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MUS 151 Quiz 1

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What are three styles of jazz? Dixieland, Swing, Bebop, Cool, Hard Bop, Fusion
According to your text, what are the two most important elements of jazz music? Improvisation and swing feeling
What is swing feeling? Music that makes someone feel like dancing, clapping, tapping
What is improvisation as it relates to music/Jazz Improvisation means simultaneous composition
Where did Jazz originate? In America (New Orleans)
Did the different styles of Jazz happen in chronological order, or did some exist at the same time? Some existed at the same time
True or False, The music styles of jazz musicians was influenced by other musicians? True
How can you tell what music has been written or memorized from what is being improvised? Improvised parts often sound less organized than the written or memorized parts
What does improvisation mean regarding the songs themselves? It means that no jazz song will be either played or sound exactly the same way twice
What is syncopation? Off beat accenting
What is the term that describes how jazz makes people feel when listening to music? the “jazz swing feeling”
What are the two main roles in a jazz group? Soloist and accompanist
True or False: Is jazz improvisation completely original? False
How do musicians keep their place while improvising? They know the form of the music
Name three things a drummer is responsible for doing (possible answers) Keeps time, decorates the group sound, kicks and prods the soloist, underscores the playing of other band members.
When listening to the improvised lines in Jazz what do you try to hear them as? melodies
What is one complete progression of accompaniment chords called? A chorus
What are the three foundational roles in a Jazz Band? soloist, accompanist, and rhythm section
What is a Chorus? One complete progression of accompaniment chords.
What instruments can assume the accompanist role in a jazz combo? Any
What is a "bridge?" the B part of an A-A-B-A composition
What is Ragtime? A popular turn of the century style of written piano music involving pronounced syncopation
What is Blues? A style of African American song, originally consisting of a vocal with guitar accompaniment that often expresses a lonesome or sad feeling.
What were the 2 kinds of music that led to the birth of jazz created by African Americans? Ragtime and blues
When did Jazz first begin? Late 1800s/ early 1900s
What three essential trends helped form Jazz? Improvisation, Experimentation, and the Black community introducing ragtime and blues
Where is the birthplace of Jazz? New Orleans
Who was the most important Ragtime composer? Scott Joplin
Name one of the three cities where jazz was fully formed and recorded by the 1920s. (All three are acceptable) Chicago, New York, Los Angeles
What was the fusion of African and Spanish music called? Latin
From what did jazz originate? Brass band and ragtime piano from the 1800s
Where was the “blues” developed? In America by African slaves
Is ragtime considered a jazz style? No because it lacks the jazz swing feeling
What is the term for manipulating the starting times for sung (or played) notes and phrases? Rhythmic Displacement
What type of band was preferred in the 19th century for outside dances/gatherings? Brass bands
Name one way the blues contributed to jazz: (all three of these bullet points are correct answers) - Modeling novel sounds - Offering a standard set of accompaniment harmonies - Furnishing part of the jazz repertory
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