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WorksheetsJazz Music
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which did swing bands rely on?
a)
Written-out Orchestration
b)
Improvisation
2.
What is music that is played or sung with no regard to tempo?
a)
Soft Music
b)
Salty Music
c)
Sweet Music
d)
Dangerous Music
3.
Which of the following is NOT a popular swing band?
a)
Benny Goodman
b)
Woody Herman
c)
Count Basie
d)
Louis Armstrong
4.
What does it mean to scat?
a)
Sing whatever you want whenever you want to
b)
Sing nonsense syllables to imitate instruments
c)
Pretend to play instruments
5.
What instrument is a cornet most like?
a)
Trumpet
b)
Clarinet
c)
Flute
d)
Trombone
6.
Which of these cities is NOT a big city in Jazz Music
a)
New Orleans
b)
Chicago
c)
Indianapolis
d)
New York
7.
How was Jazz originally spelled?
a)
Jass
b)
Jazz
c)
Hazz
d)
Gazz
8.
What are the two early Jazz musical styles?
a)
Bop and Ragtime
b)
Gospel and Swing
c)
Gospel and Ragtime
d)
Bop and Gospel
9.
Who is the "King of Ragtime"?
a)
Louis Armstrong
b)
Scott Joplin
c)
Duke Ellington
d)
Glenn Miller
10.
What was the main instrument used in ragtime?
a)
Saxophone
b)
Trumpet
c)
Clarinet
d)
Piano
11.
Who is known as the "Ambassador of Jazz"?
a)
Count Basie
b)
Louis Armstrong
c)
Benny Goodman
d)
Duke Ellington
12.
Which are the two kinds of blues?
a)
Red and Blue
b)
Country and City
c)
Rural and Urban
13.
What does improvisation mean?
a)
Come up with it as you go
b)
Play without notation
c)
Both
14.
What type of Jazz Music features a soloist and all the group members play the accompaniment
a)
Ragtime
b)
Bop
c)
Swing
d)
All
15.
Who played the bugle and the cornet?
a)
Louis Armstrong
b)
Paul Whiteman
c)
Woody Herman
d)
Duke Ellington
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