Fusion was inspired by artists such as

the beatles rolling stones and bob dylan

What instruments were in swing bands?

saxophones, drums, trombones, trumpets, drums and piano

A place in New Orleans where musicians could perform

What are the five elements of jazz?

improv, harmony, rhythm, form and melody

Bebop was created because of

Racial issues and music before was too easy

What was the Banjo's Job in Dixieland?

Rhythm and Chord Progressions, Chord Progressions and Rhythm

Important musicians in Dixieland Jazz include

Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton

fast paced and emotional but controlled

What was swing music so popular?

It helped people forget life for a while

Characteristics of Ragtime include:

March beat in left hand and ornamented melody in the right

Performance practices of cool jazz included

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

What do you need to be able to improv?

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

What did Cool Jazz sound like?

it was slower and less emotional

What was the purpose of Congo Square?

Allowed slaves to sing and dance freely on sunday

Jazz that used electronic recordings of other songs

What was free jazz or avant garde jazz?

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

Why did swing music die?

The war, racism and similarities between bands

What is Improvisation?

Spontaneous music in the moment

Jazz built of modes instead of chords

Hard bop was a reaction to cool jazz because

Cool jazz was taken over by white musicians

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1
M-base jazz combined what genres?
Jazz and rap
Jazz and classical
Jazz and rock
Jazz and hip hop
2
Fusion was inspired by artists such as
the beatles, rolling stones and miles davis
the beatles rolling stones and bob dylan
The beatles, rolling stones and tina turner
the beatles, rolling stones and Elton john
3
What instruments were in swing bands?
saxophones, trumpets, piano and French horns
saxophones, drums, trombones, trumpets, drums and piano
Saxophones, drums, trombones and piano
Saxophones, French horns, drums and trombones
4
What was Storyville?
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
A place in New Orleans where musicians could not perform
5
What were some characteristics of funky jazz?
complex scales
complex
simple
unorthodox
6
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
7
What are the five elements of jazz?
improv, harmony, rhythm, form and melody
improve, dance, harmony, rhythm, form
harmony, rhythm, form, melody and dance
rhythm, form melody, dance and scat
8
What was a sub style of Hard bop?
funktastic
funky
hard funk
funk
9
Characteristics of Bebop included
Difficult to play and fast
difficult to play and slow
easy to play and fast
Easy to play and slow
10
Trying to sing bebop resulted in....
no singing in bebop
the millennial whoop
Scat singing
choral singing
11
Bebop was created because of
The war and music was too easy
The war and racial issues
racial issues and music before was too hard
Racial issues and music before was too easy
12
New Orleans was liberal! What "devil instrument" did they allow??
Oboe
Tuba
Piano
Drums
13
What was the Banjo's Job in Dixieland?
Rhythm and Chord Progressions
Chord Progressions and Rhythm
Chord Progressions and Melody
Melody and Rhythm
14
Important musicians in Dixieland Jazz include
Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton
Louis Armstrong and Scott Joplin
Louis Armstrong and Thelonious Monk
Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald
15
fusion was a reaction to free jazz because
Free jazz was too limited
Free jazz was too liked by everyone
Free jazz alienated audiences
Free jazz was too emotional
16
Who were considered "Creoles"?
People who were poor musicians
People of one ethnicity
People of multiple ethnicity
People who were good musicians
17
Who created bebop jazz?
young white musicians
old white musicians
old black musicians
young black musicians
18
Hard bop was
fast paced and emotional but controlled
more emotional and fast paced and out of control
slower and more controlled
Less emotional and more controlled
19
Free jazz wasn't concerned with
emotions or experiences of the audience
keeping things free and simple
tuning or form
instrumentation
20
What was swing music so popular?
It was very difficult to play and considered elite
It helped people forget life for a while
There were very few places it was performed so it was rare
It was solely a white musician genre
21
What city was considered the birth place of jazz?
Chicago
Detroit
NYC
New Orleans
22
Jazz was born out of.....
White experience in Europe
Black experience in Africa
White experience in America
Black experience in America
23
Why was cool jazz created?
As a reaction to bebop
As a reaction to swing
as a reaction to dixieland
As a reaction to ragtime
24
What is the biggest indicator that something is Dixieland?
Syncopation
Collective Improv
Polyrhythms
Multiple Melodies
25
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
26
Dixieland had mostly written music
True
False
27
Performance practices of cool jazz included
polyphony
not a lot of dynamic range
arrangement and improvisation together
written arrangements
28
Bebop was made to be.....
enjoyed, not sung
listened to, not danced to
confusing, not easy to understand
unique, not commercialized
29
Cool jazz was performed by
Black musicians
children
white musicians
black and white musicians
30
What do you need to be able to improv?
strong music vocabulary
technical skills on your instrument
knowledge of music theory
Ability to play by ear
31
What did Cool Jazz sound like?
it was faster and more emotional
it was slower and less emotional
It was faster and less emotional
It was slower and more emotional
32
What did blues evolve from?
Dixieland jazz
Ragtime
sailor songs
Work songs
33
What was the purpose of Congo Square?
Allowed slaves to meet and eat freely on sunday
Allowed slaves to worship freely on sunday
Allowed slaves to sing and dance freely on sunday
Allowed slaves to write and draw freely on sunday
34
Why did Dixieland Jazz die?
No room for musicians to grow
Both 1 and 3
Neither 1 or 3
Solo artists emerged
35
Ragtime was primarily....
African
Neither
European
Both
36
what was improvisation like during swing music?
a mix of everything and anything
No improvisation was included
everyone improvised at once
solo improvisation
37
What was the trumpet's job in a Dixieland band?
Play the melody
Keep the stead beat
Embellish the bass line
Embellish the melody
38
What artists participated in all styles of jazz?
Miles Davis
John Coltrane
Thelonious Monk
Dizzy Gillespie
39
What is M-based jazz?
maco-based jazz
boring jazz
little jazz
groovy jazz
40
Acid Jazz was...
Jazz that was really short
Jazz that included a lot of weird instruments
Jazz that used electronic recordings of other songs
Jazz that was written while using drugs
41
What was free jazz or avant garde jazz?
no preconceived notions or expectations
no music
no constraints or expectations
no standards or structure
42
What jazz instruments are considered "european"?
clarinet, trumpet, french horn
Trumpet, saxophone and piano
clarinet, piano and drums
piano, saxophone, drums
43
Fusion Jazz was
Music that fused jazz and pop
Music that fused jazz and classical
Music that fused jazz and rock
Music that fused jazz and hip hop
44
What was the benefit of New Orleans being a sea port city?
Cultural meeting place
Lots of things to do!
Neither 1 or 4
Both 1 and 4
45
Why did swing music die?
The war, racism and similarities between bands
Racism, similarities between bands and the great depression
Racism, differences between bands and the great depression
the war, racism and differences between bands
46
What is Improvisation?
Spontaneous music in the moment
Written music played on a jazz instrument
Spontaneous music only done by instrumentalists
A type of bebop jazz
47
What was modal jazz?
Jazz built off modes of transportation
jazz built off different rhythms
Jazz built of modes instead of chords
jazz built off improvisation
48
Was swing music written down or played by ear?
both
played by ear
neither
written down
49
Hard bop was a reaction to cool jazz because
cool jazz was too interesting
Cool jazz was taken over by white musicians
cool jazz deemphasized African roots
cool jazz was boring
50
What is Jazz?
A musical idea
A musical sentence
A musical quote
A musical conversation
51
What instruments are in Ragtime?
Guitar only
Piano and drums
Saxophone, piano and guitar
Piano only
52
What happened in America in 1619?
Alexander Hamilton created the national bank
Christopher columbus discovered America
The mayflower landed
slavery started in america
53
Modal jazz included
simple rhythms and simple melodies
agitated rhythms and simple melodies
simple rhythms and distorted timbres
agitated rhythms and distorted timbres
54
What tune sources were used in Dixieland?
Blues, Ragtime and religious
Religious, ragtime and country
Original, classical and ragtime
Original, religious and classical
55
What instruments are involved in Dixieland jazz?
Guitar, Trombone, Tuba, Trumpet, Clarinet
Banjo, Trumpet, Drums, Tuba, Flute
Banjo, Trumpet, Drums, Trombone, Guitar
Banjo, Trumpet, Drums, Trombone, Tuba

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