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WorksheetsStory of Jazz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Jazz is:
a type of music where all the notes are written down
completely planned music
a combination of a partly planned and partly spontaneous music
a type of instant messenger
Jazz was born in:
Brazil
Africa
Europe
the United States
Jazz has been around since:
the beginning of time
the early 1800's
the early 1900's
1962
Jazz first appeared in:
Chicago
New Orleans
New York
England
Jazz is a great example of:
communism
a type of pasta
an ancient art form
democracy
A single pitch of music is called a/an:
note
accompaniment
melody
chord
A group of notes played or sung in order is called a/an:
note
accompaniment
chord
melody
The tempo of a song refers to:
how loud or soft the song becomes
the song's emotion
the speed of a song
where the song was created
The rhythm of jazz came from music of:
Africa
Asia
Europe
Australia
Scott Joplin was one of the innovators of:
Swing
the piano
Ragtime
democracy
Jazz is like a language.
True
False
Jazz tunes are always performed the same way.
True
False
Jazz musicians want to sound like everyone else.
True
False
Improvisation can be considered musical conversation.
True
False
The saxophone, trumpet, and trombone make up the rhythm section.
True
False
Jazz is a union of African and European music.
True
False
Kansas City is where jazz was born.
True
False
Ragtime is primarily music written for trumpet.
True
False
Louis Armstrong was one of the first great jazz soloists and played the
Ukulele
Trumpet
Piano
Sousaphone
Music played in the background, behind the melody of a song is
chord
note
accompaniment
melody
