Why did some Americans dislike jazz music?

They thought jazz encouraged frivolity and undermined morals

Famous Jazz musician of the 1920s

What did Ma Rainey sing about that helped her gain popularity?

African American peoples experience of living in America

What instruments were used in the Jazz Age?

Trumpet, Saxophone,Trombone, and Piano

Who was Josephine Baker?

Actress, dancer, race fighter, and fashion icon

Who was Bessie Smith?

Blues singer from the 1920’s known as the "Empress of Blues"

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Birth of the Jazz Age

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Why did some Americans dislike jazz music?
They thought jazz was too slow and lacked rhythm
They could not find jazz clubs in smaller cities
recordings of jazz were expensive
They thought jazz encouraged frivolity and undermined morals
2
Gertrude Pridgett, known as "Ma Rainey" was billed as the undisputed _______ of the Blues.
Empress
First Lady
Queen
Mother
3
Louis Armstrong
Famous Jazz musician of the 1920s
Author of The Great Gatsby
Creator of Mickey Mouse
First to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, alone
4
What did Ma Rainey sing about that helped her gain popularity?
Nursery rhymes
African American peoples experience of living in America
Life in the country
The positive environment in which she grew up in
5
What instruments were used in the Jazz Age?
Tuba, Saxophone, and Trombone
Drums
Banjo
Trumpet, Saxophone,Trombone, and Piano
6
Duke Ellington and Glenn Miller were both what?
Dances
Actors
Big Band Leaders
Singers
7
When was the Jazz Age most popular?
1850s
1920s - 1925
1920s -1930s
1925
8
What types of music led to the creation of jazz?
Classical and blues
Classical and ragtime
Blues and ragtime
Blues and classical
9
Where did JAZZ music come from?
Montreal Canada
New Orleans USA
Boston USA
Costa Rica
10
Who was Josephine Baker?
Some street actress
A stripper who wears bananas
Actress, dancer, race fighter, and fashion icon
A crazy lady
11
Jazz frequently features...
Improvisation
None of the above
Rondo form
Modulations
12
Cab Calloway turned down a chance to play with the
Detroit Pistons
Los Angeles Lakers
Harlem Globetrotters.
Houston Rockets
13
Who was Louis Armstrong?
An Astronaut/NASA scientist
A jazz musician/trumpet player
A doctor/surgeon
Bill Nye in disguise
14
Jazz music did not influence American musical styles.
False
True
15
Which of the following is not typically used for Jazz music?
Trombone
Drums
Flute
Saxaphone
16
Who was Duke Ellington?
A novelist in the 1930's
A famous jazz musician
A baseball player
decorated soldier from World War 1
17
Duke Ellington was considered one of the greatest
actor of his time.
jazz performer.
gangster, mobster, and bootlegger.
Yellow Journalism journalist.
18
Who was Bessie Smith?
First female African-American train conductor
Owner of the Mrs. Smith’s pie company
Inventor of the first washing machine
Blues singer from the 1920’s known as the "Empress of Blues"
19
This type of music was popularized by Cab Calloway.
Jazz
Big Band
Scat
Classical
20
After what event did the Jazz Age begin?
World War 2
The War of 1812
The Spanish-American War
World War 1

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