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each of the following are characteristics of jazz except…..

  • syncopation
  • improvisation
  • individual expression
  • german folk music
A

GERMAN FOLK MUSIC

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What is melody?

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how it goes

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which instruments can play harmony by themselves?

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guitar

PIANO

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Which instruments are considered part of the rhythm section?

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  • piano
  • bass
  • drums
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what is rhythm?

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the sounds in relation to the beat

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what does head mean in the context of jazz?

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the melody

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a series of chords, make up a

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chord progression

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the underlying hearbeat or pulse of the music is called the

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beat

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what is meter?

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the grouping of the beats

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when you have multiple rhythms happening at the same time, we call this a

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polyrhythm

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when an instrument is playing notes that are not preconceived, we call this

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improvisation

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what do we call it when more than one person is improvising at once?

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collective improvisation

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the musical roadmap is referred to as the….

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form

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what is arranging?

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deciding the musical form

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each of the following is a blues classification except…

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ramblin’ blues

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classic blues refers to….

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female singers, usually accompanied by band or piano

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urban blues refers to….

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female singers, usually accompanied by band or piano

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country blues refers to….

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male singers, usually accompanied by themselves on guitar

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what is a blue note?

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the b3 or b7 of the western major scale

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match the song with the performer who recorded it

  • “crazy blues”
  • “down the dirt road blues”
  • “sweet home chicago”
  • “(i’m your) hoochie coochie man”
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  • mamie smith
  • charlie patton
  • robert johnson
  • muddy waters
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Bessie Smith, like other classic blues performers, originally performed in what style of entertainment?

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vaudville

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who was Bessie Smith accompanied by in her recording of “Back Water Blues”?

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James P. Johnson

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ragtime employed the used of_____rhythms or ragged rhythms

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syncopated

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where did scott joplin publish his first rags?

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Sedalia, MO

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what does muiltistrain or muiltitheme mean?
there are multiple melodies
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Who was the famous bandleader to lead the "Hellfighters" band during WWI, and also work as the musical director for Vernon And Irene Castle?
JAMES REESE EUROPE
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WHO WROTE "MEMPHIS BLUES"?
w.c. handy
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what does the term creole of color mean?
a person of mixed background, usually french-african-american
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what was the name of the district in New Orleans that permitted prostitution?
Storyville
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who is the musician often cited as being the first jazz band leader?
buddy bolden
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who was the first jazz band to record?
ODJB (original dixieland jazz band)
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the 5th chorus of "livery stable blues" features a section where the trumpet, clarinet, and trombone each take turns...
making animal noises
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jelly roll morton is best remembered for his...
compositions
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jelly roll morton's compositions tend to be very interesting and exciting due to the constantly changing....
textures
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king oliver is best remembered for his use of the___
mute
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who played piano in king oliver's creole jazz band?
LIL HARDIN
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When king oliver would play the lead melodic part, what was louis armstrong's role?
to play a harmony supporting the lead
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who was the clarinet/ soprano saxophonist that established a virtuosic solo voice in jazz?
sidney bechet
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louis armstrong was one the most influential musicians of the 20th century. What instruments did he play?
trumpet/voice
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how did armstrong learn to play cornet?
the colored waif's home
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why did armstrong go to new york in 1942?
TO JOIN FLETCHER HENDERSON'S BAND
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which was the name of louis armstrong's band?
the hot five
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the movement of african americans from the rural south to the industrial north around WWI is referred to as...
the great migration
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which cities would be important in terms of the development of early jazz?
chicago kansas city NEW YORK
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why were african americans drawn to chicago?
- to escape racist laws and practices | - to earn a better living
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what range of the instrument did bix biederbeck tend to solo in?
the middle range
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how did bix first come to hear jazz music?
he heard and ODJB RECORDING
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WHAT interesting saxophone did frank trumbauer play?
c melody saxophone
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trumbauer's melodic playing had a lasting influence on...
lester young | benny carter
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bix and tram were both featured soloists for what famous bandleader?
paul whiteman
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"singing the blues" was a
tin pan alley pop song
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paul whiteman tried fusing jazz with...
classical music
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which piece by george gershwin was premiered by paul whiteman's band in 1924?
rhapsody in blue
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eddie lang established which instrument as a solo voice in jazz?
guitar
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earl hines was known for playing...
tremolos with octaves in his right hand
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how did earl hines come to record with louis armstrong ? who band were they in together?
carrol dickerson
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earl hines plays on a recording which features louis armstrong on a famous opening cadenza. what song is it?
west end blues
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which record label did lovie austin work for as house pianist?
paramount
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lil hardin had a strong influence on whos career?
louis armstrong
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BOTH LIL HARDIN AND LOVIE AUSTIN MAINLY PERFORMED AS....
accompanists
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a location in manhattan that that housed the publishers of popular music in the 1920s and 1930s is generally referred to as....
TIN PAN ALLEY
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in the older pop song form, where did the verse go in a song?
at the beginning
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when did harlem become a predominantly african american neighborhood?
1920s
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what was the harlem renaissance?
a flowering of african american culture through art and literature
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fletcher henderson got an oppurtunity to lead a band at a popular ballroom called the....
roseland ballroom
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king porter stomp was originally written by....
jelly roll morton
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benny carter is known for his____playing as well as his ability to_____.
alto, ARRANGE
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who was the drummer who led a band at the savoy ballroom until his death in 1939?
check webb
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who was the singer hired to perform with chick webb's orchestra?
ella fitzgeral
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who was the bandleader and singer, who we watched sing, "kickin' the gong around" in the movie the big broadcast?
cab calloway
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roy eldridge set the standard for virtuosity with what instrument?
TRUMPET
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Roy Eldridge was a feature soloist in which band?
fletcher henderson
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coleman hawkins played____sax and was first featured in ______'s band before setting off on his own.
tenor, FLETCHER HENDERSON
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in 1939, coleman hawkins made a last minute decision to record the standard______, which became a jazz classic.
body and soul
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James P. Johnson, Fats Waller, and Willie "The Lion" Smith are all regarded as influential______.
STRIDE PIANISTS
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WHAT DOES RUBATO MEAN?
at your own pace
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in addition to the virtuosic runs in the left hand, Art Tatum is also remembered for the ______ of his left hand.
harmonic complexity
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Alberto Socarras is known as an early jazz______and____.
flautist(flutist), band leader
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a repeating chord progression( usually one or two chords) is also known as a....
VAMP
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the common rhythmic pattern to many cuban dances styles is known as a.....
CLAVE

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