Music History Quiz #2 Review

This musician was a trumpet player and a singer in the Dixieland style of jazz.

• Benny Goodman

• Scott Joplin

• Eubie Blake

• Louis Armstrong

Who were the two individuals who put Swing Jazz into the music scene? (They were also considered talented bandleaders/composers/and arrangers.)

• Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong

• Duke Ellington and Scott Joplin

• Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman

• Duke Ellington and Fletcher Henderson

Why did the size of musical ensemble/groups shrink during WWII?

• People were drafted into war

• Companies did not have the funds to pay large groups of musicians for entertainment

• People were not seeking out entertainment and spending money as they were in previous years

• All of the Above

Define the word Syncopation:

• a strict rhythm pattern changing in volume and urgency

• a deliberate shift of the accent so that it conflicts with the steady beat.

• a strict and straight rhythm never changing or shifting

• a deliberate strike of a note where it becomes a strict rhythmic eighth note pattern

Define Jazz:

• a musical form distinguished by its reliance on improvisation and its rhythmic urgency

• a musical form distinguished by its simple, yet different, dynamics and mixed meters

• a musical form distinguished by its slow and melodic counterpoint rhythms

This musician was a clarinet player and was a bandleader known as the "King of Swing".

• Scott Joplin

• Benny Goodman

• Eubie Blake

• Louis Armstrong

This musician was a pianist known for his ragtime style of jazz playing.

• Louis Armstrong

• Fletcher Henderson

• Scott Joplin

• Benny Goodman

What is the most iconic jazz instrument?

• Snare Drum

• Violin

• Guitar

• Saxophone

This style of jazz involve lots of improvisation and included artists such as Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Christian, and Charlie Parker as some of it's famous musicians.

• Ragtime

• Big Band Jazz

• Swing

• Bebop

Which artist do we associate "Smooth Jazz" with in todays day and age?

• Kenny G

• Duke Ellington

• Scott Joplin

• Benny Goodman