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Music Section II FQ

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which pattern is characteristic of swing music?

a)

syncopated sixteenth notes

b)

equal-length notes in a pair

c)

staccato quarter notes

d)

triplet-based rhythms

e)

shortened second note in a pair

2.

A typical blues chorus is diagrammed as

a)

a b a

b)

a a b

c)

a c b

d)

a a a

e)

a b c

3.

A glissando is also known as a

a)

slide

b)

trill

c)

mute

d)

bend

e)

pluck

4.

Who was one of the FIRST individuals to publish printed blues music?

a)

W. C. Handy

b)

Sidney Bechet

c)

Scott Joplin

d)

Fletcher Henderson

e)

Louis Armstrong

5.

The EARLIEST forms of jazz relied on

a)

simple chords

b)

rehearsed solos

c)

written arrangements

d)

prepared pianos

e)

collective improvisation

6.

Which event MOST contributed to the formation of Chicago jazz?

a)

the rise of radio broadcasting

b)

the Harlem Renaissance

c)

the closure of Storyville

d)

the Cotton Club’s opening

e)

the founding of the NAACP

7.

A stop-time chorus will include a(n)

a)

group harmony

b)

instrumental solo

c)

key change

d)

vocal cadenza

e)

call-and-response pattern

8.

In jazz, a short ending is called a(n)

a)

bridge

b)

tag

c)

coda

d)

outro

e)

reprise

9.

Whom did Lillian Hardin marry FIRST?

a)

Joe “King” Oliver

b)

Jelly Roll Morton

c)

Louis Armstrong

d)

Sidney Bechet

e)

Fletcher Henderson

10.

Which track includes scat singing?

a)

“Heebie Jeebies”

b)

“Creole Love Call”

c)

“Lost Your Head Blues”

d)

“The Stampede”

e)

“Dippermouth Blues”

11.

Which song did Lillian Hardin compose?

a)

“West End Blues”

b)

“Hotter Than That”

c)

“Alligator Crawl”

d)

“Black Bottom Stomp”

e)

“Maple Leaf Rag”

12.

Duke Ellington’s contributions to swing involved

a)

out-chorus endings

b)

extended jazz forms

c)

rhythm section improvisation

d)

muted brass parts

e)

atonal harmonic structures

13.

Which musical technique did Count Basie use to develop his jazz structure?

a)

call-and-response

b)

vibrato

c)

counterpoint

d)

glissando

e)

riff

14.

Who helped develop Latin jazz?

a)

Louis Armstrong

b)

Janis Joplin

c)

Lillian Hardman

d)

Scott Joplin

e)

Duke Ellington

15.

“The Stampede” challenged many jazz musicians to

a)

create more complex rhythms

b)

memorize lyrics

c)

write their own parts

d)

improve more often

e)

improve their musical literacy