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WorksheetsThemes and Elements of Jazz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What are the three main themes of jazz?
african american influence
improv
syncopated rhythms
blues
A-C
What is syncopation?
strong beats become weaker and off beats become stronger
strong beats become stronger and weak beats become weaker
all beats are weak; nothing is strong
nothing is correct
New Orleans is the root of jazz music in the United States. Why is that?
Because it was located in a port city & due to slavery.
Because of slavery and because it is located in the mountains.
Because of liberalism and it's in a port city.
Because of conservatism and because it's located in the mountains.
When thinking of the elements of jazz, what is one concept that we borrowed from Europe?
Tools
Sheet music
Instruments
Uniforms
What is an early form of jazz?
rock
blues
reggae
sonata
What is an early form of jazz?
ragmime
ragmine
ragtine
ragtime
What is an early form of jazz?
Whiporrwill
Marches
Vocal
Throat singing
What is an early form of jazz?
classical
romantic
hymsn
hymns
1920s: What famous dance came up in the 1920s?
whip & nay nay
renegade
Charleston
electric slide
1930s: What form of jazz came up?
sweenguh
swing
ragtime
marches
In the 1940s, we get ___________ which is fast playing over chord changes and syncopation.
ragtime
swing
fusion
bebop
1950s and 60s saw the emergence of ____________________ and ______________________.
hot and mild jazz
cool and temperamental jazz
cool and fusion
fusion and mild jazz
What kind of jazz did we get in the 1970s?
Latin jazz
Korean jazz
Swahili jazz
Albanian jazz
Kenny G holds a world record for holding out the longest note, What technique did he use to achieve this?
electronics
brain synapses
circular breathing
he's just him
The 1990s saw the incorporation of what into jazz?
rock
ragtime
latin
hip hop & pop
