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Eduqas Jazz & Blues Keywords
Eduqas Jazz & Blues Keywords
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What is the name given to the music often used in jazz and blues?
Tab
Lead sheet
Leeds sheet
Leed sheet
2
What was the name of Louis Armstrong's jazz ensemble, 'Louis Armstrong and his Hot...'
Six
Four
Three
Five
3
A virtuoso is a 'technically brilliant' performer
True
False
4
Identify a rhythmic device often found in blues and jazz music...
Syncopation
Swing rhythms
Straight Crotchets
Long held notes
5
A 'cadenza' is a section where a performer can display their technical virtuosity
False
True
6
What is a jazz song known as when it becomes really popular?
Standard
Head
Front Line
Chorus
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What are 'stop chords'?
Long held chords in the piece
When no chords are playing at a certain point in the piece
Chords repeated quickly within a section
A rhythmic device played as chords during or before the solo
8
How is the bass line often typically played in Blues music?
Running
Shuffling
Jogging
Walking
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The front line refers to instruments that drive the rhythm such as drum kit and bass.
True
False
10
What does a lead sheet typically consist of?
The melody and the chords
The melody and the bass
A full score of the music
The bass line and the chords
11
What is the name given to the performers in a jazz ensemble that play the theme such as sax and trumpet players?
The ones in charge
The front line
The melody makers
The best
12
Pick a chord that is an example of an 'extended' chord...
D#5
C b7 b9
D7
F9
13
What is a short passage of chords played at the end of a section to bring the music back to the tonic key?
Turn up
Turn Back
Turn Over
Turn Around
14
Identify a technique often used in jazz and blues music...
Making it up on the spot
Dissonance
using extended chords
Improvisation
15
What is the word that describes a short solo/linking phrase to the chorus?
Break
Shout
Link
Back up
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What word describes how jazz musicians refer to the chord changes and progressions in a piece of music?
Chorus
Solo
Break
Verse
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A 'back up' is a short musical motif and idea that can be heard behind the solo part, adding to the texture.
True
False
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What is the 'head' in jazz & blues music?
The name of short musical motifs that can be heard behind the solo
The name of the introduction to the piece
The music that the musicians use
The name of the main theme or riff
