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WorksheetsDesmond Quiz
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is the title of this jazz piece we are studying?
Take 3
Take 5
Bake 3
Make 8
Where is Desmond from?
San Francisco, CA
New York, NY
Tuscaloosa, AL
London, England
What instrument did Desmond start playing
Piano
Trumpet
Tuba
Clarinet
Desmond was in the US Army.
True
False
Take 5 is in a complex meter.
True
False
Take 5 gets its name from its time signature (5/9)
True
False
Improvisation is
a type of food
creating music spontaneously to fit a rhythmic structure
creating music in advance to fit a rhythmic structure
Meter is
The grouping of beats in a regular pattern that helps music move through time
a measurement of music
a ruler
a yard
In jazz music, what is the head?
the main theme of a piece of music (top)
the end of song
the solos
the vamp
What century is this composer from?
20th
21st
22nd
17th
How did Desmond earn his first job with Dave Brubeck, a famous American pianist and bandleader?
He cooked him dinner for a week.
He begged and offered to baby sit Brubeck's three children.
He begged and washed Brubeck's car
He never earned the gig.
