Elements of Music and Jazz Review

All musical instruments are divided into________ different families.

The most common type of chord containing just 3 notes.

The distance between two pitches is called

A phrase in music can be likened to a

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

Which texture would fit the typical SATB choir.

The number of beats in a measure determines the

Which choice describes monophony

The term Crescendo means to do this gradually.

Tempo refers to

Three or more tones sounded together produce a(n)

Duke Ellington wrote which jazz compostion?

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

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

Dynamics determine the ______________ at which music is played

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

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

This song has a very disjunct melody.

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

What historical event popularized the swing era.

A pentatonic scale consists of this many notes.

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

The element that organizes music in time is

Which example accurately uses solfeggio to depict a musical scale.

The recurring pulses in music is the ______

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

Which of the following statements about pitch is true?

The interweaving of melody and harmony produces ____________ in music.

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

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

Jazz music has this essential characteristic.

He is known as the "King of Swing".

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

This event ended the swing era.

Duke Ellington played this instrument.

A single-line texture is known as

Timbre is best described by which answer below.