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What instruments were in swing bands?
Saxophones, French horns, drums and trombones
saxophones, drums, trombones, trumpets, drums and piano
saxophones, trumpets, piano and French horns
Saxophones, drums, trombones and piano
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What did Cool Jazz sound like?
It was slower and more emotional
It was faster and less emotional
it was slower and less emotional
it was faster and more emotional
3
What was free jazz or avant garde jazz?
no standards or structure
no preconceived notions or expectations
no constraints or expectations
no music
4
Fusion Jazz was
Music that fused jazz and hip hop
Music that fused jazz and classical
Music that fused jazz and pop
Music that fused jazz and rock
5
Why did swing music die?
the war, racism and differences between bands
Racism, differences between bands and the great depression
Racism, similarities between bands and the great depression
The war, racism and similarities between bands
6
Dixieland had mostly written music
False
True
7
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
8
M-base jazz combined what genres?
Jazz and hip hop
Jazz and rap
Jazz and rock
Jazz and classical
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Ragtime was primarily....
African
European
Neither
Both
10
What was a sub style of Hard bop?
funktastic
funk
funky
hard funk
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Characteristics of Ragtime include:
Steady beat in the left hand and simple melody in the right
Steady beat in the right hand and simple melody in the left
March beat in left hand and ornamented melody in the right
March beat in right hand and ornamented melody in the left
12
What is M-based jazz?
maco-based jazz
boring jazz
groovy jazz
little jazz
13
What instruments are in Ragtime?
Piano and drums
Piano only
Guitar only
Saxophone, piano and guitar
14
Bebop was made to be.....
enjoyed, not sung
confusing, not easy to understand
unique, not commercialized
listened to, not danced to
15
What tune sources were used in Dixieland?
Religious, ragtime and country
Original, religious and classical
Original, classical and ragtime
Blues, Ragtime and religious
16
Cool jazz was performed by
Black musicians
black and white musicians
white musicians
children
17
What was the purpose of Congo Square?
Allowed slaves to meet and eat freely on sunday
Allowed slaves to sing and dance freely on sunday
Allowed slaves to worship freely on sunday
Allowed slaves to write and draw freely on sunday
18
Hard bop was a reaction to cool jazz because
cool jazz deemphasized African roots
cool jazz was boring
Cool jazz was taken over by white musicians
cool jazz was too interesting
19
Who were considered "Creoles"?
People who were poor musicians
People of multiple ethnicity
People of one ethnicity
People who were good musicians
20
Fusion was inspired by artists such as
the beatles rolling stones and bob dylan
the beatles, rolling stones and miles davis
the beatles, rolling stones and Elton john
The beatles, rolling stones and tina turner
21
Why did Dixieland Jazz die?
Neither 1 or 3
Both 1 and 3
Solo artists emerged
No room for musicians to grow
22
Who created bebop jazz?
young black musicians
young white musicians
old black musicians
old white musicians
23
Jazz was born out of.....
White experience in Europe
Black experience in Africa
White experience in America
Black experience in America
24
Free jazz wasn't concerned with
keeping things free and simple
instrumentation
emotions or experiences of the audience
tuning or form
25
Bebop was created because of
racial issues and music before was too hard
The war and racial issues
The war and music was too easy
Racial issues and music before was too easy
26
What was the trumpet's job in a Dixieland band?
Play the melody
Keep the stead beat
Embellish the bass line
Embellish the melody
27
What is Jazz?
A musical sentence
A musical quote
A musical conversation
A musical idea
28
What is Improvisation?
Spontaneous music in the moment
Written music played on a jazz instrument
A type of bebop jazz
Spontaneous music only done by instrumentalists
29
What did blues evolve from?
Work songs
Dixieland jazz
sailor songs
Ragtime
30
Characteristics of Bebop included
difficult to play and slow
Easy to play and slow
Difficult to play and fast
easy to play and fast
31
Modal jazz included
agitated rhythms and distorted timbres
agitated rhythms and simple melodies
simple rhythms and distorted timbres
simple rhythms and simple melodies
32
Why was cool jazz created?
As a reaction to ragtime
As a reaction to swing
As a reaction to bebop
as a reaction to dixieland
33
Important musicians in Dixieland Jazz include
Louis Armstrong and Scott Joplin
Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald
Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton
Louis Armstrong and Thelonious Monk
34
Trying to sing bebop resulted in....
Scat singing
the millennial whoop
no singing in bebop
choral singing
35
What artists participated in all styles of jazz?
Thelonious Monk
John Coltrane
Dizzy Gillespie
Miles Davis
36
What was the benefit of New Orleans being a sea port city?
Lots of things to do!
Cultural meeting place
Both 1 and 4
Neither 1 or 4
37
fusion was a reaction to free jazz because
Free jazz was too emotional
Free jazz was too limited
Free jazz was too liked by everyone
Free jazz alienated audiences
38
What was modal jazz?
Jazz built of modes instead of chords
jazz built off improvisation
jazz built off different rhythms
Jazz built off modes of transportation
39
what was improvisation like during swing music?
a mix of everything and anything
No improvisation was included
solo improvisation
everyone improvised at once
40
What are the five elements of jazz?
improve, dance, harmony, rhythm, form
rhythm, form melody, dance and scat
improv, harmony, rhythm, form and melody
harmony, rhythm, form, melody and dance
41
What city was considered the birth place of jazz?
NYC
Detroit
Chicago
New Orleans
42
Hard bop was
more emotional and fast paced and out of control
slower and more controlled
Less emotional and more controlled
fast paced and emotional but controlled
43
What instruments are involved in Dixieland jazz?
Guitar, Trombone, Tuba, Trumpet, Clarinet
Banjo, Trumpet, Drums, Tuba, Flute
Banjo, Trumpet, Drums, Trombone, Tuba
Banjo, Trumpet, Drums, Trombone, Guitar
44
Cool jazz included what instruments?
trumpet, piano, drums and bass
saxophone, piano, trumpet and drums
saxophone, piano, drums and bass
trumpet, flute, oboe and piano
45
What were some characteristics of funky jazz?
simple
complex
unorthodox
complex scales
46
What happened in America in 1619?
Christopher columbus discovered America
Alexander Hamilton created the national bank
slavery started in america
The mayflower landed
47
Performance practices of cool jazz included
not a lot of dynamic range
arrangement and improvisation together
polyphony
written arrangements
48
Was swing music written down or played by ear?
written down
played by ear
neither
both
49
What jazz instruments are considered "european"?
Trumpet, saxophone and piano
clarinet, piano and drums
piano, saxophone, drums
clarinet, trumpet, french horn
50
What was Storyville?
A place in New Orleans where musicians could not perform
A place in NYC where musicians could perform
A place in NYC where musicians could not perform
A place in New Orleans where musicians could perform
51
What is the biggest indicator that something is Dixieland?
Collective Improv
Polyrhythms
Syncopation
Multiple Melodies
52
What was swing music so popular?
There were very few places it was performed so it was rare
It helped people forget life for a while
It was very difficult to play and considered elite
It was solely a white musician genre
53
Acid Jazz was...
Jazz that included a lot of weird instruments
Jazz that was written while using drugs
Jazz that was really short
Jazz that used electronic recordings of other songs
54
What was the Banjo's Job in Dixieland?
Chord Progressions and Rhythm
Melody and Rhythm
Rhythm and Chord Progressions
Chord Progressions and Melody
55
New Orleans was liberal! What "devil instrument" did they allow??
Oboe
Drums
Tuba
Piano
