Spontaneous musical invention

Ragtime is a style of ___ and was especially popular in the ___.

The Blue Man Group creates rich rhythms by using ___, which equally divides beats into smaller units.

The rhythm pattern of a composition's melody is known as

We can identify a(n) ___ by the emphasis placed on a musical sound.

A Russian composer who mixed traditional and classical music categories was

One musical group famous for its use of found instruments is

The Bamileke people perform highly rhythmic music to accompany their ___, or warrior dance.

A(n) ___ is a repeated musical figure

"Maple Leaf Rag" was written by

The goal of syncopation is to interrupt or upset the ___.

One of the most popular instruments used by the Blue Man Group is the

___ involves the deliberate shift of accents so that it conflicts with the steady beat.

___ is the aural aspect of music in which a certain number of beats are grouped together.

Some authorities believe improvisation to be among the ___ of human thinking.

The Bamileke Lali were originally performed by members of

The division of beats into defined groups separated by bar lines is a

"Melodies of Love" is in a ___ meter.

The melodic rhythm Ms. Cross clapped is