Jazz Review

Songs sang on plantations prior to the Civil War

• Field Songs

• Folk Songs

• Field Hollers

• Plantation chants

What does Dixieland mean?

• Cup Land Music

• South Land Music

• Music only from Mississippi

• Loud Jazz

What instrument does ragtime mainly emphasize?

• Clarinet

• Oboe

• Harpsichord

• Piano

Who popularized ragtime in America?

• Scott Joplin

• Charlie Chaplin

• Charley Cotton

• Blind Lemon Jefferson

Which of the following would categorize a spiritual?

• Any song that talks about God

• A lot of piano accompaniment

• Sung in churches

• Mostly a cappella

What is one of the main features of the Blues

• Structure

• Sad Songs

• Electric Guitar

• Color coordinated music

Who is mostly credited for keeping folk music records

• Bill Davidson

• Alan Lomax

• Richard Marx

• President Nixon

Which mostly describes gospel music?

• Music that was sung in churches

• Any music that talks about God

• Music that only super spiritual people sing

• Purely Vocal Music

Which instrument most often played the melody in dixieland music?

• Clarinet

• Oboe

• Violin

• Trumpet

Who was the most famous dixieland artist to ever live?

• Charley Patton

• Scott Joplin

• Louis Armstrong

• Duke Ellington