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1
The "front line" of a Dixieland group included
A)cornet, clarinet, and trombone
B)drums, bass, and banjo
C)piano
D)all of the above
2
The most distinctive feature of New Orleans jazz was
A)use of a saxophone for playing the melody
B)collective improvisation by the front line
C)solo breaks by the rhythm instruments
D)its lack of syncopated melodies
3
"Scat singing," which Louis Armstrong introduced into jazz, is
A)vocalization of a melodic line with nonsense syllables
B)singing with a gravel-throated sound
C)singing above the normal vocal range, or falsetto
D)not being able to sing on pitch
4
The musical life of New Orleans at the beginning of the twentieth century included
A)opera and chamber music
B)sacred music
C)marching and dance bands
D)all of the above
5
Chicago-style Dixieland differs from New Orleans style in that
A)solo playing came to be emphasized more than collective improvisation
B)the trumpet gradually replaced the cornet
C)soloists based their improvisations more on the harmonies than on the original melodies
D)all of the above





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