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WorksheetsHistory of Jazz Quiz
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which style of music began in the 1890s?
Bebop
Blues
Ragtime
Jazz
In which city did Jazz begin?
St. Louis
New Orleans
Mississsippi
Woodstock
Jazz borrowed what three things from African music?
Rock, roll, and groove
Dance, hairstyles, and recipes
complex rhythms, singing style and improvisation
lyrics, theory and instruments
What did Jazz borrow from European music?
instruments of the marching band and harmony
melody and rhythm
dynamics and blues
tempo and instruments of the orchestra
Harmony refers to the ___________ of a song.
notes
melody
rhythm
chords
Who was the most famous ragtime composer?
Billy Ray Cyrus
Scott Joplin
Beethoven
Louis Armstrong
Jazz music began in New Orleans around what year?
1890
1920
1900
1910
Dixieland jazz music was most popular during the ______________.
The Roaring 20's
The Chaotic 30's
The Tantilizing 10's
The Crazy 1900's.
The general mood of Dixieland Jazz was _____________.
Slow and Relaxing
Fun and Energetic
Thoughtful and melodic
Angry and bizarre
How many musicians in a typical Dixieland jazz band?
12-14
3-4
50-100
7-8
Ta-chi-ka, Ta-chi-ka, Ta-chi-ka, Ta-chi-ka, Ta is the _________
__________ that is played by the drummer on cymbals in a Dixieland Jazz song.
happy melody
lyrical notes
swung rhythm
slow rhythm
Louis Armstrong was one of the most famous Dixieland Jazz artists. What was his nickname?
Big Cheeks
Satchmo
The Prez
The Count
What is scat singing?
sung nonsense words
well defined words sung
singing like a cat
singing like a scatterbrain
About which year did the Blues style of jazz begin?
1910's
1920's
1890's
1900's
Blues songs were often _____________ and ________________.
Fun and energetic
Sad and melancholy
Happy and Uplifting
Crazy and Maddening
Who is known as the Father of the Blues?
W.C. Handy
Scott Joplin
Louis Armstrong
William Shakespeare
Which famous lady of the Blues was known for singing style of sliding into the pitch?
Billie Holiday
Ma Rainey
Bessie Smith
Billie Eilish
This style of Jazz was the most popular style of Jazz.
Swing
Blues
Ragtime
Bebop
What year did the Swing era of Jazz (also known as the Big Band era) begin?
1920-1930
1910-1920
1940-1950
1930-1940
Which major world event marks the decline of the big band era?
The end of WWI
The Sinking of the Titantic
The End of The Civil War
The end of WWII
Which one of these Jazz artists is a well know big band leader?
Benny Goodman
Ray Charles
Scott Joplin
Bessie Smith
Identify the instrument Big Band leader Duke Ellington played.
Clarinet
Trombone
Piano
Guitar
About how many jazz songs did Duke Ellington compose?
50
500
100
2000
What was William Basie’s nickname?
The Dentist
The Count
The Captain
The Beast
Identify the instrument Count Basie played.
The trumpet
The piano
Voice
The drums
Name the style of jazz Count Basie’s band played.
Blues
Ragtime
Swing
Bebop
Which style of music was NOT composed for dancing? _
Swing
Dixieland
Bebop
Ragtime
When was bebop most popular?
1945-1955
1930-1940
1935-1945
1900-1910
