Jazz Final Q1

The bassist plucks a string once per beat in a timekeeping style called ________.

What is the most common arrangement of the sections in a 32-bar chorus (sometimes called American Song Form, or American Popular-Song Form)?

Some common definitions for jazz include:

Who is the leading composer of ragtime music?

Which of the following was NOT an essential trend that caused the birth of Jazz?
A. the practice of taking liberties with the melodies and accompaniments of tunes as they were being performed
B. the evolution of the saxophone as an important band instrument
C. African Americans creating new kinds of music such as ragtime and the blues
D. Taking liberties with tone qualities

Call and Response is primarily associated with which type of pre-jazz American musical form?

The stride piano style primarily evolved form _______.

Jelly Roll Morton is historically notable b/c ____.

Louis Armstrong was one of the first great soloists in jazz history, and partly b/c of him, post-Armstrong styles stressed ______.

New Orleans clarinetist and soprano saxophonist _____ was, along with Louis Armstrong, one of the first great soloists.

Bix Beiderbecke was a very important white _______ and composer from Iowa.

Which unrecorded artist is considered the earliest jazz musician?

Why did many early jazz musicians from New Orleans move to Chicago?

Who is considered the father of stride piano?

The first jazz group to record is called _____.

The first black jazz group to record is called ______.

What vocal style of singing did Louis Armstrong innovate?

From which city did the Austin High Gang originate?

Earl Hines developed the boogie woogie keyboard style. True or False?

Who are 2 New Orleans early jazz cornet/trumpet players with the nickname "King"?

What are the general dates for the early jazz period?

What are the 3 early styles of blues music we covered in class? Can you name musicians from those genres?