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