HISTORY OF JAZZ MIDTERM

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A diatonic, seven-note scale that progresses in whole (W) and half (H) steps according to the W W H W W W H pattern is known as:
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Major scale
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What musical term is used to describe the speed of the beat?
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Tempo
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Piano music is typically notated using the _________ staff.
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grand
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TRUE OR FALSE: The function of the clef is to indicate the range of pitches to be played.
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True
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The distance between any two adjacent keys on the piano is called a:
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semitone
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TRUE OR FALSE: The placement of the notes on the staff indicates their duration.
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False
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The two most often used scales in the Western European music tradition are the major scale and the:
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minor scale
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What fundamental element of music may be defined as "the succession of articulated durations"?
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rhythm
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The span of eight letter-name notes is called:
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octave
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According to the text, the most common clefs are:
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treble & bass
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An accent on an unexpected part of the measure, that strengthens weak beats and undermines the strong ones produces:
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syncopation
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Select the term that best fits the following description:
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chord
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A blue note is produced by:
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pitch bending
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A chord in which each note is separated from the next by a third is known as a:
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triad
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A single repetition of the chord progression used to organize music in an improvisation.
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chorus
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A pitch that doesn't quite fit in the traditional 12-note scale.
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blue note
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The musical language of ________ is characterized by the fundamental harmonic relationship between tonic and dominant.
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tonality
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Several different rhythms sounding at the same time.
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polyrhythm
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A 12-bar blues chorus normally consists of what formal scheme?
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A A B
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There is general consensus that jazz is characterized by three essential features. These three essential features are:
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Improvisation, swing feeling, bluesy flavor
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Which of the following is a synonym for "urban blues"?
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classic blues
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Which one of the following is NOT true of jazz?
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The music reflects the experience of the New Orleans upper class, who had the leisure time to create it
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Early (or rural) blues may be readily distinguished from classic (or urban) blues in several ways. Which statement below is NOT accurate?
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Even in early (or rural) blues, the 12-bar form was firmly established.
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Which of the following refers to a style of bass line in which each beat receives a separate tone, thus creating a moving sequence of quarter notes?
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walking bass
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What musical feature distinguishes ragtime melodies from the ones used in the marches of brass bands?
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Almost constant syncopation
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Which of the following refers to the rhythmic, improvised accompaniment on piano?
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comping
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While seemingly very dissimilar, ragtime piano and the marches played by brass bands actually shared much in common. Only one characteristic below is unique to ragtime piano. Which one is it?
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Abundant syncopation in the melody above the steady duple background.
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What music genre would he following excerpt best fit in? (Maple Leaf Rag)
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Ragtime
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Which of the following is an instrument in the drum set that brings two cymbals together by means of a foot pedal?
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hi-hat
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Which of the following refers to the method of playing string instruments by plucking instead of bowing?
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pizzicato
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An early important white trumpeter, his improvisations conveyed an advanced harmonic conception.
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Bix Beiderbecke
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Which of the following best describes "scat singing"?
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Singing nonsense syllables while improvising a melodic vocal solo
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An early jazz pianist from Pittsburgh who recorded with Louis Armstrong on "West End Blues," he had a horn-like style of improvisation.
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Earl Hines
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A clarinetist and soprano saxophonist, he was one of the great early New Orleans jazz musicians, known for his blues-infused improvisations.
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Sidney Bechet
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Which of the following best describes "Dixieland Jazz"?
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A term for New Orleans-style jazz played by white bands
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An early important white saxophonist, he played the distinctive C-melody saxophone and had a linear approach to improvisation.
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Frankie Trumbauer.
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A cornetist and band leader, he made some of the earliest recordings of New Orleans jazz in 1923. Louis Armstrong was a member of his band.
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Joe "King" Oliver
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Which of the following describes a characteristic feature of New Orleans jazz in which multiple instrumentalists improvise together, creating a distinctive polyphony?
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collective improvisation
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TRUE OR FALSE: The banjo plays a solo during the first 30 seconds of Jelly Roll Morton's "Black Bottom Stomp."
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False
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Composer, pianist, and band leader, he was one of the great early New Orleans jazz musicians and one of the first musicians to bring together elements of ragtime piano and blues in a rhythmic manner that suggested swing eighth notes.
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Jelly Roll Morton
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A pioneer in the emerging swing style of jazz; his charts featured a call-and-response that would pit the reeds against the brass, which became a model for most of the swing bands that followed; "Wrappin' It Up" was one of his band's notable pieces:
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Fletcher Henderson
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One of Fletcher Henderson's major contributions to the Swing style was the way he structured his band. Which statement accurately describes this organization?
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The band would be divided into three sections: reeds, brass, and rhythm.
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The use of the growl style gave the brass a more vocal quality, and contributed to:
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The "Ellington Effect"
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A French gypsy guitarist, he is considered the first great European jazz musician.
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Django Reinhardt
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One of the great jazz pianists coming out of the stride tradition, he possessed extraordinary facility, combining dazzling technique with a marvelous feel for the blues; he is noted for his chord substitutions, and is reputed to have never lost a cutting contest:
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Art Tatum
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TRUE OR FALSE: The first 50 seconds of "East St. Louis Toodle-oo" feature a "wa-wa" solo by Joe Nanton on the trombone.
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False
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The greatest composer of the swing era; pianist, composer, arranger, and band leader; he had an extraordinary knack for utilizing the distinctive sounds of his sidemen in his charts.
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Duke Ellington
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Alto saxophonist, the most celebrated soloist in Ellington's orchestra; his sultry, ballad style of playing is featured on a number of tunes, notably "Warm Valley."
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Johnny Hodges
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A star trumpeter who developed a "growl style" of playing that lent the trumpet a more vocal quality; featured soloist on East St. Louis Toodle-Oo.
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Bubber Miley
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The first great tenor saxophonist, he developed a warm, full sound that was emulated by many who came after him.
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Coleman Hawkins
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Which of the following denotes a short, catchy melodic gesture?
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Riff
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The most outstanding soloist in Count Basie's band, he was a tenor saxophonist noted for a linear style of playing that conveyed progressive harmonic implications. He was nicknamed "Pres."
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Lester Young
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Pianist and band leader, he developed a more relaxed, swinging style of jazz.
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Count Basie
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Which piece played by the Count Basie band features a series of alternating solos between the tenor saxophonist and the pianist-โ€”even to the point of "trading fours" in the fourth chorus?
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Lester Leaps In
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Nicknamed "Lady Day," she is considered by many the most expressive and deeply moving jazz vocalist of any era.
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Billie Holiday
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Count Basie pared down the role of piano in the rhythm section and pioneered the spontaneous, off-the-beat style of playing known as:
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comping
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One of the first masters of the walking bass, his association with Basie goes back to the 1920s. He possessed a superb sense of timing that helped promote the bass to its role as principal timekeeper in the band.
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Walter Page
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He was one of the earliest drummers to play the ride rhythm on the hi-hat as it was opening and closing, producing a smoother, more sustained rhythm.
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Jo Jones
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He played acoustic guitar in count Basie's orchestra. His approach added a buoyancy to the Basie rhythm section that no other big band had.
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Freddie Green
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One of the first vibraphonists, he established own orchestra after a sideman stint with Benny Goodman.
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Lionel Hampton
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Quadruple Meter
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A meter featuring four beats per measure, typically with a strong accent on the first beat and a slightly lesser accent on the third beat.
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Pickup
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A note or a group of notes preceding the first beat of the first measure
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Syncopation
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An accent on a note somewhere unexpected, off the main beats.
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Sharp
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A tone that is a half-step above a given tone
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Flat
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A tone that is a half-step below a given toneF
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Half-Step
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The smallest pitch difference between two sounds in most Western music systems; also known as a semitown
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Whole Step
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The combination of two semitones; also known as a tone or a whole tone
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Octave
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A span of eight letter-name notes
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Diatonic Scale
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A seven-note musical scale made up of five whole steps and two half-steps