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Jazz Music Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is called the 'Father of the Blues'?

a)

W.C. Army

b)

W.C. Handy

c)

W.C. Necky

d)

W.C. Hammy

2.

Blues music started in ___ .

a)

London and Paris

b)

Memphis and New Orleans

c)

Tennessee and Kentucky

d)

New York and Pennsylvania

3.

Blues music originates from ___ .

a)

spirituals and work songs

b)

folk songs

c)

jazz music

d)

traditional colonial songs

4.

How many chords are needed to make a Blues song?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

2

d)

1

5.

The Blues are typically about ___ .

a)

happy times

b)

colors

c)

sad times

d)

sports

6.

How many bars are commonly in a Blues song?

a)

16

b)

8

c)

12

d)

4

7.

Blues songs are typically played in a ___ tempo.

a)

really fast

b)

slow

c)

medium

d)

changing

8.

Which of the following was not a famous Blues player?

a)

Muddy Waters

b)

B.B. King

c)

Willie Dixon

d)

Bobby Blacktop

9.

Which Blues instrument is also called the mouthorgan?

a)

trumpet

b)

clarinet

c)

harmonica

d)

flute

10.

Which Blues instrument is also called the mouthorgan?

a)

trumpet

b)

clarinet

c)

harmonica

d)

flute

11.

What is "using your voice as an instrument" in jazz?

a)

fusion

b)

scat

c)

bebop

d)

swing

12.

Which are examples of musical styles?

a)

country, rap, jazz

b)

tone, pitch, harmony

c)

largo, moderato, presto

d)

piano, mezzo forte, fortissimo

13.

Which of these is a famous jazz musician?

a)

Drake

b)

Trace Atkins

c)

Louis Armstrong

d)

Jimmy Fallon

14.

What is improvisation?

a)

performing the same music over and over

b)

performing whatever music is written down

c)

performing whatever music comes to your mind - it's different every time

d)

performing nothing at all

15.

What style of music is associated with improvisation?

a)

Patriotic

b)

Country

c)

Classical

d)

Jazz