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WorksheetsStory of Jazz (Unit 2)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Early Jazz evolved from:
Ragtime
Blues
spirituals
All of the above
The usual instrumentation of a Dixieland band includes trumpet, trombone, piano, string bass, drums, and:
saxophone and banjo
clarinet and banjo
flute and drums
violin and clarinet
When jazz musicians all solo at the same time, it's called:
democracy
recess
free time
collective improvisation
One of the most important musicians of Dixieland was:
Frank Sinatra
George Washington
Louis Armstrong
Shawn Carter
The Great Migration was a time when:
jazz musicians searched for better instruments to use
many African Americans moved north in search of better employment and living conditions
Louis Armstrong performed in Las Vegas for the first time
people living in the north moved south for the warmer weather
The dance that had the same name as a tune in the 1920's was the:
Freedom
Charleston
Chicago
Big Dipper
Early Jazz was influenced in part by military brass bands or marching bands.
True
False
Dixieland developed in the early 1800's.
True
False
Dixieland bands were originally small marching bands.
True
False
During the Great Migration, people moved in large numbers to cities in the southern United States.
True
False
