What was the purpose of Congo Square?

Allowed slaves to sing and dance freely on sunday

Jazz built of modes instead of chords

What was the Banjo's Job in Dixieland?

Chord Progressions and Rhythm, Rhythm and Chord Progressions

What do you need to be able to improv?

Ability to play by ear, knowledge of music theory, technical skills on your instrument, strong music vocabulary

Important musicians in Dixieland Jazz include

Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton

Bebop was created because of

Racial issues and music before was too easy

What was swing music so popular?

It helped people forget life for a while

Fusion was inspired by artists such as

the beatles rolling stones and bob dylan

What was free jazz or avant garde jazz?

no constraints or expectations, no preconceived notions or expectations, no standards or structure

What instruments were in swing bands?

saxophones, drums, trombones, trumpets, drums and piano

Hard bop was a reaction to cool jazz because

Cool jazz was taken over by white musicians

What is Improvisation?

Spontaneous music in the moment

What did Cool Jazz sound like?

it was slower and less emotional

What instruments are involved in Dixieland jazz?

Banjo, Trumpet, Drums, Trombone, Tuba

What are the five elements of jazz?

improv, harmony, rhythm, form and melody

fast paced and emotional but controlled

agitated rhythms and distorted timbres

Performance practices of cool jazz included

written arrangements, arrangement and improvisation together, polyphony, not a lot of dynamic range

Why did swing music die?

The war, racism and similarities between bands

Jazz that used electronic recordings of other songs

Characteristics of Ragtime include:

March beat in left hand and ornamented melody in the right

A place in New Orleans where musicians could perform

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1
Dixieland had mostly written music
False
True
2
What was the purpose of Congo Square?
Allowed slaves to worship freely on sunday
Allowed slaves to meet and eat freely on sunday
Allowed slaves to write and draw freely on sunday
Allowed slaves to sing and dance freely on sunday
3
What was modal jazz?
Jazz built of modes instead of chords
jazz built off different rhythms
Jazz built off modes of transportation
jazz built off improvisation
4
What happened in America in 1619?
Christopher columbus discovered America
The mayflower landed
slavery started in america
Alexander Hamilton created the national bank
5
What was the Banjo's Job in Dixieland?
Chord Progressions and Rhythm
Rhythm and Chord Progressions
Chord Progressions and Melody
Melody and Rhythm
6
What do you need to be able to improv?
Ability to play by ear
knowledge of music theory
technical skills on your instrument
strong music vocabulary
7
Important musicians in Dixieland Jazz include
Louis Armstrong and Thelonious Monk
Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald
Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton
Louis Armstrong and Scott Joplin
8
What did blues evolve from?
sailor songs
Work songs
Ragtime
Dixieland jazz
9
Bebop was created because of
racial issues and music before was too hard
Racial issues and music before was too easy
The war and racial issues
The war and music was too easy
10
Trying to sing bebop resulted in....
no singing in bebop
the millennial whoop
choral singing
Scat singing
11
Who created bebop jazz?
young black musicians
young white musicians
old white musicians
old black musicians
12
What artists participated in all styles of jazz?
Miles Davis
Thelonious Monk
John Coltrane
Dizzy Gillespie
13
What was swing music so popular?
It was solely a white musician genre
It helped people forget life for a while
It was very difficult to play and considered elite
There were very few places it was performed so it was rare
14
What were some characteristics of funky jazz?
simple
complex scales
complex
unorthodox
15
What instruments are in Ragtime?
Saxophone, piano and guitar
Piano only
Piano and drums
Guitar only
16
what was improvisation like during swing music?
everyone improvised at once
solo improvisation
No improvisation was included
a mix of everything and anything
17
What is the biggest indicator that something is Dixieland?
Syncopation
Polyrhythms
Multiple Melodies
Collective Improv
18
Cool jazz included what instruments?
saxophone, piano, drums and bass
saxophone, piano, trumpet and drums
trumpet, piano, drums and bass
trumpet, flute, oboe and piano
19
Jazz was born out of.....
Black experience in America
Black experience in Africa
White experience in Europe
White experience in America
20
New Orleans was liberal! What "devil instrument" did they allow??
Oboe
Tuba
Piano
Drums
21
Fusion was inspired by artists such as
The beatles, rolling stones and tina turner
the beatles, rolling stones and miles davis
the beatles rolling stones and bob dylan
the beatles, rolling stones and Elton john
22
What was free jazz or avant garde jazz?
no music
no constraints or expectations
no preconceived notions or expectations
no standards or structure
23
Was swing music written down or played by ear?
both
written down
played by ear
neither
24
What instruments were in swing bands?
Saxophones, drums, trombones and piano
Saxophones, French horns, drums and trombones
saxophones, trumpets, piano and French horns
saxophones, drums, trombones, trumpets, drums and piano
25
What was the trumpet's job in a Dixieland band?
Keep the stead beat
Embellish the melody
Play the melody
Embellish the bass line
26
Hard bop was a reaction to cool jazz because
cool jazz was too interesting
Cool jazz was taken over by white musicians
cool jazz was boring
cool jazz deemphasized African roots
27
What was a sub style of Hard bop?
hard funk
funktastic
funky
funk
28
What is Improvisation?
Spontaneous music only done by instrumentalists
Spontaneous music in the moment
A type of bebop jazz
Written music played on a jazz instrument
29
What did Cool Jazz sound like?
It was slower and more emotional
It was faster and less emotional
it was faster and more emotional
it was slower and less emotional
30
M-base jazz combined what genres?
Jazz and rock
Jazz and rap
Jazz and classical
Jazz and hip hop
31
What was the benefit of New Orleans being a sea port city?
Both 1 and 4
Lots of things to do!
Cultural meeting place
Neither 1 or 4
32
What instruments are involved in Dixieland jazz?
Banjo, Trumpet, Drums, Trombone, Guitar
Banjo, Trumpet, Drums, Trombone, Tuba
Guitar, Trombone, Tuba, Trumpet, Clarinet
Banjo, Trumpet, Drums, Tuba, Flute
33
Bebop was made to be.....
listened to, not danced to
unique, not commercialized
confusing, not easy to understand
enjoyed, not sung
34
Fusion Jazz was
Music that fused jazz and rock
Music that fused jazz and classical
Music that fused jazz and hip hop
Music that fused jazz and pop
35
What are the five elements of jazz?
improv, harmony, rhythm, form and melody
rhythm, form melody, dance and scat
harmony, rhythm, form, melody and dance
improve, dance, harmony, rhythm, form
36
Hard bop was
fast paced and emotional but controlled
slower and more controlled
Less emotional and more controlled
more emotional and fast paced and out of control
37
What jazz instruments are considered "european"?
clarinet, trumpet, french horn
piano, saxophone, drums
clarinet, piano and drums
Trumpet, saxophone and piano
38
What tune sources were used in Dixieland?
Blues, Ragtime and religious
Religious, ragtime and country
Original, classical and ragtime
Original, religious and classical
39
What is Jazz?
A musical sentence
A musical conversation
A musical quote
A musical idea
40
Ragtime was primarily....
African
European
Neither
Both
41
Modal jazz included
simple rhythms and simple melodies
agitated rhythms and distorted timbres
simple rhythms and distorted timbres
agitated rhythms and simple melodies
42
Performance practices of cool jazz included
written arrangements
arrangement and improvisation together
polyphony
not a lot of dynamic range
43
Characteristics of Bebop included
easy to play and fast
Difficult to play and fast
Easy to play and slow
difficult to play and slow
44
Why did swing music die?
Racism, differences between bands and the great depression
The war, racism and similarities between bands
Racism, similarities between bands and the great depression
the war, racism and differences between bands
45
Acid Jazz was...
Jazz that was written while using drugs
Jazz that used electronic recordings of other songs
Jazz that was really short
Jazz that included a lot of weird instruments
46
fusion was a reaction to free jazz because
Free jazz alienated audiences
Free jazz was too limited
Free jazz was too liked by everyone
Free jazz was too emotional
47
Characteristics of Ragtime include:
Steady beat in the left hand and simple melody in the right
March beat in left hand and ornamented melody in the right
Steady beat in the right hand and simple melody in the left
March beat in right hand and ornamented melody in the left
48
Why was cool jazz created?
as a reaction to dixieland
As a reaction to bebop
As a reaction to swing
As a reaction to ragtime
49
What was Storyville?
A place in NYC where musicians could perform
A place in New Orleans where musicians could not perform
A place in New Orleans where musicians could perform
A place in NYC where musicians could not perform
50
Free jazz wasn't concerned with
keeping things free and simple
tuning or form
instrumentation
emotions or experiences of the audience
51
Who were considered "Creoles"?
People of multiple ethnicity
People who were good musicians
People who were poor musicians
People of one ethnicity
52
Cool jazz was performed by
Black musicians
black and white musicians
white musicians
children
53
Why did Dixieland Jazz die?
Both 1 and 3
Neither 1 or 3
No room for musicians to grow
Solo artists emerged
54
What city was considered the birth place of jazz?
Detroit
New Orleans
Chicago
NYC
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What is M-based jazz?
groovy jazz
little jazz
boring jazz
maco-based jazz

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