Unit 6: Early American Music to Jazz Review

Work songs were used for all of the following except...

Jazz music blends musical elements from all the following cultures except for which one?

A spiritual is a genre of Christian music that was created out of the hardship and traditions of African American slaves

Scott Joplin was known as the King of Pop

In African cultures, music was in all aspects of society. Which of the following is one of the examples?

Which Blues & Jazz performer was nicknamed Satchmo and is famous for singing/playing "What a Wonderful World"?

Which Blues & Jazz was known for the song Strange Fruit?

What is the name of the choir that came from the Fisk School and sang the piece "Steal Away"?

Which Blues & Jazz performer learned to play piano in order to get a date in high school and went by the name "Duke"?

Which Blues & Jazz performer was nicknamed king swing, played the clarinet and had a band that performed at Carnegie?

Jazz music has roots in which major US cities?

Thomas A. Dorsey was known as the...

Which Blues & Jazz performer was known as the King of Blues? (Also had a guitar named Lucille)

This type of song is when a leader calls out and a group responds

Which Blues & Jazz performer played trombone and enlisted in WWII as a band leader?

Which section of instruments is considered the backbone of a jazz group?

A jazz combo had how many players?

This is a technique of making something up on the spot

All of the genres have some African-American roots except...

What was the most common form of music in Blues music?