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year 10 jazz music

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the jazz minor scale uses the natural minor scale with which raised degrees?

a)

fith and sixth

b)

seventh and eighth

c)

sixth and seventh

d)

second and third

2.

which of these are not modes

a)

lydian

b)

phrygian

c)

dytonian

d)

mixolydian

3.

which mode was added later after the 16th century but is used raley

a)

locrian

b)

aeolian

c)

lonian

d)

expectopatronum

4.

the swing and shuffle beats originated from which early american genre of music?

a)

rock n roll

b)

blues

c)

traditional native music

d)

bollywood

5.

The characteristic shuffle rhythm is usually heard on the ride symbol and the___

a)

snare drum

b)

closed high hat

c)

thump thump

d)

timpani

6.

When notes of a chord are arranged sequentially, the voicing or spacing is described as____

a)

closed

b)

open

c)

empty

7.

what is the name given to chords made of up intervals of a forth?

a)

quartal voicings

b)

tertial harmonys

c)

perfect forths

8.

In which voicing from, does each part moves in the same direction and by exactly the same interval.

a)

simultaneous

b)

parallel voicings

c)

algebra

9.

which genre of jazz often uses a lighter vocal quality

a)

american

b)

african

c)

scatt

d)

latin

10.

the phrasing of the melodic lines in jazz is typically...

a)

modified

b)

syncopated

c)

staccato

d)

on beat

11.

jazz lyrics are often decribed as

a)

screamo

b)

sad

c)

jazzy

d)

conversational

12.

what notes are shorter than their written value, detached and played without an accent.

a)

legato

b)

staccato

c)

tenuto

d)

accented

13.

gliss refers to...

a)

sliding or gliding in pitch from one note to another

b)

a vibrating or pulsating of the sound, which is used to add expression to the music. Generally speaking, it's regular in both pitch and oscillation

c)

an extra note added as an embellishment and not essential to the harmony or melody.

d)

notes played as smoothly as possible, with no space in between.

14.
15.

what happnes when the bass stops playing the walking bass for short period of time what is the outcome.

a)

the effect is not noticable

b)

the effect is immediately noticeable.

c)

no one cares cause they havent practiced enough to know the music

d)

the bas player makes a joke and everyone laughs

16.

in the early 1900s what brass instramnet was used rather than the trumpet and why.

a)

the viola rather than the trumpet due to its awesomeness

b)

cornet rather than the trumpet due to the cornet's widespread use in brass bands and popular music styles

c)

cornet rather than the trumpet due to the cornet's ability to project further

17.

A pedal point is created when a note is ____ over successive bars

a)

sustained

b)

cresendoed

(i cant spell)

c)

decresendoed

d)

atriculated

18.

The chord progression for the model bossa nova bass line uses both __ and ___.

a)

diatonic- non diatonic

b)

dominate- sub dominate

c)

1st- 3rd

d)

paralell- non paralell

19.

The jazz bass is usually played in the___register where it doesn't compete with the ranges of other instruments in the ensemble.

a)

high

b)

low

c)

mediam

d)

loud

20.

the use of high registers are usually limited to when in a jazz peformance or song?

a)

solos when other members of the ensemble sit out

b)

whenever they want

c)

its jazz who cares

d)

when everyone is playing

21.

The use of harmonics can be an effective technique in ___ tempos where the listener has time to hear the difference between the usual pizzicato note and the harmonic

a)

faster

b)

slower

22.

These notes can also be useful for filling in harmonies or creating a contrasting timbre

a)

harmonic notes

b)

disonante

c)

loud

d)

low

23.

what are some of the differances between double bass in jazz and orchestra

a)

The strings on a bass used in a jazz setting may be set lower (closer to the fingerboard

b)

jazz basses may be bigger than orchestral basses

c)

A jazz performer may also use strings which are made for playing notes using pizzicato rather than notes which are bowed

24.

how many basses may be used in a jazz ensemble

a)

one

b)

3

c)

seven

d)

iv