WorksheetsJazz Workshop Review Quiz
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 17mins
Which of these countries' cultures does Jazz NOT borrow from?
France
Africa
Spain
Ukraine
Which American city is the birthplace of Jazz?
New Orleans, LA
Laurens, SC
Miami, FL
San Francisco, CA
Check all of the following that are important traits of Jazz music
Call and Response
Scat Singing
Improvisation
Rapping solos
A musical conversation in Jazz is called
Syncopation
Swing
Call and Response
None of the above
Which country and culture is Call and Response in Jazz borrowed from?
Germany
Africa
Canada
France
What is improvisation?
Creating music on the spot
A musical question
A Jazz dance
None of the above
True or False:
An example of improvisation is performing music exactly as it is written on a sheet of music.
True
False
The style of singing in Jazz that uses nonsense syllables (made up words) is called...
Opera Singing
Dixieland
Scat singing
Bebop
What is the purpose of scat singing?
To sound like an animal
To make as many weird sounds as possible
To make the audience laugh
To sound like the instruments of the Jazz band
True or False:
You can use some of the same instruments in both a Jazz band and a classical orchestra
True
False
Which instrument is NOT usually found in a Jazz band?
Saxophone
Harp
Trumpet
String Bass
Which two instruments are the glue that keeps the band together?
Trumpet and Trombone
Flute and Clarinet
String Bass and Drums
Tuba and Piano
True or False:
Soloists can listen to the string bass and the drums to know when to rejoin the band after performing a long solo.
True
False
Select the instruments in a Jazz band that are part of the brass family
Piano
String Bass
Trombone
Trumpet
What time period was Jazz created in?
Early 1700's
Late 2000's
Early 1900's
None of the above
What is syncopation in Jazz?
Playing off of the beat
Not practicing the music before performing
A type of singing in Jazz
A Jazz dance craze
Check all of the following that are a type of Jazz style
Bebop
Swing
Punk
Dixieland
