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