Jazz quiz 1

Who was the first person to make Jazz music popular?

• Mattias Honer

• W.C. Handy

• B.B. King

• Murky Waters

How many notes is the Blues Scale made of?

• 6

• 8

• 7

• 5

How many chords does Blues Music usually contain?

• 2 alternating chords

• 4 alternating chords

• 3 alternating chords

• the same chord that repeats

What is the name of the most famous of W.C. Handy's Blues Songs?

• I've Got the Blues

• Blues Baby

• Blue Suede Shoes

• St. Louis Blues

What kinds of songs did Blues Music Evolve from?

• Jazz and Pop

• Old Spirituals and work songs

• Classical and Renaissance

• Jazz and Soul

How many measures are in a simple Blues song?

• 12

• 15

• 4

• 3

How is a Blues Scale different from the Natural Scale?

• Blues Scales have 3 notes Natural scale has 8

• Blues Scales have 6 notes Natural Scale has 7

• Blues Scales have 6 notes Natural Scale has 8

• Blues Scale is the same as the Natural Scale

Jazz grew out of.....

• the Southern US States
• the Northern US States
• the caribbean
• Mexico

The Ragtime King.....

• John Coltrane
• Miles Davis
• Joe Williams
• Scott Joplin

The blues grew out of.....

• swing music
• work songs and field hollers
• cool jazz
• classical music