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WorksheetsJAZZ TERMS FINAL
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
________________ is considered the "Birthplace of Jazz" here in America.
Cherry Hill, NJ
New York
Chicago
New Orleans
______________ is a style of piano music popularized by the Creole musician Scott Joplin.
Blues
Swing
Ragtime
Bepob
There are five sections of instruments in the "big band."
TRUE
FALSE
A ______ ________ of a standard jazz tune(like All The Things You Are) shows both the melody and chord progressions of the tune.
chart
arrangement
lead sheet
none of the above
When the piano and guitar players are playing underneath a soloist it is known as _______________.
riffing
comping
We call the progression of chords in a jazz tune or solo section the "changes."
TRUE
FALSE
When soloing over a set of changes in a solo section we call it a solo _____________.
changes
chorus
riff
lick
The "spontaneous creation" of music during a jazz chart is known as .................
impromptu combustion
creating a groove
embellishment
IMPROVISATION
The short "lead in" into a solo section that is played usually with the rhythm section cutting out is known as a SOLO BREAK.
TRUE
FALSE
The hybrid of JAZZ and ROCK is known as ____________.
FUSION
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