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Jazz and Pop Music Review
Jazz and Pop Music Review
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A review of the musical styles and musicians discussed in the Jazz and Pop modules.
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1
What kind of musical groups performed teen pop music?
Girl Groups
Boy Bands
Big Bands
Solo Artists
2
What instrument did B.B. King play?
Piano
Trombone
Trumpet
Guitar
3
What style of pop music do the group Simon & Garfunkel perform?
Motown
Folk
Rock and Roll
Electronic
4
Who is the best-selling female recording artist of
ALL TIME
?
TLC
Madonna
Beyonce
Taylor Swift
5
During what decade was disco music popular?
70s
New Millennium
80s
90s
6
Was Miles Davis famous for playing jazz music in big bands or jazz combos (small groups)?
Jazz Combos
Big Bands
7
What instrument did Louis Armstrong play?
Guitar
Trumpet
Piano
Trombone
8
Which musician was known as "The King of Rock and Roll?"
Elvis Presley
Bob Dylan
Prince
Michael Jackson
9
Which is the best-selling American girl group of all time?
Spice Girls
TLC
Fifth Harmony
Destiny's Child
10
Does folk music focus more on the melodies and voices or instruments used?
Instruments
Voices and Melodies
11
Name the vocal technique where singers improvise melodies using made up syllables.
Vibrato
Scat Singing
Big Band
Improvisation
12
What style of jazz music did the composer Scott Joplin play?
Ragtime
Cool Jazz
Big Band
Bebop
13
Which musician was known as "The King of Pop?"
Michael Jackson
Prince
Elvis Presley
Bob Dylan
14
What style of jazz music did the composer Miles Davis play?
Big Band
Cool Jazz
Bebop
Ragtime
15
During what decade did music videos start to become very important?
90s
80s
New Millennium
70s
16
The style of pop music has stayed the same over time.
False
True
17
During what decade did more synthesizers and electronic instruments start to be used in music?
80s
New Millennium
70s
90s
18
Which of the following is a style of
POP
music?
BeBop
Cool Jazz
Electronic
Big Band
19
What instrument did Glenn Miller play?
Piano
Trombone
Guitar
Trumpet
20
Which of the following was NOT a type of pop music we talked about in class?
Folk Music
Motown
Rock and Roll
Ragtime
21
During what decade did AutoTune software start to be used more frequently?
90s
70s
80s
New Millennium
22
What style of jazz music did the composers Duke Ellington and Glenn Miller play?
Bebop
Ragtime
Cool Jazz
Big Band
23
Duke Ellington and Glenn Miller were both what?
Actors
Dances
Singers
Big Band Leaders
24
Which musician was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 2016?
Louis Armstrong
Taylor Swift
Bob Dylan
Prince
25
What style of music does Stevie Wonder compose and perform?
Electronic
Jazz
Folk
Motown
26
Which two people were famous jazz singers?
Ella Fitzgerald and Beyonce
Miles Davis and Billie Holiday
Miles Davis and Scott Joplin
Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday
27
How many times has Taylor Swift won the Best Album of the Year Grammy Award?
1 Time
2 Times
0 Times
3 Times
