Jazz Workshop Review Quiz

Which of these countries' cultures does Jazz NOT borrow from?

• France

• Africa

• Spain

• Ukraine

Which American city is the birthplace of Jazz?

• New Orleans, LA

• Laurens, SC

• Miami, FL

• San Francisco, CA

Check all of the following that are important traits of Jazz music

• Call and Response

• Scat Singing

• Improvisation

• Rapping solos

A musical conversation in Jazz is called

• Syncopation

• Swing

• Call and Response

• None of the above

Which country and culture is Call and Response in Jazz borrowed from?

• Germany

• Africa

• Canada

• France

What is improvisation?

• Creating music on the spot

• A musical question

• A Jazz dance

• None of the above

True or False:

An example of improvisation is performing music exactly as it is written on a sheet of music.

• True

• False

The style of singing in Jazz that uses nonsense syllables (made up words) is called...

• Opera Singing

• Dixieland

• Scat singing

• Bebop

What is the purpose of scat singing?

• To sound like an animal

• To make as many weird sounds as possible

• To make the audience laugh

• To sound like the instruments of the Jazz band

True or False:

You can use some of the same instruments in both a Jazz band and a classical orchestra

• True

• False