces a superior sound quality. It's NOT part of the brass family because you do not "buzz" the mouthpiece to make sound.
Who is James Reese Europe, and what contribution did he make to American popular music?
An African American composer who combined Sousa's marching band styles with African musical traditions.
Where did people go to hear ragtime music?
The Red Light District, Bars, and Brothels (aka houses of ill repute)
True or False: In New Orleans, funerals do not include band music
False (Pedro, show a video of a NoLA funeral march)
In jazz music, what 3 instruments make up the rhythm section?
Drums, bass, piano