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WorksheetsFIRST VIRTUAL JAZZ QUIZ
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
________________ is considered the birthplace of Jazz
Philadelphia, PA
Memphis, TN
New Orleans, LA
Los Angeles, CA
One of the greatest jazz drummers of all time...
Neil Peart
Justin Coolahan
Maynard Ferguson
Buddy Rich
One of the earliest forms of jazz was known as ....
Dixieland Jazz
Cool Jazz
Hot Jazz
BeBop
Louis Armstrong, one of the original greats in Jazz
The "Big Band" is a musical ensemble that
is generally associated with jazz
has four sections of saxes, trumpets, trombones, and rhythm
was popular in the 1940's
ALL OF THE ABOVE
Bebop can be characterized as ........
compositions characterized by a fast tempo, complex chord progressions with rapid chord changes and numerous changes of key,
relaxed tempos and lighter tone
a strong, anchoring rhythm section in support of more loosely tied winds and brass.
one instrument plays the melody or variation on it, and the other instruments of the "front line" improvise around that melody
Creative activity of immediate ("in the moment") musical composition is the definition of....
bebop Jazz
collaboration
improvisation
creation
Alternately lengthening and shortening the first and second consecutive notes in the two part pulse-divisions in a beat is.........
swinging
laying the groove down
being "in the pocket"
improvising
Charlie "Bird" Parker
Who is this?
Gerry Mulligan
Raymond Reddington
Maynard Ferguson
Denis DiBlasio
