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American Jazz Music 1900's-1960's
American Jazz Music 1900's-1960's
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1
Which of these wars happened in the 1940's?
World War II
Korean War
World War I
Vietnam War
2
Who was the main composer of ragtime music?
Louis Armstrong
Scott Joplin
Jelly Roll Morton
King Oliver
3
What does the term "bebop" mean?
A slow type of jazz music
Nothing, it's just a vocable
Word used to describe racial tensions
A general classification of the 1950's
4
Who is this musician?
Sun Ra
Louis Armstrong
Miles Davis
Charlie Parker
5
What instrument is NOT commonly associated with jazz music?
Piano
Violin
Trumpet
Saxophone
6
Why was George Gershwin's music so famous?
It was the first music set to film
It combined classical and jazz music
It was the first big band music of the era
It featured very high notes
7
What continent did jazz music start in?
Africa
America
Asia
Australia
8
Which decade did Woodstock happen in?
1950's
1970's
1960's
1940's
9
What music did jazz derive from
Reggae
Native American
Americana/Bluegrass
Work Songs
10
What style of piano playing is this?
Stride
Ragtime
Swingtime
Bebop
11
Which of these events did NOT occur in the 1950's
Brown vs. Board of Education
The Red Scare
Levittowns (suburbs)
Vietnam War
12
BONUS: What are DeAndre's favorite shoes?
Jordans
Airwalks
Sketchers
Nike
13
Who was the first notable female jazz pianist?
Billie Holiday
Ella Fitzgerald
Mary Lou Williams
Anita O'Day
14
Which of these events did NOT take place in the 1910's?
World War I
Prohibition
Man landed on the moon
Titanic Sank
15
What is this device?
Record player
Jukebox
Phonograph
Computer
16
Last Question: What color are Mr. Sylvester's awesome shades?
Midnight black
Dark black
Black hole black
COD Black Ops Black
17
What is it called when a jazz musician creates music without reading the notes?
Spontaneous Combustion
Improvisation
Vocable
Bebop
18
Which jazz band section is this?
Drum section
Brass section
Rhythm section
Bass section
19
Who first used
vibrato
when playing their solos?
King Oliver
Dizzy Gillespie
Miles Davis
Louis Armstrong
20
Which of these women were NOT a famous jazz singer from the 1940's?
Ella Fitzgerald
Doris Day
Billie Holiday
Marilyn Monroe
21
Warm-up: which is the right answer?
Not this one
This one
Not this either
Not this one
22
Which of these genres of music was the most popular in the 1950's?
Free Jazz
Big Band
Rock and Roll
Cool Jazz
23
What style of jazz is this?
Free Jazz
Cool Jazz
Big Band
King Creole
24
BONUS: What is Sammie's favorite sports team?
Green Bean Lackers
Minnesota Packers
Green Bay Giants
Green Bay Packers
25
Why was this big band composer so famous?
He featured Louis Armstrong as the main soloist
He integrated blacks and whites into jazz bands
He died in a plane crash in WWII
All his jazz music had a very fast tempo
26
What style of jazz music is this?
Big Band
Free Jazz
Bebop
Cool Jazz
27
Which of these musicians were the most recognized bebop artists of the 1940's?
Benny Goodman/Count Basie
Miles Davis/Sun Ra
Dizzy Gillespie/Charlie Parker
Art Tatum/Fats Waller
28
Which did NOT make Louis Armstrong famous?
His trumpet and piano playing
His top released albums from each decade
His diplomatic relations with the USSR
His vocal scatting
29
Which style best describes this music?
Stride
Cool Jazz
Free Jazz
Bebop
30
What is the tempo of this song?
Allegro
Forte
Piano
Adagio
31
Which decade did this music come from?
1920's
1940's
1930's
1950's
32
Which of these wars could be considered a "Proxy War"?
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
33
Which of these decades best describes this music?
1930's Big Band
1900's Ragtime
1940's Bebop
1920's Creole Jazz
34
Who is this musician?
Fats Waller
Count Basie
Jelly Roll Morton
Scott Joplin
35
Who started the first jazz "band"
Scott Joplin
King Oliver
Louis Armstrong
Benny Goodman
36
What was the first style of jazz to include synthesizers?
Cool Jazz
Free Jazz
Bebop
Big Band
37
What city was Tin Pan Alley located in?
Dallas
San Francisco
Minneapolis
New York