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Jazz Music 2 WHS

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was the Big Band era?

a)

1930's

b)

1940's

c)

1950's

d)

1920's

2.
known for playing the clarinet in Swing and Big Band
a)
Louis Armstrong
b)
Benny Goodman
c)
Louise Williams
d)
Count Basie
3.

Who were the pioneers of Bebop?

a)

"Dizzy" Gillespie

b)

Charlie "Yardbird" Parker

c)

Mary Lou Williams

d)

Duke Ellington

4.
Charlie Parker played the....
a)
piano
b)
alto saxophone
c)
trumpet
d)
trombone
5.

Which of these Jazz pieces was not performed Glenn Miller

a)

In The Mood

b)

American Patrol

c)

Moonlight Serenade

d)

The Entertainer

6.

Which of these dances is not a Jazz dance?

a)

The Leap Frog

b)

The Jitterbug

c)

Swing Dance

d)

The Lyndy Hop

7.
What does improvisation mean? 
a)
Come up with it as you go
b)
Play without notation
c)
Both
8.

Jazz music was syncopated which means

a)

Music doesn't vary

b)

Music is played softly

c)

Music is played structurally

d)

Music is played off beat

9.

What country did Jazz music style originate from

a)

Africa

b)

United States

c)

1920's

d)

England

10.
Jazz grew out of.....
a)
the Southern US States
b)
the Northern US States
c)
the caribbean
d)
Mexico
11.
Dizzy Gillespie is best known for his....
a)
shiny saxophone
b)
sousaphone
c)
bent trumpet
d)
drumset
12.
Charlie Parker played the....
a)
piano
b)
alto saxophone
c)
trumpet
d)
trombone
13.

How many chords does Blues Music usually contain?

a)

2 alternating chords

b)

4 alternating chords

c)

3 alternating chords

d)

the same chord that repeats

14.

What kinds of songs did Blues Music Evolve from?

a)

Jazz and Pop

b)

Old Spirituals and work songs

c)

Classical and Renaissance

d)

Jazz and Soul

15.

How many measures are in a simple Blues song?

a)

12

b)

15

c)

4

d)

3