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Swinging with Jazz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The roots of Jazz comes all the way from these nations:

(a)  

2.

Jazz music developed in America from:

(a)  

3.

Jazz originated in the:

(a)  

4.

An important jazz trumpet player and musician is:

(a)  

5.

The Queen of scatting in jazz vocal music is:

(a)  

6.

Singing funny, nonsense syllables to jazz beats is called:

(a)  

7.

The primary technique used in jazz by musicians is called:

(a)  

8.

A brass instrument played in jazz music is a:

(a)  

9.

Name four other instruments normally played in jazz music:

(a)  

10.

A big band jazz director is:

(a)  

11.

Are there many types of jazz styles?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

I don't know

d)

Maybe one or two

12.

Is it true that jazz music is played only by black musicians?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Only White people

d)

Only Black people

13.

One musical genre that is heard in jazz is:

(a)  

14.

Name other American music that has the same foundation as jazz:

(a)  

15.

Jazz is considered this type of music:

a)

Pop

b)

Folk

c)

Art

d)

Classical Western European

16.

Jazz is heard all over the:

(a)  

17.

The technique in music that creates a conversation where a lead makes a musical statement followed by the group over and over heard in jazz, gospel folk music, and more is:

a)

Improvisation

b)

Free Style

c)

Unorganized

d)

Call and Response

18.

Jazz musicians must play as a team and involves:

a)

listening to each other

b)

collaboration-working together

c)

freedom

d)

All of these

19.

Like democracy, in jazz every musician has a:

a)

Voice

b)

Special muisical part

c)

Important role

d)

All of these

20.

The month jazz is celebrated throughout America is in:

a)

April

b)

May

c)

February

d)

March

21.

Instead of just being written on paper, jazz has to be

a)

alive

b)

played and shared

c)

experienced

d)

all of these

22.

In terms of jazz, most students and even many adults know:

a)

so much about jazz

b)

its origins and styles

c)

the names of jazz pioneers

d)

nothing

23.

Knowing the contributions of your culture as well as those of other cultures, whether it's your generation or not, is important because:

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24.

A jazz piano style is called

(a)  

25.

Trace the development of jazz by putting each statement in the correct order from beginning until now:

* Heard all over the world

* Connected with blues

* Transferred to Slaves

*Travelled and grew in New Orleans

* Origins from African music and culture

* Influenced other music styles, fashion, language

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