Worksheets8th grade jazz unit quizizz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Another name for Big Band Jazz style is _______.
Swing
Jazz
Blues
Rock
_____________: A style of jazz popularized in New Orleans.
New Orleans
Chicago
Dixieland Jazz
Swing
______________: The most famous jazz musician who has ever lived.
Louis Armstrong
Ella Fitzgerald
Miles Davis
Pat Metheny
A style of jazz featuring 4 or 5 musicians, fast playing, and lots of improvisation; another name for _____ is bop.
bebop
swing
ragtime
fusion
____ An improvisation over a song’s form.
solo
melody
lyrics
rhythm
_______: Popular form in jazz music where A is one melody and B is a second melody commonly called the bridge
AABA
chorus
verse
intro
______________ One of the most famous jazz vocalists during the swing era.
jazz
Ella Fitzgerald
baroque
romantic
_____________along with Charlie Parker, a prominent figure in the development of bop.
Dizzy Gillespie
swing
cool jazz
free jazz
In jazz, one time through the overall song’s form, whether the melody is played or someone is soloing. ______
chorus
composing
listening
dancing
____________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.
Charlie Parker
swing
cool jazz
free jazz
________: A style of jazz without melody or harmony
free jazz
rhythm
tempo
improvisation
_________: 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’.
Bossa Nova
Swing
Bebop
Dixieland
____ A style of music introduced and developed early in the 20th century by African Americans.
Jazz
Bossa Nova
Opera
Blues
__________ Trumpet player who was famous for his contributions to many styles of jazz
Miles Davis
Charlie Parker
Miles Davis
Dizzy Gillespie
The melody of the jazz is the ____.
Head
chorus
improvisation
solo
What Dixieland Jazz song was played in music class?
Take the A Train
When the Saints Go Marching In
Girl from Ipanema
Ornithology
What Bossa Nova song was played in music class?
Ornithology
When the Saints Go Marching In
Chronology
Girl from Ipanema
What swing jazz song was played in music class?
Girl from Ipanema
Take the A Train
Ornithology
Chronology
What is the name of the contemporary jazz song played in music class?
Take the A Train
5-5-7
Ornithology
When the Saints Go Marching In
What jazz song are we practicing in AABA form?
Ornithology
C Jam Blues
Girl from Ipanema
Lester Leaps In
