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Jazz drumming

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the most important cymbal to a jazz drummer?

a)

Crash

b)

Ride

c)

Hihats

d)

Splash

2.

What common household object might you find in a jazz drummers arsenal?

a)

Spoons

b)

Brushes

c)

Pots

d)

Pans

3.

What made Joe Morello (Dave Brubeck band) so well known and respected in the music world?

a)

He was deaf

b)

He was mute

c)

He was blind

d)

He had no hands

4.

Which of these is a varient of jazz?

a)

Be-bop

b)

Bo-peep

c)

Flim-flam

d)

Skit-skat

5.

Which of these describes a type of jazz rhythm?

a)

Swing

b)

Swang

c)

Swung

d)

Swong

6.

What is the name commonly given to the jazz drummers stick 'grip'

a)

Jazz

b)

Traditional

c)

Marching

d)

Military

7.

How many 8th note 'triplets' can fit into a bar of 4/4 time?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

8.

What size of stick is commonly used for jazz drumming?

a)

2B

b)

5A

c)

5B

d)

7A

9.

Which of these iconic drummers is know for their mastery of jazz drumming

a)

John Bonham

b)

Keith Moon

c)

Neil Peart

d)

Buddy Rich

10.

In jazz music what is meant by the term 'double-time'?

a)

To play twice as fast

b)

To play twice as long

c)

To play the down beat twice as often

d)

To play half as fast