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Jazz Hang

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote Chameleon?

a)

Herbie Hancock

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Charlie Hancock

d)

John Phillip Sousa

2.

What style is Fat Cat?

a)

Rock

b)

Funk

c)

Swing

3.

What is a background figure?

a)

Rhythmic figure played in a solo section

b)

Tambourines, cowbells, and claves

c)

Trumpets standing behind the trombones

4.

What style is Jammin' with Charlie?

a)

Funk

b)

Blues

c)

Swing

5.

What style is The Chicken?

a)

Funk

b)

Swing

c)

Blues

6.

What style is Fiesta del Tigre?

a)

Latin

b)

Swing

c)

Rock

7.

Check all of the woodwind instruments in a standard jazz band:

a)

flute

b)

clarinet

c)

alto sax

d)

tenor sax

e)

bari sax

8.

Check all the brass instruments in a standard jazz band:

a)

trumpet

b)

horn

c)

trombone

d)

euphonium

e)

tuba

9.

Which mallet instrument is used in jazz music?

a)

Bells

b)

Vibraphone

c)

Glockenspiel

d)

Marimba

e)

Xylophone

10.

Which of these instruments is responsible for "keeping time?"

a)

Bass Guitar

b)

Trombone

c)

Trumpet

d)

Saxophone

11.

What does it mean to improvise?

a)

Make up a solo in the style of the piece

b)

Play your instrument in an unconventional way

c)

Everyone plays at once

12.

What time does snack time start? (usually)

a)

3:00

b)

3:20

c)

3:35

13.

How many students played in Jazz Band on the Winter Concert?

a)

52

b)

57

c)

68

d)

1 Million

14.

True or false: it is okay for the audience to clap in the middle of a jazz band piece.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What is the name of the scale we use to solo in Jammin' with Charlie?

a)

The Blues Scale

b)

The Jazz Scale

c)

The Charlie Scale

d)

The Swing Scale

16.

How many pieces did the jazz band play at the mall last month?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

17.

Which of these instruments doesn't belong in the rhythm section

a)

Drum Set

b)

Piano

c)

Bass Guitar

d)

Electric Guitar

e)

Bass Trombone

18.

Where did Jazz music begin?

a)

New Orleans, Louisianna

b)

London, England

c)

Paris, France

d)

Toronto, Canada

19.

Which instrument uses chord symbols to play jazz music?

a)

Guitar

b)

Drum Set

c)

Tenor Sax

d)

Trumpet

20.

True or False: Fat Cat starts with an anacrucis.

a)

True

b)

False