7a & 8a Jazz & Blues

Question 1

What is a major element of blues music? (more than 1 applies here!)

Accepted Answer

Slow tempo, Sad or heavy tone

Question 2

R&B stands for "Ragtime & Bass"

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

What modern music genre is this song?

Accepted Answer

R&B

Question 4

What is a major element of jazz music?

Accepted Answer

Improvisation

Question 5

Which instruments do you hear?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 6

Which genres were inspired by Jazz?

Accepted Answer

R&B, Funk

Question 7

What were the songs called that the slaves used to sing in the cotton fields?

Accepted Answer

Field Hollars

Question 8

What dances did jazz inspire?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 9

Which genres were inspired by the Blues?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 10

The historic origins of jazz and blues are from slavery in the US.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

What type of music was this song inspired by?

Accepted Answer

Blues

Question 12

What is the dancing in this R&B video reminiscent of?

Accepted Answer

The Jitterbug and the Charleston

Question 13

What type of music is this song inspired by?

Accepted Answer

Blues

Questions 13