Count Basie Quiz

Quiz
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Arts
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5th Grade
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Medium
+12
Standards-aligned
BRENT STAPLEY
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6 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the instrument Count Basie played.
Guitar
Drums
Piano
Violin
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Name the style of jazz Count Basie’s band played.
Bebop
Swing
Fusion
Ragtime
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What other style of music influenced Count Basie’s swing jazz?
Rock
Blues
Classical
Country
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Basie’s big band had the unofficial title _______ band ever.
laziest
smartest
swingingest
loudest
Tags
CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.RF.3.3C
CCSS.RF.3.3D
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The rhythm of the Count Basie Orchestra is best described as:
Slow and steady
Fast and erratic
Hard driving rhythm section and relaxed feeling rhythm of the horns
Soft and gentle
6.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What was William Basie's nickname?
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
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