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Genre Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did Jazz music originate?

a)

1950's

b)

1820's

c)

1920's

d)

1980's

2.

What instrument was NOT used in Musical Theatre?

a)

Piano

b)

Flute

c)

Saxophone

d)

Copper Serpent

3.

The _________ is the main instrument in vocal music.

a)

Piano

b)

Voice

c)

Drum

d)

Clarinet

4.

West End Blues was written by..

a)

Jelly Roll Morton

b)

Louis Armstrong

c)

Ella Fitzgerald

d)

Billie Holiday

5.

Jazz music originated in?

a)

New Orleans, LA

b)

New York City, NY

c)

Kansas City, MO

d)

Madison, WI

6.

When did vocal music originate?

a)

Cannot be determined

b)

1900

c)

1800

d)

1700

7.

Angel of Music is from what musical?

a)

Oklahoma

b)

West Side Story

c)

Phantom of the Opera

d)

Beauty and the Beast

8.

Musical theatre's golden age was in what year?

a)

1940-1960

b)

1920-1940

c)

1960-1980

d)

1900-1920

9.

What instruments were used in Jazz music?

a)

Saxophone

b)

Trumpet

c)

Piano

d)

All of the above

10.

Who is NOT a musical theatre composer?

a)

William Byrd

b)

Rodgers and Hammerstein

c)

Jule Styne

d)

Leonard Bernstein

11.

Panda Chant II is from which music genre?

a)

Rock

b)

Jazz

c)

Musical Theatre

d)

Vocal music

12.

Where did vocal music originate?

a)

Greece

b)

Cannot be Determined

c)

Scotland

d)

United States

13.

Summertime was written by ___________

a)

Louis Armstrong

b)

Jelly Roll Morten

c)

Ella Fitzgerald

d)

Billie Holiday

14.

Where did Musical Theatre originate?

a)

United States

b)

Scotland

c)

Greece

d)

Ireland

15.

Billie Holiday, Jelly Roll Morten, and Frank Sinatra are all artists of what genre?

a)

Jazz

b)

Rock

c)

Vocal Music

d)

Musical Theatre

16.

Sure on This Shining Night was written by?

a)

Mozart

b)

Lauridsen

c)

Monk

d)

Faure

17.

Belle is written by?

a)

Disney

b)

Rodgers and Hammerstein

c)

Leonard Bernstein

d)

Jule Styne

18.

Which one is NOT a vocal music composer?

a)

Mozart

b)

Faure

c)

Ellington

d)

Byrd

19.

We listened to Duke Ellington's song called __________

a)

Summertime

b)

Take the A train

c)

West End Blues

d)

Doctor Jazz

20.

Musical theatre can be tracked back until when?

a)

Great Expansion

b)

Ancient Greece

c)

Roman Empire

d)

Egyptian Rule

21.

When did spiritual music originate?

a)

18th and 19th centuries

b)

17th and 18th centuries

c)

19th and 20th centuries

d)

16th and 17th centuries

22.

Gusli and Gudok are string instruments from what country?

a)

China

b)

Africa

c)

Russia

d)

Latin America

23.

True or False: Chinese vocal music is sung in a bold, resonant tone.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

How many types of spirituals are there?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

6

d)

8

25.

Juju, Fuji, and Highlife are genres from which continent

a)

Africa

b)

Russia

c)

Latin America

d)

China

26.

Where did spiritual music originate?

a)

China

b)

United States

c)

Russia

d)

Africa

27.

Chinese folk music was written largely in what scale?

a)

Pentatonic

b)

Mixolydian

c)

Dorian

d)

Locrian

28.

Spiritual music is passed down through generations and was not written down. What kind of tradition is this?

a)

Written

b)

Oral

29.

True or False: Each group has it's own cultures and traditions.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

True or False: Polyrhthms, call and response, and oral tradition are all parts of African music culture.

a)

True

b)

False