WorksheetsJazz Review
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 17mins
Which city is associated with the blending of ragtime, marching band music, blues, and gospel that led to Dixieland Jazz?
Chicago
New Orleans
New York
Los Angeles
Dixieland Jazz is also known as "Hot Jazz" or "Traditional Jazz."
True
False
Fill in the blank: A standard dixieland band has a "______" and a "rhythm section."
frontline
backline
chorus
ensemble
Which instruments are typically found in the frontline of a Dixieland band?
Trumpet, trombone, and clarinet
Piano, guitar, and drums
Violin, cello, and flute
Saxophone, tuba, and banjo
What was Louis Armstrong's main contribution to music?
Who mentored Louis after he began to gain a reputation as a blues player?
Joe "King" Oliver
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
His uncle
Louis Armstrong popularized a style of vocal improvisation known as ________, where he would make up words and syllables to compliment the music.
scat singing
beatboxing
yodeling
crooning
While it still has some, Smooth Jazz has less _______ than other jazz sub-genres.
GENERALLY speaking, smooth jazz tends to have a _____ tempo
What was Grover Washington, Jr's primary instrument?
Grover Washington, Jr's song called _________ features vocals by Bill Withers.
Which of these Jazz characteristics refers to music made up on the spot without practice?
Which of these Jazz characteristics means emphasizing the "off" beats?
Practice
This Jazz characteristic means playing eighth and sixteenth notes unevenly
This Jazz characteristic means using chords that sound dissonant compared to standard harmony practice
Altered Chords
This genre was a precursor to (came before) Jazz
Funk
Disco
Match the composer and/or artist to the Jazz sub-genre or precursory genre
Ragtime (Precursor to Jazz)
Dixieland (Jazz subgenre)
Swing (Jazz subgenre)
Smooth Jazz (Jazz subgenre)
Blues (Precursor to Jazz)
Which Jazz sub-genre usually features slower tempo, relaxed rhythms, and a smaller ensemble?
Smooth Jazz
Dixieland
Funk
Which Jazz sub-genre normally featured the Big Band, with 15 to 20 musicians?
Which Jazz sub-genre commonly featured an upbeat tempo, one instrument playing the main melody, and a catchy tune?
Dixieland
Ragtime
The Swing Jazz era was also know as the ___ ____ era.
Two dance styles frequently associated with swing are the jitterbug and the _____ ___.
Cupid Shuffle
Which term refers to one group of musicians playing a musical phrase and then another group giving a response?
What is a riff in jazz?
This term means the climatic tutti section at the end of the song
shout chorus
soli
What stage name was eventually given to William James Basie?
Duke Basie
