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WorksheetsJazz Music review
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Jazz music originated in what city?
New Orleans
Chicago
St. Louis
Memphis
Which of the following factors did NOT help New Orleans be the perfect place for jazz to start?
a mix of many cultures
As a port city, there were many influences coming and going
It already had an active arts scene
It was the birthpoace of Duke Ellington
Which of these was NOT an early "founding father" of jazz?
Sidney Bechet
Jelly Roll Morton
Buddy Bolden
Bobby McFerrin
Which of these was NOT a contributing style of music for jazz?
blues
hiphop
ragtime
hymns and spirituals
What was life like for Blacks in the South in the early 20th century?
a piece of cake!
pleasant
difficult and dangerous
easy peasy
The invention of the _________ made jazz a national sensation in the early 20th century.
phonograph
telephone
telegraph
internet
True or False: The first jazz recording was made by an all-black band.
True
False
What decade was known as the Jazz Age?
1910s
1920s
1930s
1940s
What element of jazz is the emphasis of beats other than the first beat?
syncopation
individuality
improvisation
instrumentals
What element of jazz is making it up as you go?
syncopation
individuality
improvisation
instrumentals
What element of jazz is when each player/singer has his or her own style?
syncopation
individuality
improvisation
instrumentals
In the 1940s, swing music was in decline. The big band was replaced by smaller bands that played faster music. This music was know as _________.
bebop jazz
cool jazz
Dixieland jazz
soul jazz
Two of the pioneers of bebop jazz were:
Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker
Miles Davis and Ella Fitzgerald
Louis Armstrong and Bobby McFerrin
Dave Brubeck and Wynton Marsalis
What part of New York City was the center of bebop jazz?
Harlem
Bronx
Queens
Brooklyn
Which jazz artists was known especially for scat singing?
Ella Fitzgerald
Louis Armstrong
Miles Davis
Dave Brubeck
True or False: Jazz music is no longer played.
True
False
