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Final Exam
1) New Orleans is the birthplace of
a. ragtime.
b. jazz.
c. the blues.
d. West Coast Jazz.
Answer:
b
2) Who was the premier composer of ragtime piano music?
a. Scott Joplin
b. Jelly Roll Morton
c. Count Basie
d. Fats Waller
Answer:
a
3) What happened in 1917?
a. Louis Armstrong joined Joe Oliver's band in Chicago.
b. The first jazz recording was made in New York City.
c. The blues evolved as an art form.
d. Miles Davis recorded his historic album Kind of Blue.
Answer:
b
4) Seated in order are big band trumpeters Sarah, Roth, Mark, Judith and David. Which one
is the lead trumpet player?
a. Sarah
b. David
c. Judith
d. Mark
Answer:
b
5) Which of the following was an important trumpeter to emerge during the swing era?
a. Dave Douglas
b. Count Basie
c. Roy Eldridge
d. Coleman Hawkins
Answer:
c

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6) Voicing across sections was an arranging technique first used by which swing-era big
bandleader?
a. Duke Ellington
b. Count Basie
c. Mary Lou Williams
d. Benny Goodman
Answer:
a
7) The 1938 hit tune, "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" launched the long and successful career of
a. Art Tatum
b. Ella Fitzgerald
c. Benny Goodman
d. Billie Holiday
Answer:
b
8) "Dwee," "she-bop," "bam" are
a. syllables used in scat.
b. legendary head riffs.
c. Latin percussion instruments.
d. ride cymbal rhythms.
Answer:
a
9) Which singer was not known for scat singing?
a. Sarah Vaughan
b. Ella Fitzgerald
c. Billie Holiday
d. Louis Armstrong
Answer:
c
10) Which of the following styles are examples of modern jazz?
a. Early jazz and bebop
b. Bebop and cool
c. Swing and bebop
d. Early jazz and swing
Answer:
b

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Final Exam 1) New Orleans is the birthplace of a. ragtime. b. jazz. c. the blues. d. West Coast Jazz. Answer: b 2) Who was the premier composer of ragtime piano music? a. Scott Joplin b. Jelly Roll Morton c. Count Basie d. Fats Waller Answer: a 3) What happened in 1917? a. Louis Armstrong joined Joe Oliver's band in Chicago. b. The first jazz recording was made in New York City. c. The blues evolved as an art form. d. Miles Davis recorded his historic album Kind of Blue. Answer: b 4) Seated in order are big band trumpeters Sarah, Roth, Mark, Judith and David. Which one is the lead trumpet player? a. Sarah b. David c. Judith d. Mark Answer: b 5) Which of the following was an important trumpeter to emerge during the swing era? a. Dave Douglas b. Count Basie c. Roy Eldridge d. Coleman Hawkins Answer: c 6) Voicing across sections was an arranging technique first used by which swing-era big bandleader? a. Duke Ellington b. Count Basie c. Mary Lou Williams d. Benny Goodman Answer: a 7) The 1938 hit tune, "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" launched the long and successful career of a. Art Tatum b. Ella Fitzgerald c. Benny Goodman d. Billie Holiday Answer: b 8) "Dwee," "she-bop," "bam" are a. syllables used in scat. b. legendary head riffs. c. Latin percussion instruments. d. ride cymbal rhythms. Answer: a 9) Which singer was not known for scat singing? a. Sarah Vaughan b. Ella Fitzgerald c. Billie Holiday d. Louis Armstrong Answer: c 10) Which of the following styles are examples of modern jazz ...
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