Musical symbols
This symbol looks like a top hat turned upside down.
What is a Whole Rest
Three quarter notes plus three half notes equals this many beats.
What is 9?
This trumpet player had a bent horn and big puffy cheeks when he played.
Who is Dizzy Gillespie?
This genre of music was popular in the 1950’s and is characterized by by a smooth relaxing sound usually dominated by horns such as trumpets or saxophones and most of the time had no vocals or lyrics.
What is Jazz?
RAP is an acronym that stands for these three words.
What is Rhythm And Poetry?
This symbol looks like a squiggly line.
What is quarter rest?
Three half notes plus three whole notes equals this many beats.
What is 18?
This artist and producer has over one billion YouTube views of his song “Happy” that he made for the soundtrack of “Despicable Me.”
Who is Pharrell Williams?
This genre of music from the 1950’s is characterized by a smooth upbeat tempo with big bands led by conductors whose main focus was entertaining the audience.
What is the swing jazz?
Hip-Hop was born in this burrow of this major city.
What is the Bronx New York?
This symbol looks like a top hat.
What is a half rest?
Two quarter rests equals this many beats of rests.
What is 2?
This artist has a movie about her life starring Jennifer Hudson titled after her most famous song “Respect.”
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This genre of music was considered experimental and practiced after hours featuring a small combo band in which each instrumentalist was considered an important soloist.
What is bebop jazz?
Hip-Hop was born in this year.
What is 1973
This symbol looks sort of like the number 7 with a ball on top.
What is an eighth rest?
Two half rests plus two whole rests plus one quarter rest equals this many beats of rests.
What is 13?
This famous singer had a unique voice and sang the most popular version of “Young Gifted and Black.”
Who is Nina Simone?
Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal” is considered this genre of music.
What is rock n roll?
This rap group is credited with popularizing Hip-hop with their 1979 hit song “Rappers Delight.”
Who is the Sugarhill Gang?
This symbol has a head, stem and a flag.
What is eighth note?
Three eighth notes plus three whole notes is this many beats.
What is 13&1/2?
This DJ is called the father of hip hop because he created the style by scratching and mixing old school records at his famous block parties.
Who is DJ Kool Herc?
This genre the heart of Broadway performance and is intertwined with the story of a play production.
What is musical theater?
These are the 4 pillars of hip-hop culture.
What is deejaying, emceeing, graffiti and breakdancing?