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WorksheetsJazz Unit Quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of these Jazz characteristics refers to music made up on the spot without practice?
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
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
While it still has some, Smooth Jazz has less _______ than other jazz sub-genres.
GENERALLY speaking, smooth jazz tends to have a _____ tempo
This term means the climatic tutti section at the end of the song
shout chorus
soli
What is a riff in jazz?
Which term refers to one group of musicians playing a musical phrase and then another group giving a response?
The Swing Jazz era was also know as the ___ ____ era.
Which Jazz sub-genre commonly featured an upbeat tempo, one instrument playing the main melody, and a catchy tune?
Dixieland
Ragtime
BONUS: Match the Jazz Musician to the Jazz sub-genre
Grover Washington, Jr
Smooth Jazz
Count Basie
Swing Jazz
Louis Armstrong
Dixieland Jazz
