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Jazz Styles

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

The three styles of JAZZ that we explored this week were (check all that apply)

a)

Fusion

b)

Ragtime

c)

Swing

d)

Dixieland

2.

The three musicians featured this week (check all that apply)

a)

Maynard Ferguson

b)

Miles Davis

c)

Ella Fitzgerald

d)

Etta James

e)

Louis Armstrong

3.

Dixieland music is now referred to as

a)

Fusion

b)

Music for old people

c)

Swing

d)

Traditional, or "hot" jazz

4.

How the music makes us feel

a)

Tempo

b)

Dynamics

c)

Rhythm

d)

Mood

e)

Instrumentation (Timbre)

5.

The three instruments that play the lead part in a Dixieland band include

(check all that apply)

a)

Clarinet

b)

Saxophone

c)

Trombone

d)

Trumpet

6.

The way we hear instruments being used in a piece of music.

a)

Tempo

b)

Dynamics

c)

Rhythm

d)

Mood

e)

Instrumentation (Timbre)

7.

Swing music became synonymous with

a)

Drum Set

b)

Dancing

c)

Dare Devils

d)

Djembe Drums

8.

Changes in pattern over the beat

a)

Tempo

b)

Dynamics

c)

Rhythm

d)

Mood

e)

Instrumentation (Timbre)

9.

Jazz Fusion was very experimental music and when it first began, it was

a)

Controversial! Critics only wanted traditional jazz.

b)

Widely accepted

10.

The speed of the music

a)

Tempo

b)

Dynamics

c)

Rhythm

d)

Mood

e)

Instrumentation (Timbre)

11.

True or False:

The musicians we learned about this week all got their start in music when they were teenagers.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

Changes in the levels of loud and quiet in music

a)

Tempo

b)

Dynamics

c)

Rhythm

d)

Mood

e)

Instrumentation (Timbre)

13.

Poll: Which style of music was your favorite?

(you can check more than one!)

a)

Traditional African music

b)

Jazz funeral music

c)

Dixieland

d)

Swing

e)

Jazz fusion