What is Jazz?

What is Jazz?

5th - 8th Grade

10 Qs

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What is Jazz?

What is Jazz?

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

1) What words best describe jazz music?

Ordinary

Straight eighths

Planned ahead

Swing

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Where did jazz originally come from?

New Orleans, LA

New York, NY

Los Angeles, CA

London, England

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Where did the people of New Orleans come from?

America (native), England, and France

Africa, Mexico, and the Caribbean

Italy and Germany

All of the above (a “diverse melting pot”)

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which musical traditions were mixed to create jazz?

Ragtime, marches, and blues

Classical and ragtime

Marches and pop

Madrigals and classical

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What technology helped jazz to spread around the globe and become more popular?

Musical instrument manufacturing

Recording

Transportation

Computer

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How do musicians improvise music when performing jazz?

Write it down first

Play wrong notes

Close their eyes and hope for the best

Make it up as they go along

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is “swing” in jazz music?

Straight eighth notes and emphasize beat 1 and 3

Eighth notes with a “triplet” subdivision and emphasize beat 1 and 3

Straight eighth notes and emphasize beat 2 and 4

Eighth notes with a “triplet” subdivision and emphasize beat 2 and 4

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