New Orleans Jazz

What is one of the earliest styles of jazz music, also called New Orleans Jazz?

• Dixieland

• Bebop

• Cool Jazz

• Free Jazz

What is the musical technique where a melody is introduced by a singer or an instrument and then immediately answered by other voices or instruments?

• Improvisation

• Syncopation

• Call & Response

Fill in the blank: The act of creating music in the course of performance is known as _________.

• Improvisation

• Composition

• Rehearsal

• Notation

What is the term for a rhythm in which a stress is placed on a normally un-stressed beat?

• Call & Response

• Improvisation

• Syncopation

What instrument did Louis Armstrong play?

• Piano

• Guitar

• Cornet or Trumpet

• Violin

What was one of Louis Armstrong's nicknames?

• King of Pop

• Satchmo

• The Boss

• The Duke

Louis Armstrong was known as the Ambassador of _______.

• Jazz

• Rock

• Classical

• Blues

Select the contributions of Louis Armstrong to music.

• Introduced the world to jazz

• One of the greatest jazz trumpeters

• Composed the Four Seasons

• One of the first to sing scat

What is scat singing?

• Singing with clear lyrics

• Vocal improvisation with wordless vocals

• Playing musical instruments

• Dancing without music

Who became known for scat singing?

• Louis Armstrong

• Ella Fitzgerald

• Duke Ellington

• Billie Holiday