Elements of Music and Jazz Review

Ella Fitzgerald popularized this kind of singing of non-sense syllables.

The most common type of chord containing just 3 notes.

Which example accurately uses solfeggio to depict a musical scale.

He is known as the "King of Swing".

This event ended the swing era.

The term Crescendo means to do this gradually.

Dynamics determine the ______________ at which music is played

Which of the following statements about pitch is true?

A pentatonic scale consists of this many notes.

A single-line texture is known as

A collection of pitches arranged in ascending and descending order constitutes a

Duke Ellington played this instrument.

The element that organizes music in time is

Tempo refers to

________is created when the accent is shifted to a weak beat or an offbeat

The number of beats in a measure determines the

Which choice describes monophony

Timbre is best described by which answer below.

All musical instruments are divided into________ different families.

The interweaving of melody and harmony produces ____________ in music.

Which artist below was a jazz singer who was penned "The First Lady of Song".

This song has a very disjunct melody.

The Swing Era, also refered to as the big band era, primarily was for this?

A melody with a small range of notes is referred to as this.

What is it called when groups enter at various times singing the same melody

Three or more tones sounded together produce a(n)

Which rag below was written by Scott Joplin. We also listend to it in class.

A combination of tones that sound in conflict or not pleasant can be described as

Duke Ellington wrote which jazz compostion?

What historical event popularized the swing era.

Which texture would fit the typical SATB choir.

Jazz music has this essential characteristic.

A phrase in music can be likened to a

The recurring pulses in music is the ______

Which composer is known as the "King of Ragtime".

The distance between two pitches is called

The added part to the melody that adds support, depth, and richness