WorksheetsAmerican Popular Music Parts 1 & 2
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 28mins
What is the accentuation of normally unstressed beats?
(a)
These are notes that are lower than the pitches on a conventional scale.
(a)
What is it called when you create music on the spot?
(a)
What is it called when a vocalist improvises on nonsense syllables?
(a)
Identify the musician
Sousa
Smith
Parker
Joplin
Which musician was nicknamed "Bird"?
Sousa
Smith
Parker
Joplin
Which musician was nicknamed the "Empress of the Blues"?
Sousa
Smith
Parker
Joplin
Which musician was nicknamed the "King of Ragtime"?
Sousa
Smith
Parker
Joplin
Which musician was nicknamed "Satchmo"?
Sousa
Smith
Parker
Armstrong
Which musician was nicknamed the "March King"?
Sousa
Smith
Parker
Joplin
Name the famous style that was intended for dancing.
(a)
What style of jazz is considered to be the beginning of modern jazz?
(a)
Name a type of piano music popular in the 1890's that had a major influence on modern jazz.
(a)
Name two things that made the Dave Brubeck quartet different from other jazz groups.
classical forms
blue notes
odd meters
improvisation
scat singing
A blues song consists of how many lines of lyrics?
(a)
What is the special element in vocal quality that determines greatness in Blues music?
(a)
What are the three sections of instruments in a Big Band/Swing Band?
brass
saxophone
strings
rhythm
woodwinds
Identify the musician
Sousa
Smith
Parker
Joplin
Identify the musician
Sousa
Smith
Parker
Joplin
Identify the musician
Armstrong
Smith
Parker
Joplin
Identify the musician
Armstrong
Smith
Ellington
Joplin
Identify the title of the piece of music
(a)
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Name the three pioneers of Bebop.
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