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Questions about Jazz for my Jazz Enrichment Class.
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1
What is the "groove" in jazz music?
"sparse" solos
Improvisation
Swing
Riffs
2
What is Mr. Balika's main instrument?
Saxophone
Trombone
Trumpet
Piano
3
What is improvisation?
a jazz song written by Duke Ellington
an instrument
making up stuff on the spot
making up music on the spot
4
What kind of music is similar and related to jazz?
Rap
Heavy Metal
Classical
Country
5
Rap battles are similar to solo battles between two people playing which instrument?
Clarinet
Tenor Sax
Piano
Trumpet
6
Music sampling in rap often uses music from what other genre?
Medieval
Jazz
Bluegrass
Classical
7
"Pop" music began when singers began covering music from what other genre?
Opera
Folk Music
Musicals
Classical
8
What is the name for: short melodies made up by each section that fit well together?
Riffs
Improvisations
Jazz
Solos
9
All of the following are considered jazz instruments EXCEPT which one?
Trumpet
Saxophone
Cello
Trombone
10
Which jazz singer was known for singing "New York, New York?"
Frank Sinatra
Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong
Ella Fitzgerald
11
Where did Duke Ellington perform his last concert?
DeKalb
Spring Valley
Carnegie Hall
Peru
12
Count Basie was known for which of the following?
Riffs
All of the above
"Sparse" solos
Swing
13
What instrument did Duke Ellington play?
Saxophone
Trombone
Piano
Trumpet
14
What instrument did Count Basie play?
Trumpet
Trombone
Saxophone
Piano
15
Which jazz singer got their start by winning a singing competition?
Frank Sinatra
Louis Armstrong
Ella Fitzgerald
Chance the Rapper
16
What instrument did Louis Armstrong play?
Piano
Trumpet
Trombone
Saxophone
17
Which of the following instruments is not commonly used in jazz?
Trombone
Piano
Violin
Saxophone
18
Louis Armstrong was famous for playing his instrument AND what other talent?
Cooking
Stand-up Comedy
Tap Dancing
Singing
19
Duke Ellington's compositions were sometimes influenced by what mode of transportation?
Cars
Boats
Airplanes
Trains
