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WorksheetsJazz review
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
Jazz first appeared in the city of:
San Francisco
New York
Chicago
New Orleans
Select the correct statement below: In jazz,
it does not matter how the song is played
it is more about what song is played than the way is played
it is more about the way a song is played than what song is played
it is more about where a song is played than what song is played
Which of the following did NOT eventually lead to the creation of jazz?
rock
blues
slave songs
spirituals
Which of the following is NOT a common jazz instrument?
oboe
drums
saxophone
trumpet
Jazz was born about
200 years ago
400 years ago
100 years ago
50 years ago
Select all that apply (2): Ragtime
was an important influence on jazz.
is usually performed by a solo piano.
is a style of jazz in which everyone in the band solos one at a time.
is a style of jazz that was popular with dancers.
Ragtime’s most important and famous composer is ___
Duke Ellington
Dave Brubeck
Scott Joplin
Thelonious Monk
Who of the following was NOT a famous jazz trumpet player?
Charlie Parker
Miles Davis
Louis Armstrong
Dizzy Gillespie
Which of the following is true of jazz music?
Jazz is only played in America
Jazz is played the same every time
Jazz is simple
Jazz uses improvisation.
The Big Band/ Swing Era was popular during WWII.
True
False
Most early Jazz musicians had humble beginnings.
True
False
Duke Ellington was one of jazz’s most popular composers.
True
False
Scat is a word used to describe the way a saxophone is played.
True
False
Charlie Parker, Sidney Bouchet, and Kenny G. all played the ______.
trumpet
drums
piano
saxophone
________ was the style of jazz that came about after the Swing Style. It was characterized by fast tempos, complex chord progressions and small ensembles. It received its name from the singer using ‘scat’ syllables to describe the musical phrase.
swing
bebop
rock and roll
rap
Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey and Glen Miller were all leaders of
big bands
churches
ragtime
rock bands
