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Why was cool jazz created?
as a reaction to dixieland
As a reaction to ragtime
As a reaction to swing
As a reaction to bebop
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Cool jazz was performed by
children
black and white musicians
white musicians
Black musicians
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Ragtime was primarily....
Both
African
Neither
European
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Hard bop was a reaction to cool jazz because
cool jazz was boring
Cool jazz was taken over by white musicians
cool jazz was too interesting
cool jazz deemphasized African roots
5
What is Improvisation?
A type of bebop jazz
Written music played on a jazz instrument
Spontaneous music only done by instrumentalists
Spontaneous music in the moment
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Dixieland had mostly written music
False
True
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What tune sources were used in Dixieland?
Original, religious and classical
Blues, Ragtime and religious
Original, classical and ragtime
Religious, ragtime and country
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Characteristics of Bebop included
difficult to play and slow
Easy to play and slow
Difficult to play and fast
easy to play and fast
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Bebop was made to be.....
unique, not commercialized
enjoyed, not sung
confusing, not easy to understand
listened to, not danced to
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What instruments are involved in Dixieland jazz?
Banjo, Trumpet, Drums, Trombone, Tuba
Banjo, Trumpet, Drums, Tuba, Flute
Guitar, Trombone, Tuba, Trumpet, Clarinet
Banjo, Trumpet, Drums, Trombone, Guitar
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Jazz was born out of.....
White experience in America
White experience in Europe
Black experience in Africa
Black experience in America
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Cool jazz included what instruments?
saxophone, piano, trumpet and drums
saxophone, piano, drums and bass
trumpet, piano, drums and bass
trumpet, flute, oboe and piano
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What was the benefit of New Orleans being a sea port city?
Lots of things to do!
Both 1 and 4
Neither 1 or 4
Cultural meeting place
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New Orleans was liberal! What "devil instrument" did they allow??
Drums
Piano
Tuba
Oboe
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Fusion was inspired by artists such as
the beatles, rolling stones and Elton john
the beatles rolling stones and bob dylan
the beatles, rolling stones and miles davis
The beatles, rolling stones and tina turner
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Hard bop was
fast paced and emotional but controlled
more emotional and fast paced and out of control
Less emotional and more controlled
slower and more controlled
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Trying to sing bebop resulted in....
choral singing
the millennial whoop
no singing in bebop
Scat singing
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What city was considered the birth place of jazz?
NYC
Detroit
Chicago
New Orleans
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What was free jazz or avant garde jazz?
no standards or structure
no constraints or expectations
no preconceived notions or expectations
no music
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Who were considered "Creoles"?
People of one ethnicity
People who were poor musicians
People of multiple ethnicity
People who were good musicians
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what was improvisation like during swing music?
No improvisation was included
a mix of everything and anything
solo improvisation
everyone improvised at once
22
What happened in America in 1619?
The mayflower landed
Christopher columbus discovered America
Alexander Hamilton created the national bank
slavery started in america
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Who created bebop jazz?
young white musicians
old white musicians
young black musicians
old black musicians
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What was the Banjo's Job in Dixieland?
Chord Progressions and Melody
Rhythm and Chord Progressions
Chord Progressions and Rhythm
Melody and Rhythm
25
What were some characteristics of funky jazz?
complex
complex scales
unorthodox
simple
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Bebop was created because of
Racial issues and music before was too easy
racial issues and music before was too hard
The war and music was too easy
The war and racial issues
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fusion was a reaction to free jazz because
Free jazz alienated audiences
Free jazz was too liked by everyone
Free jazz was too emotional
Free jazz was too limited
28
What are the five elements of jazz?
rhythm, form melody, dance and scat
improve, dance, harmony, rhythm, form
improv, harmony, rhythm, form and melody
harmony, rhythm, form, melody and dance
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Why did swing music die?
The war, racism and similarities between bands
Racism, differences between bands and the great depression
Racism, similarities between bands and the great depression
the war, racism and differences between bands
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Performance practices of cool jazz included
arrangement and improvisation together
not a lot of dynamic range
written arrangements
polyphony
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What instruments are in Ragtime?
Piano and drums
Saxophone, piano and guitar
Piano only
Guitar only
32
What was the purpose of Congo Square?
Allowed slaves to meet and eat freely on sunday
Allowed slaves to write and draw freely on sunday
Allowed slaves to worship freely on sunday
Allowed slaves to sing and dance freely on sunday
33
M-base jazz combined what genres?
Jazz and hip hop
Jazz and rock
Jazz and classical
Jazz and rap
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What is the biggest indicator that something is Dixieland?
Polyrhythms
Syncopation
Collective Improv
Multiple Melodies
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Modal jazz included
simple rhythms and distorted timbres
agitated rhythms and simple melodies
agitated rhythms and distorted timbres
simple rhythms and simple melodies
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What do you need to be able to improv?
technical skills on your instrument
strong music vocabulary
knowledge of music theory
Ability to play by ear
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Was swing music written down or played by ear?
written down
both
played by ear
neither
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Acid Jazz was...
Jazz that used electronic recordings of other songs
Jazz that was really short
Jazz that included a lot of weird instruments
Jazz that was written while using drugs
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What jazz instruments are considered "european"?
clarinet, trumpet, french horn
piano, saxophone, drums
Trumpet, saxophone and piano
clarinet, piano and drums
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What was Storyville?
A place in New Orleans where musicians could perform
A place in NYC where musicians could perform
A place in NYC where musicians could not perform
A place in New Orleans where musicians could not perform
41
Important musicians in Dixieland Jazz include
Louis Armstrong and Thelonious Monk
Louis Armstrong and Scott Joplin
Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald
Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton
42
What is M-based jazz?
groovy jazz
little jazz
boring jazz
maco-based jazz
43
What was swing music so popular?
It was very difficult to play and considered elite
It helped people forget life for a while
It was solely a white musician genre
There were very few places it was performed so it was rare
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What did blues evolve from?
sailor songs
Dixieland jazz
Work songs
Ragtime
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What was the trumpet's job in a Dixieland band?
Keep the stead beat
Play the melody
Embellish the melody
Embellish the bass line
46
Free jazz wasn't concerned with
emotions or experiences of the audience
instrumentation
tuning or form
keeping things free and simple
47
Fusion Jazz was
Music that fused jazz and rock
Music that fused jazz and pop
Music that fused jazz and classical
Music that fused jazz and hip hop
48
What was a sub style of Hard bop?
hard funk
funk
funky
funktastic
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Characteristics of Ragtime include:
March beat in left hand and ornamented melody in the right
Steady beat in the right hand and simple melody in the left
March beat in right hand and ornamented melody in the left
Steady beat in the left hand and simple melody in the right
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What artists participated in all styles of jazz?
Thelonious Monk
Dizzy Gillespie
John Coltrane
Miles Davis
51
Why did Dixieland Jazz die?
Neither 1 or 3
Both 1 and 3
No room for musicians to grow
Solo artists emerged
52
What did Cool Jazz sound like?
it was slower and less emotional
It was faster and less emotional
It was slower and more emotional
it was faster and more emotional
53
What was modal jazz?
Jazz built of modes instead of chords
jazz built off different rhythms
Jazz built off modes of transportation
jazz built off improvisation
54
What is Jazz?
A musical sentence
A musical quote
A musical idea
A musical conversation
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What instruments were in swing bands?
saxophones, drums, trombones, trumpets, drums and piano
Saxophones, French horns, drums and trombones
Saxophones, drums, trombones and piano
saxophones, trumpets, piano and French horns
