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Ragtime
Jazz
Rock-N-Roll
Rap
Who Am I?
100
Ragtime music developed in these two American cities.
What is New Orleans and St. Louis
100
Early Jazz developed in this southern city.
What is New Orleans
100
This type of rock music had a strong emphasis on country and western music.
What is rockabilly
100
The "Golden Age" of rap occured at this time.
What is mid-1980's to early-1990's.
100
I got in big trouble as a kid and was sent to a boys' home, where I learned to play trumpet.
Who is Louis Armstrong
200
This is the period of time when ragtime was a popular musical style.
What is 1890's to 1920
200
This terms describes when a melody is made up on the spot.
What is improvisation
200
This early rock and roll star wrote songs like "Ain't That a Shame" and "Blueberry Hill".
Who is Fats Domino.
200
Rap developed in this area of New York City.
What is the Bronx.
200
I aspired to be a boxer, but got "rapped" up in the drug game.
Who is 50 Cent?
300
This is the type of meter used in ragtime music.
What is duple meter
300
This style of jazz music was popular from 1930 to 1945.
What is big band/swing jazz
300
This style of rock and roll developed in Detroit at a record company by the same name.
What is Motown
300
This style of rap focused on crime, violence, and drug use.
What is West Coast (specifically Gangsta)?
300
I am known as "The King of Rock and Roll."
Who is Elvis Presley
400
Joseph Lamb, James Scott, and Scott Joplin are known as this in regards to ragtime.
What is "The Big Three"
400
This type of jazz, developed in New York City, focused on music for listening only.
What is bebop
400
This style of rock music developed in the Seattle area during the 1990's
What is grunge?
400
This rapper was considered a loner and used rap as an outlet for his personal struggles.
Who is Eminem?
400
I was a big band leader who disappeared during World War II.
Who is Glenn Miller
500
These were the primary causes of ragtime's fall from popularity.
What is World War I, Scott Joplin's death, and the rise of jazz music
500
This was the primary fan base for big band music.
Who are teens and young adults
500
This type of rock music focused on flashy shows and heavily distorted electric guitar.
What is heavy metal?
500
This single, released in 1979, was considered the first rap single.
What is "Rapper's Delight".
500
I am generally considered to be the most influential ragtime composer.
Who is Scott Joplin?