what is B?

What is C?

What is AD?

What is D?

What is AB?

What is AC?

The quality of sound, it is how high or low a sound is played

The volume of a sound, it is how loud or soft a pitch is played

loud

soft

medium

the length of time a pitch is held

the accenting of certain beats of the meter that are ordinary unaccented

the space between pitches

The density of a piece

A musical texture involving a single melodic line, as in Gregorian chant

A musical texture that involves only one melody of real interests, combined with chords being the accompaniment

A musical texture in which two or more melodic lines are played or sung simultaneously

An organized group of pitches played in succession

2 or more pitches played at the same time. 3 or more pitches creates chords

Flute, oboe, clarinet & bassoon

Horn, trumpet, trombone, & tuba

Timpant, xylophone, chimes, cymbal, triangle, snare drum, bass drum

Harpsichord, organ & piano

Violin, viola, cello, contrabass

synchronized rhythms played by pianist's right hand

most popular America songwriter of the 19th century who wrote over 200 songs

Great composer of ragtime, most popular rag is "Maple Leaf Rag"

wrote music for concert bands which included brass & percussion

the form of blues lyrics

Notes lowered a half step or less

The form of the 12 bar blues chord progression

place were the entire ensemble stopped playing to feature the solo instrument filling in

solo, acoustic, free forms, religious styles, Texas, eastern & Delta, The earliest& simplest blues, style usually performed by a solo singer accompanied by a simple guitar strumming with occasional melodic fills

style combined classic & urban blues characteristics

most influential country blues singer & guitarist who recorded during the 30's

Her style was gusty moans, dramatic pauses, expressive blending of blue notes & sliding from note to note

1st musicition to use electric guitar as a solo blues instruments

Urban singer who had a lyrical & expensive solo style who influenced Eric Clapton

Rustic style included the winning sound of a bottleneck quitar

Songs that were sung without instrumental accompaniment

fast & highly energetic type of spirituals

slow & melodically types of spirituals

she was labeled the queen of gospel

what is this?

large field in New Orleans where slaves were allowed to gather on Sundays to dance, sing, and play their drums in their traditional native manner

Who wrote "Maple Leaf Rag"?

Who wrote "Cross Road Blues"?

red light district, this district made important contributions to the beginnings of jazz

Pianist, he was the first jazz composer and an important transitional figure between ragtime and jazz piano. He also introduced written arrangements of jazz

Who wrote "Wolverine blues"?

The early New Orleans bands stressed collective improvission

all group of member playing and improvising all at the same time

made the first instrumental jazz recording ever released first recorded in 1917

who made "One-step"?

developed what is called the "trumpet style of playing the piano

the left hand alternates bass note and then chord while the right hand plays melody

considered "the father of stride piano", perfected an orchestral to jazz piano playing

He was the " king of the New Orleans trumpet players

One of the 1st virtuoso jazz soloists; pioneering scat singer

who made the song "West End Blues"?