Obviously, we are nowhere near The Great Jazz Singers. We are still on Duke Ellington and Stride Piano.
As far as review for the midterm goes, here are some sample questions which should give you an idea of how to study for the test. Everything is from the powerpoints and it's all things we went over in the lectures. The correct answers are at the bottom of the page.
Jazz History Midterm Winter Term 2012 Portland State University Professor George Colligan
1. Which of the following is NOT true about jazz?
A. Originated at the beginning of the 20th century
B. Born of a mix of European and African traditions
C. Exclusively played on piano or trumpet
D. Uses blue notes, polyrhythms and improvisation
2. Which of the following are NOT subgenres of jazz?
A. Swing
B. Dixieland
C. Acid Jazz
D. Baroque
3. Which of the following BEST describes Blues music?
A. When someone is extremely depressed
B. Musical genre which came out of the work songs of African slaves in America; usually uses a 12 bar repeating form
C. Music which doesn't make any money
D. Any song by Cole Porter or Jerome Kern
4. Out of these four instruments, which is the LEAST common in jazz music?
A. Piano
B. Cello
C. Trumpet
D. Upright Bass
5. What is an Ostinato?
A. A bird which lives in tropical climates
B. a musical pattern which repeats over and over
C. a small city on the east coast of Italy
D. a person who is arrogant
6. Which of the following is NOT true about African music?
A. The ideas of "music" and "dance" are not separate
B. Lyrics will tell stories
C. applause between movements is frowned upon; the audience only claps at the end of the performance
D. Uses call and response
7. Which of the following was a precursor to the Blues?
A. Marching Band music
B. Work Songs
C. Irish Jig
D. Polka
8. Who was Alan Lomax?
A. played quarterback for the New Orleans Saints
B. discovered cure for polio
C. ethnomusicologist who recorded folk music
D. character in popular Dr. Seuss book
9. Whom of the following is NOT an important blues singer?
A. Charley Patton
B. Blind Lemon Jefferson
C. Paul Robeson
D. Big Bill Broonzy
10. What is a minstrel show?
A. competitive jam session where performers try to "cut" each other
B. music and comedy variety show where whites and later blacks wore "blackface" and lampooned blacks
C. religious ceremony which invokes a combination of Christianity and voodoo
D. refers to music composed between 1890 and 1950
11. Whom of the following is NOT considered an early jazz musician?
A. Jelly Roll Morton
B. Scott Joplin
C. Louis Armstrong
D. Sidney Bechet
12. Which of the following would be a typical "front line" in a "dixieland" band?
A. Alto Saxophone, Trumpet,Guitar
B. 3 tenor saxophones
C. Cornet, Trombone,Clarinet
D. Flute,Oboe,Bassoon
13. Which of the following BEST describes the left hand in Ragtime music?
A. bass line
B. Oom-pah
C. arpeggios
D. blues form
14. What is a typical form of a Ragtime composition?
A. Blues Form
B. Verse Chorus Verse Chorus
C. Sonata Form
D. AABBAACCDD
15. What type of music is MOST similar in form and melodic development to Ragtime?
A. Early Blues
B. Brazilian Choro
C. Spirituals
D. Bebop
16. James Reese Europe was known for working with which dance team?
A. Captain and Tennille
B. Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire
C. Vernon and Irene Castle
D. Sonny and Cher
17. Whom of the following were NOT important cornetists in early jazz?
A. King Oliver
B. Freddie Keppard
C. Louis Armstrong
D. Jerome Kern
18. What BEST describes Tin Pan Alley?
A. first recording studio in America
B. name given to American music composers and publishers between 1890 and 1940
C. apartment in Harlem where stride pianist composed
D. famous club where Duke Ellington got his start
19. Whom of the following is NOT considered a Tin Pan Alley Composer?
A. W.C. Handy
B. John Phillip Sousa
C. George Gershwin
D. Johnny Green
20. Why do many of Duke Ellington's famous tunes list Irving Mills as a composer?
A. Mills had a contract with Ellington where he got 50% of everything
B. Mills was a brilliant musician and taught Ellington how to play piano
C. Mills was a childhood friend of Ellington's
D. Ellington felt sorry for Mills because he lived in poverty
As far as review for the midterm goes, here are some sample questions which should give you an idea of how to study for the test. Everything is from the powerpoints and it's all things we went over in the lectures. The correct answers are at the bottom of the page.
Jazz History Midterm Winter Term 2012 Portland State University Professor George Colligan
1. Which of the following is NOT true about jazz?
A. Originated at the beginning of the 20th century
B. Born of a mix of European and African traditions
C. Exclusively played on piano or trumpet
D. Uses blue notes, polyrhythms and improvisation
2. Which of the following are NOT subgenres of jazz?
A. Swing
B. Dixieland
C. Acid Jazz
D. Baroque
3. Which of the following BEST describes Blues music?
A. When someone is extremely depressed
B. Musical genre which came out of the work songs of African slaves in America; usually uses a 12 bar repeating form
C. Music which doesn't make any money
D. Any song by Cole Porter or Jerome Kern
4. Out of these four instruments, which is the LEAST common in jazz music?
A. Piano
B. Cello
C. Trumpet
D. Upright Bass
5. What is an Ostinato?
A. A bird which lives in tropical climates
B. a musical pattern which repeats over and over
C. a small city on the east coast of Italy
D. a person who is arrogant
6. Which of the following is NOT true about African music?
A. The ideas of "music" and "dance" are not separate
B. Lyrics will tell stories
C. applause between movements is frowned upon; the audience only claps at the end of the performance
D. Uses call and response
7. Which of the following was a precursor to the Blues?
A. Marching Band music
B. Work Songs
C. Irish Jig
D. Polka
8. Who was Alan Lomax?
A. played quarterback for the New Orleans Saints
B. discovered cure for polio
C. ethnomusicologist who recorded folk music
D. character in popular Dr. Seuss book
9. Whom of the following is NOT an important blues singer?
A. Charley Patton
B. Blind Lemon Jefferson
C. Paul Robeson
D. Big Bill Broonzy
10. What is a minstrel show?
A. competitive jam session where performers try to "cut" each other
B. music and comedy variety show where whites and later blacks wore "blackface" and lampooned blacks
C. religious ceremony which invokes a combination of Christianity and voodoo
D. refers to music composed between 1890 and 1950
11. Whom of the following is NOT considered an early jazz musician?
A. Jelly Roll Morton
B. Scott Joplin
C. Louis Armstrong
D. Sidney Bechet
12. Which of the following would be a typical "front line" in a "dixieland" band?
A. Alto Saxophone, Trumpet,Guitar
B. 3 tenor saxophones
C. Cornet, Trombone,Clarinet
D. Flute,Oboe,Bassoon
13. Which of the following BEST describes the left hand in Ragtime music?
A. bass line
B. Oom-pah
C. arpeggios
D. blues form
14. What is a typical form of a Ragtime composition?
A. Blues Form
B. Verse Chorus Verse Chorus
C. Sonata Form
D. AABBAACCDD
15. What type of music is MOST similar in form and melodic development to Ragtime?
A. Early Blues
B. Brazilian Choro
C. Spirituals
D. Bebop
16. James Reese Europe was known for working with which dance team?
A. Captain and Tennille
B. Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire
C. Vernon and Irene Castle
D. Sonny and Cher
17. Whom of the following were NOT important cornetists in early jazz?
A. King Oliver
B. Freddie Keppard
C. Louis Armstrong
D. Jerome Kern
18. What BEST describes Tin Pan Alley?
A. first recording studio in America
B. name given to American music composers and publishers between 1890 and 1940
C. apartment in Harlem where stride pianist composed
D. famous club where Duke Ellington got his start
19. Whom of the following is NOT considered a Tin Pan Alley Composer?
A. W.C. Handy
B. John Phillip Sousa
C. George Gershwin
D. Johnny Green
20. Why do many of Duke Ellington's famous tunes list Irving Mills as a composer?
A. Mills had a contract with Ellington where he got 50% of everything
B. Mills was a brilliant musician and taught Ellington how to play piano
C. Mills was a childhood friend of Ellington's
D. Ellington felt sorry for Mills because he lived in poverty
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