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History of #Jazz music
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Fusion was inspired by artists such as
the beatles, rolling stones and miles davis
The beatles, rolling stones and tina turner
the beatles rolling stones and bob dylan
the beatles, rolling stones and Elton john
2
New Orleans was liberal! What "devil instrument" did they allow??
Drums
Tuba
Piano
Oboe
3
What is M-based jazz?
little jazz
maco-based jazz
boring jazz
groovy jazz
4
Dixieland had mostly written music
True
False
5
Trying to sing bebop resulted in....
the millennial whoop
choral singing
Scat singing
no singing in bebop
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What did blues evolve from?
sailor songs
Ragtime
Dixieland jazz
Work songs
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What was the benefit of New Orleans being a sea port city?
Neither 1 or 4
Both 1 and 4
Lots of things to do!
Cultural meeting place
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Why was cool jazz created?
As a reaction to ragtime
As a reaction to swing
as a reaction to dixieland
As a reaction to bebop
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What was Storyville?
A place in NYC where musicians could not perform
A place in New Orleans where musicians could not perform
A place in NYC where musicians could perform
A place in New Orleans where musicians could perform
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What is the biggest indicator that something is Dixieland?
Polyrhythms
Syncopation
Collective Improv
Multiple Melodies
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Why did Dixieland Jazz die?
Solo artists emerged
Both 1 and 3
Neither 1 or 3
No room for musicians to grow
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M-base jazz combined what genres?
Jazz and classical
Jazz and hip hop
Jazz and rap
Jazz and rock
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Ragtime was primarily....
African
European
Both
Neither
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What was free jazz or avant garde jazz?
no music
no standards or structure
no constraints or expectations
no preconceived notions or expectations
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What were some characteristics of funky jazz?
simple
complex scales
complex
unorthodox
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fusion was a reaction to free jazz because
Free jazz was too limited
Free jazz was too liked by everyone
Free jazz was too emotional
Free jazz alienated audiences
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Characteristics of Ragtime include:
Steady beat in the left hand and simple melody in the right
March beat in left hand and ornamented melody in the right
March beat in right hand and ornamented melody in the left
Steady beat in the right hand and simple melody in the left
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What instruments were in swing bands?
saxophones, drums, trombones, trumpets, drums and piano
saxophones, trumpets, piano and French horns
Saxophones, drums, trombones and piano
Saxophones, French horns, drums and trombones
19
What city was considered the birth place of jazz?
Detroit
NYC
New Orleans
Chicago
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Who were considered "Creoles"?
People of multiple ethnicity
People who were poor musicians
People who were good musicians
People of one ethnicity
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Acid Jazz was...
Jazz that used electronic recordings of other songs
Jazz that was really short
Jazz that was written while using drugs
Jazz that included a lot of weird instruments
22
Performance practices of cool jazz included
written arrangements
arrangement and improvisation together
not a lot of dynamic range
polyphony
23
What are the five elements of jazz?
harmony, rhythm, form, melody and dance
improve, dance, harmony, rhythm, form
improv, harmony, rhythm, form and melody
rhythm, form melody, dance and scat
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Cool jazz included what instruments?
trumpet, flute, oboe and piano
saxophone, piano, drums and bass
trumpet, piano, drums and bass
saxophone, piano, trumpet and drums
25
What was swing music so popular?
It was very difficult to play and considered elite
There were very few places it was performed so it was rare
It was solely a white musician genre
It helped people forget life for a while
26
What was the purpose of Congo Square?
Allowed slaves to sing and dance freely on sunday
Allowed slaves to worship freely on sunday
Allowed slaves to meet and eat freely on sunday
Allowed slaves to write and draw freely on sunday
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Hard bop was a reaction to cool jazz because
cool jazz was too interesting
cool jazz deemphasized African roots
Cool jazz was taken over by white musicians
cool jazz was boring
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What is Jazz?
A musical conversation
A musical quote
A musical idea
A musical sentence
29
Bebop was created because of
racial issues and music before was too hard
The war and racial issues
The war and music was too easy
Racial issues and music before was too easy
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Bebop was made to be.....
confusing, not easy to understand
enjoyed, not sung
listened to, not danced to
unique, not commercialized
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Jazz was born out of.....
White experience in America
Black experience in Africa
Black experience in America
White experience in Europe
32
What was a sub style of Hard bop?
hard funk
funktastic
funk
funky
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Why did swing music die?
Racism, similarities between bands and the great depression
Racism, differences between bands and the great depression
The war, racism and similarities between bands
the war, racism and differences between bands
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Characteristics of Bebop included
Difficult to play and fast
easy to play and fast
difficult to play and slow
Easy to play and slow
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What artists participated in all styles of jazz?
Thelonious Monk
John Coltrane
Miles Davis
Dizzy Gillespie
36
What was the Banjo's Job in Dixieland?
Melody and Rhythm
Chord Progressions and Melody
Rhythm and Chord Progressions
Chord Progressions and Rhythm
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What instruments are in Ragtime?
Guitar only
Piano and drums
Piano only
Saxophone, piano and guitar
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Important musicians in Dixieland Jazz include
Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald
Louis Armstrong and Thelonious Monk
Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton
Louis Armstrong and Scott Joplin
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What happened in America in 1619?
Christopher columbus discovered America
Alexander Hamilton created the national bank
The mayflower landed
slavery started in america
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What do you need to be able to improv?
strong music vocabulary
knowledge of music theory
Ability to play by ear
technical skills on your instrument
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what was improvisation like during swing music?
a mix of everything and anything
solo improvisation
No improvisation was included
everyone improvised at once
42
What tune sources were used in Dixieland?
Original, classical and ragtime
Original, religious and classical
Religious, ragtime and country
Blues, Ragtime and religious
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What is Improvisation?
A type of bebop jazz
Written music played on a jazz instrument
Spontaneous music in the moment
Spontaneous music only done by instrumentalists
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Who created bebop jazz?
young white musicians
young black musicians
old white musicians
old black musicians
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Modal jazz included
simple rhythms and simple melodies
agitated rhythms and simple melodies
agitated rhythms and distorted timbres
simple rhythms and distorted timbres
46
What jazz instruments are considered "european"?
piano, saxophone, drums
clarinet, trumpet, french horn
clarinet, piano and drums
Trumpet, saxophone and piano
47
Hard bop was
slower and more controlled
more emotional and fast paced and out of control
fast paced and emotional but controlled
Less emotional and more controlled
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What instruments are involved in Dixieland jazz?
Banjo, Trumpet, Drums, Trombone, Guitar
Guitar, Trombone, Tuba, Trumpet, Clarinet
Banjo, Trumpet, Drums, Trombone, Tuba
Banjo, Trumpet, Drums, Tuba, Flute
49
Was swing music written down or played by ear?
written down
both
played by ear
neither
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What was modal jazz?
jazz built off different rhythms
Jazz built of modes instead of chords
jazz built off improvisation
Jazz built off modes of transportation
51
Cool jazz was performed by
white musicians
children
black and white musicians
Black musicians
52
Fusion Jazz was
Music that fused jazz and hip hop
Music that fused jazz and pop
Music that fused jazz and classical
Music that fused jazz and rock
53
What did Cool Jazz sound like?
it was faster and more emotional
It was faster and less emotional
it was slower and less emotional
It was slower and more emotional
54
Free jazz wasn't concerned with
tuning or form
instrumentation
emotions or experiences of the audience
keeping things free and simple
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What was the trumpet's job in a Dixieland band?
Embellish the melody
Embellish the bass line
Keep the stead beat
Play the melody
