7th Grade General Music Quiz

“Maple Leaf Rag” was a famous Ragtime piece composed by what composer?

• Joe “King” Oliver

• Scott Joplin

• Louis Armstrong

• Harry Connick, Jr.

What city is famous for the development of Jazz?

• New York

• Kansas City

• Chicago

• New Orleans

Dixieland Jazz is also known as ____________________________.

• Ragtime

• Hip Hop

• Chicago style jazz

• New Orleans style jazz

A famous saxophone player from Kansas City who was famous for Be Bop-style Jazz was ________________________________.

• Dizzy Gillespie

• Charlie Parker

• Miles Davis

• Benny Goodman

Which of the following was a vivacious bandleader, known as the “Hi-De-Ho Man,” who sang with his Big Band and often performed at New York City’s Cotton Club?

• Cab Calloway

• Charlie Parker

• Benny Goodman

• Gene Krupa

Miles Davis was known for creating and performing which type of Jazz?

• Big Band

• Cool

• Ragtime

• Scat

Circle two performers who currently tour and perform jazz with their own big band.

• Bessie Smith

• Harry Connick, Jr.

• Michael Buble

• Louis Armstrong

Circle the types of jazz that are no longer performed.

• Dixieland

• Big Band

• Be-Bop

• Cool

• None of the above

Jelly Roll Morton was known for which type of Jazz?

• Big Band

• Cool

• Ragtime

• Scat

Who is the famous trumpet player associated with Be-Bop style Jazz?

• Trombone Shorty

• Wynton Marsalis

• Frank Sinatra

• Dizzy Gillespie