Jazz History

All of the following are characteristics jazz took from African music EXCEPT

• Complex Rhythms

• System of Harmony

• Singing Style

• Improv

How is Ragtime different from Jazz?

• Ragtime songs were written down while Jazz music was improvised

• Jazz music was written down while Ragtime was improvised

• There are no differences, they are the same

What was the first style of Jazz?

• Blues

• Swing

• Dixieland

• Bebop

Who is considered the Father of Blues?

• Bessie Smith

• W.C. Handy

• Charlie Parker

• Dizzy Gillespie

What event marked the decline of the Swing era?

• End of WWI

• Beginning of WWII

• Beginning of WWI

• End of WWII

What was the first style of Jazz intended for listening to rather than for dancing?

• Bebop

• Swing

• Dixieland

• Blues

What years was Cool Jazz popular?

• 1930-1940

• 1940-1950

• 1950-1960

• 1960-1970

What is Modal Harmony?

• Chords are stacked in 4ths indead of 3rds

• Chords are stacked in 2nds instead of 3rds

• Chords are stacked in 5ths instead of 3rds

• Chords are stacked normally, in 3rds