WorksheetsSwing Jazz Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What era did Swing become very popular as a jazz style?
1930s and 40s
1920s and 30s
1950s and 60s
1960s and 70s
What was the commercial dance music of its time during the 1930s and 40s?
Swing
Bebop
Blues
Rock 'n' Roll
What type of jazz band coincided with the rise of Swing?
Big band
Small ensemble
Solo artist
Quartet
What type of arrangements did Swing repertoire revolve around?
Popular tunes of the day
Classical compositions
Improvised solos
Electronic music
What rhythmic emphasis did Swing music place?
All four beats of the bar
Only the first beat
Only the third beat
Every other beat
What instrument took over from the tuba in Swing music?
Double bass
Trumpet
Piano
Guitar
What was the rhythmic pulse played on in Swing music?
Hi-hat and/or ride cymbal
Snare drum
Bass drum
Tom-tom
What pattern characterized the rhythmic accompaniment in Swing?
Swinging long-short triplet
Straight eighth notes
Dotted quarter notes
Syncopated sixteenth notes
Which instrument took over from the banjo in Swing music?
Guitar
Piano
Saxophone
Trumpet
Who were some of the talented soloists associated with the Swing era?
Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young
Miles Davis and John Coltrane
Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington
Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie
Which vocalists became more prominent during the Swing era?
Billie Holiday
Ella Fitzgerald
Frank Sinatra
Louis Armstrong
What was the standard instrumentation for Swing bands during the 1930s?
3 saxophones, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, piano, guitar, double bass, and drums
2 saxophones, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, piano, guitar, bass, and drums
4 saxophones, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, piano, guitar, bass, and drums
5 saxophones, 5 trumpets, 5 trombones, piano, guitar, bass, and drums
Which jazz masters led some of the best-known Swing bands?
Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, and Artie Shaw
Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, and Dizzy Gillespie
Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, and Nat King Cole
Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Ornette Coleman, and Sun Ra
What did Swing's emphasis on rhythmic drive influence?
Early rhythm and blues music
Classical music
Electronic dance music
Folk music
By the late 1940s, why did the Swing style fall into decline?
Financial, technological, and aesthetic reasons
Lack of interest from audiences
Competition from classical music
Overproduction of records
