Trombone Shorty

What city did Troy Andrews grow up in that shaped his musical style?

• New York City   

• Chicago

• Atlanta

•    New Orleans

    Troy Andrews said, "People didn't have a lot of ____ in Treme but we always had a lot of ___."

• money, music

• houses, apartments

• people, love

• music, soul

   How are music and gumbo alike according to Troy Andrews?

  

• both are spicy

• it's a bunch of different things mixed together to make something great

• both fill up your bellies

• none of these

What does it tell you about Troy and his friends that they made their own instruments?

• they were determined and loved music

• they were lazy

• they hated music

   

• they were very young for music

What symbol that represents "music floating through the air" is seen throughout several pages of the book?

• birds

• balloons

•     storm clouds

• airplanes

What special event occurred at a Jazz Festival that heavily influenced Trombone Shorty?

• famous musician Louis Armstrong called him up on stage to play with him to a large crowd

• famous musician Ella Fitzgerald called him up on stage to play with her to a large crowd

•      famous musician Bo Diddley called him up on stage to play with him to a large crowd

• famous musician Duke Ellington called him up on stage to play with him to a large crowd

Troy Andrews always had access to expensive instruments and music lessons.

• true

• false

What's the difference between an autobiography and a biography?

• an autobiography is written by the same person the book is about but a biography is written by someone else    

• an autobiography is made up and a biography is true

• an autobiography is only about a person a biography can be about anything

• nothing is different they're totally the same

  Why did Trombone Shorty write this text?

• he didn't write this text, his parents did

• to teach about the trombone and how to play it

• to tell about growing up in New Orleans and how much fun he had

• to inspire children that they can achieve their goals by sticking to them

Trombone Shorty is a very talented and popular _______.

• acrobat

• painter

• musician

• soccer player