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Themes and Elements of Jazz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

What are the three main themes of jazz?

a)

african american influence

b)

improv

c)

syncopated rhythms

d)

blues

e)

A-C

2.

What is syncopation?

a)

strong beats become weaker and off beats become stronger

b)

strong beats become stronger and weak beats become weaker

c)

all beats are weak; nothing is strong

d)

nothing is correct

3.

New Orleans is the root of jazz music in the United States. Why is that?

a)

Because it was located in a port city & due to slavery.

b)

Because of slavery and because it is located in the mountains.

c)

Because of liberalism and it's in a port city.

d)

Because of conservatism and because it's located in the mountains.

4.

When thinking of the elements of jazz, what is one concept that we borrowed from Europe?

a)

Tools

b)

Sheet music

c)

Instruments

d)

Uniforms

5.

What is an early form of jazz?

a)

rock

b)

blues

c)

reggae

d)

sonata

6.

What is an early form of jazz?

a)

ragmime

b)

ragmine

c)

ragtine

d)

ragtime

7.

What is an early form of jazz?

a)

Whiporrwill

b)

Marches

c)

Vocal

d)

Throat singing

8.

What is an early form of jazz?

a)

classical

b)

romantic

c)

hymsn

d)

hymns

9.

1920s: What famous dance came up in the 1920s?

a)

whip & nay nay

b)

renegade

c)

Charleston

d)

electric slide

10.

1930s: What form of jazz came up?

a)

sweenguh

b)

swing

c)

ragtime

d)

marches

11.

In the 1940s, we get ___________ which is fast playing over chord changes and syncopation.

a)

ragtime

b)

swing

c)

fusion

d)

bebop

12.

1950s and 60s saw the emergence of ____________________ and ______________________.

a)

hot and mild jazz

b)

cool and temperamental jazz

c)

cool and fusion

d)

fusion and mild jazz

13.

What kind of jazz did we get in the 1970s?

a)

Latin jazz

b)

Korean jazz

c)

Swahili jazz

d)

Albanian jazz

14.

Kenny G holds a world record for holding out the longest note, What technique did he use to achieve this?

a)

electronics

b)

brain synapses

c)

circular breathing

d)

he's just him

15.

The 1990s saw the incorporation of what into jazz?

a)

rock

b)

ragtime

c)

latin

d)

hip hop & pop