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Which note of the scale is rarely if ever lowered when singing blues? |
| | A) | the third |
| | B) | the seventh |
| | C) | the fifth |
| | D) | the second |
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| 2 | |
The most important jazz soloist in the Chicago style was... |
| | A) | the singer, Louis Armstrong. |
| | B) | the pianist, "Duke" Ellington. |
| | C) | the cornet player, "King" Oliver. |
| | D) | the trumpeter, Louis Armstrong. |
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Which of the following elements is NOT characteristic of traditional African music? |
| | A) | harmony in the form of chordal accompaniment |
| | B) | call and response |
| | C) | polyrhythms |
| | D) | a variety of scales |
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Which idiom combines regular, sectional formal structure, an emphasis on works for piano, and syncopated rhythms influenced by African music? |
| | A) | dixieland jazz |
| | B) | blues |
| | C) | ragtime |
| | D) | field hollers |
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Which of the following would not be useful for traditional African music? |
| | A) | drum |
| | B) | costume |
| | C) | concert hall |
| | D) | dance |
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Which of the following was not an African-American band leader of the Swing era? |
| | A) | Fletcher Henderson |
| | B) | Artie Shaw |
| | C) | Count Basie |
| | D) | Cab Calloway |
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The most outstanding feature of New Orleans jazz is... |
| | A) | improvisation. |
| | B) | the contrast between the front line instruments and the rhythm section. |
| | C) | the use of banjo as a jazz instrument. |
| | D) | collective improvisation. |
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What part of Africa is most likely to hold the secrets to the origins of jazz and is the homeland of most Africans who were brought to the new world as slaves? |
| | A) | Northern Africa |
| | B) | Western Africa |
| | C) | Southern Africa |
| | D) | Eastern Africa |
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The process of creating music through the creative interpretation of a pre-existing melody and harmony is called... |
| | A) | improvisation |
| | B) | polyrhythm |
| | C) | call and response |
| | D) | scat singing |
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The blues as an idiom was most influenced by which of the following types of music? |
| | A) | field hollers and work songs |
| | B) | ragtime |
| | C) | dixieland |
| | D) | scat |
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Which of the following was NOT a prominent ragtime pianist-composer? |
| | A) | James Scott |
| | B) | Tom Turpin |
| | C) | Bessie Smith |
| | D) | Joseph Lamb |
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What is the name of a rattle made from a gourd with pebbles inside and netting sewn with beads around the outside? |
| | A) | segbure |
| | B) | sangbei |
| | C) | griot |
| | D) | rag |
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What is the name of a person who memorizes and repeats songs to keep track of people and their history? |
| | A) | griot |
| | B) | segbure |
| | C) | scat singer |
| | D) | sangbei |
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Why is it not possible to know the precise origins and early history of jazz? |
| | A) | The earliest examples of jazz were never notated. They were improvised and never recorded in any way. |
| | B) | Everyone involved in the origin of jazz is now dead. |
| | C) | Jazz in one form or another has always existed. |
| | D) | African music notation of the 18th century has not yet been deciphered. |
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Imagine you are listening to an ensemble of one trumpet, one clarinet, and one trombone with accompaniment from string bass, banjo, piano, and drums. What is the idiom and what do you call the two groups of players? |
| | A) | The idiom is ragtime. The trumpet, clarinet, and trombone are part of the front line. The other instruments are the rhythm section. |
| | B) | The idiom is dixieland. The trumpet, clarinet, and trombone are part of the front line. The other instruments are the rhythm section. |
| | C) | The idiom is dixieland. The trumpet, clarinet, and trombone are part of the bridge. The other instruments are the griots. |
| | D) | The idiom is the blues. The trumpet, clarinet, and trombone are part of the bridge. The other instruments are the rhythm section. |
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| 16 | |
The Swing era is associated with what time period, city, and ensemble? |
| | A) | 1935-1950, New York, Big Band |
| | B) | 1920-1935, Chicago, Jazz Combo |
| | C) | 1895-1920, New Orleans, Dixieland |
| | D) | 1935-1950, Chicago, Big Band |
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