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WorksheetsEarly Jazz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Where was Jazz born?
New York
New Orleans
Chicago
Los Angeles
Who was the first to write Jazz music down?
Buddy Bolden
Sidney Bechet
Louis Armstrong
Jelly Roll Morton
What two musical styles came together to create Jazz?
Blues and Ragtime
Opera and Ragtime
Blues and Rock
Ragtime and Classical
Which is an instrument that you would NOT hear in early jazz music?
Banjo
Piano
Flute
Trumpet
True or False? Buddy Bolden was the first instrumentalist to play the blues.
True
False
True or False? Jazz music relies heavily on improvisation.
True
False
True or False? Jazz is made up of many other cultural influences so it is not the first truly American art form.
True
False
Louis Armstrong was such a strong trumpet player that
he extended the range a trumpet could be played
needed to stand far away from the other musicians when recording
was asked to play in Chicago by Joe Oliver early on in his career
all of the above
Duke Ellington was influenced by the ragtime style when he first started out as a
piano player
trumpet player
clarinet player
saxophone player
Who was the first to record jazz music?
Louis Armstrong
The Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Buddy Bolden
James Europe
Did middle class American society accept early Jazz?
Yes
No
True or False? Dancing to jazz was frowned upon for young people by their parents.
True
False
