JAZZ

JAZZ

6th - 8th Grade

8 Qs

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JAZZ

JAZZ

Assessment

Quiz

Performing Arts

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

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Shuk Chok

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is considered the father of jazz music?
Charlie Parker
Duke Ellington
Johann Sebastian Bach
Louis Armstrong

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is not a type of jazz music?
Rock
Swing
Bebop
Fusion

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a common feature of jazz music?
Improvisation
Use of a single instrument
Lack of rhythm
Strict adherence to sheet music

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is not a jazz instrument?
Saxophone
Keyboard
Trumpet
Drums

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is scat singing in jazz?
Singing in a high-pitched voice
Singing nonsense syllables in a rhythmic way
Singing in a foreign language
Singing without music accompaniment

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

___________ is a style of jazz, originating in New Orleans, played by a small group of instruments similar to a marching band including trumpet, trombone, clarinet, tuba, piano, and drums.

Bebop

Big Band

Blues

Dixieland

Ragtime

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who played "So What"

Clue: think cool jazz

Louis Armstrong

Miles Davis

Ella Fitzgerald

Dizzy Gillespie

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

________ is a style of American music that originated in New Orleans around the late 1800's characterized by strong meter, improvisation and syncopated rhythmic patters

Jazz

R&B

Rock & Roll

Country