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8th grade jazz unit quizizz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Another name for Big Band Jazz style is _______.

a)

Swing

b)

Jazz

c)

Blues

d)

Rock

2.

_____________: A style of jazz popularized in New Orleans.

a)

New Orleans

b)

Chicago

c)

Dixieland Jazz

d)

Swing

3.

______________: The most famous jazz musician who has ever lived.

a)

Louis Armstrong

b)

Ella Fitzgerald

c)

Miles Davis

d)

Pat Metheny

4.

A style of jazz featuring 4 or 5 musicians, fast playing, and lots of improvisation; another name for _____ is bop.

a)

bebop

b)

swing

c)

ragtime

d)

fusion

5.

____ An improvisation over a song’s form.

a)

solo

b)

melody

c)

lyrics

d)

rhythm

6.

_______: Popular form in jazz music where A is one melody and B is a second melody commonly called the bridge

a)

AABA

b)

chorus

c)

verse

d)

intro

7.

______________ One of the most famous jazz vocalists during the swing era.

a)

jazz

b)

Ella Fitzgerald

c)

baroque

d)

romantic

8.

_____________along with Charlie Parker, a prominent figure in the development of bop.

a)

Dizzy Gillespie

b)

swing

c)

cool jazz

d)

free jazz

9.

In jazz, one time through the overall song’s form, whether the melody is played or someone is soloing. ______

a)

chorus

b)

composing

c)

listening

d)

dancing

10.

____________Master jazz saxophonist nicknamed ‘Bird’ for his ability to play so fast it sounds like a bird flying; a central figure in the development of bop in the 1940’s and 1950’s.

a)

Charlie Parker

b)

swing

c)

cool jazz

d)

free jazz

11.

________: A style of jazz without melody or harmony

a)

free jazz

b)

rhythm

c)

tempo

d)

improvisation

12.

_________: Brazilian jazz music that became popular in the late 1950’s and 1960’s. Bossa Nova’s most famous song is ‘The Girl from Ipanema’.

a)

Bossa Nova

b)

Swing

c)

Bebop

d)

Dixieland

13.

____ A style of music introduced and developed early in the 20th century by African Americans.

a)

Jazz

b)

Bossa Nova

c)

Opera

d)

Blues

14.

__________ Trumpet player who was famous for his contributions to many styles of jazz

a)

Miles Davis

b)

Charlie Parker

c)

Miles Davis

d)

Dizzy Gillespie

15.

The melody of the jazz is the ____.

a)

Head

b)

chorus

c)

improvisation

d)

solo

16.

What Dixieland Jazz song was played in music class?

a)

Take the A Train

b)

When the Saints Go Marching In

c)

Girl from Ipanema

d)

Ornithology

17.

What Bossa Nova song was played in music class?

a)

Ornithology

b)

When the Saints Go Marching In

c)

Chronology

d)

Girl from Ipanema

18.

What swing jazz song was played in music class?

a)

Girl from Ipanema

b)

Take the A Train

c)

Ornithology

d)

Chronology

19.

What is the name of the contemporary jazz song played in music class?

a)

Take the A Train

b)

5-5-7

c)

Ornithology

d)

When the Saints Go Marching In

20.

What jazz song are we practicing in AABA form?

a)

Ornithology

b)

C Jam Blues

c)

Girl from Ipanema

d)

Lester Leaps In