Scott Joplin Worksheet From Composer's Monthly
Answer these questions using the worksheet from class. Use Composer's Monthly published by Mary E. MacDonald - 1983
- 1.What is a rag?
- A.
Music about cloth
- B.
Music that has the left hand keeping the beat and the right hand playing melody
- C.
Music that has the right hand keeping the beat and the left hand playing melody
- 2.On what instruments were 'rags' originally played?
- A.
Xylophnoes
- B.
Piano
- C.
Saxophones
- D.
Trumpets
- 3.Does a rag have words?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 4.HOW did Scott Joplin learn about music when he was young?
- A.
He learned from his fathers stories of classical music in Europe.
- B.
He learned through music books in church.
- C.
His mom taught him how to play.
- 5.WHERE did Scott Joplin find a piano on which to practice?
- A.
At his church.
- B.
At the homes his mom cleaned.
- C.
At the farm.
- D.
At the Opera house.
- 6.What is the "School of Ragtime?"
- A.
A music school.
- B.
A book on how to play 'rags'.
- C.
A book about rag dolls.
- D.
A school to teach piano.
- 7.Treemonisha and A Guest of Honor were two of Joplin's operas. What is the difference between them?
- A.
One featured only colored people.
- B.
One was a jazz style and the other was classical.
- C.
One was in a 'rag' style and the other was not.
- D.
One was made into a movie and the other was not.
- 8.Were either of these operas a success for Mr. Joplin?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 9.What did the movie The Sting do for the music of Scott Joplin?
- A.
It made people want to take piano lessons.
- B.
It made people want to make movies about ragime music.
- C.
It made Scott Joplin a lot of money.
- D.
It made ragtime music popular again.
- 10.From the reading, name the city which is on the border of two states.
- A.
St. Louis
- B.
Sedalia
- C.
Texarkana
- D.
Chicago
- 11.From the reading, name the uneven rhythm pattern found in a rag composition.
- A.
Syncopation
- B.
Anticipation
- C.
United Nation
- D.
Cantabulization
- 12.From the reading, name Mr. Joplin's manual (book) for playing ragtime.
- A.
School of Rock
- B.
School of Jazz
- C.
School of Ragtime
- D.
School of Dissertation
- 13.From the reading, Mr. Joplin lived in these two Missouri cites.
- A.
St. Louis and Chicago
- B.
Sedalia and St. Louis
- C.
Sedalia and Festus
- D.
Chicago and Sedalia
- 14.From the reading, what is the name of Mr. Joplin's first rag?
- A.
Maple Leaf Rag
- B.
The Entertainer
- C.
Treemonisha
- D.
Original Rag
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