Powerpoint for Pianists
Powerpoint for Singers
Here are the review questions for the Final. It's being given at 10:15 Next Tuesday March 20th in 109 Hoffman.
1.What event is considered by most jazz historians to be the beginning of the Swing Era?
A. The stock market crash of October, 1929
B. Duke Ellington's birthday, April 29, 1899
C. Benny Goodman's performance at the Palomar Ballroom on August 21, 1935
D. The attack of Pearl Harbor Naval Base on December 7th, 1941
2. Which bandleader was an important innovator of swing, featured Louis Armstrong in his band, and ended up being an arranger for Benny Goodman?
A. Glen Miller
B. Fletcher Henderson
C.Duke Ellington
D. Maynard Ferguson
3. Which trombone player was known as the "Sentimental Gentelman of Swing" and had 286 Billboard chart hits?
A. Tommy Dorsey
B. Slide Hampton
C. Robin Eubanks
D. Bill Watrous
4. For which Big Band did Russian composer Igor Stravinsky write his "Ebony Concerto"?
A. Jimmy Lunceford
B. Stan Kenton
C. Guy Lombardo
D. Woody Herman
5. Raymond Scott's music is known mostly for it's use in which of the following?
A. Theme song for ABC's Wide World Of Sports
B. the films of Alfred Hitchcock
C. classic Warner Brothers cartoons
D. sampled by many hip hop artists
6. What style of jazz includes fast tempos, virtuosic improvisation, and difficult harmonic structures?
A. smooth jazz
B. bossa nova
C. bebop
D. dixieland
7. Which of the following is NOT true about bebop?
A. Usually featured large groups of 23 or more musicians
B. Music was not for dancing
C. Many bebop musicians used heroin
D. Some black musicians wanted music that "the what cats couldn't play"
8. What is the term for a new melody composed over an existing chord progression
A. conundrum
B. proscenium
C. abacus
D. contrefact
9. What 1939 Coleman Hawkins recording is considered an antecedent of bebop?
A. " Mother, May I Go For A Swim?"
B. "Body and Soul"
C. " Ice, Ice, Baby"
D. "Devil Went Down To Georgia"
10. Which tenor saxophonist influenced many cool jazz musicians and invented many hipster expressions, like "how does the bread smell?" (meaning how much does it pay)?
A. Michael Brecker
B. Kenny G
C. Lester Young
D. Clarence Clemmons
11. Which of the following is NOT considered one of the important bebop musicians?
A. Wynton Marsalis
B. Charlie Parker
C. Thelonious Monk
D. Dizzy Gillespie
12. Which of the following styles was Dizzy Gillespie NOT known for?
A. bebop
B. Latin Jazz
C. Bossa Nova
D. Ragtime
13. Which of the following is NOT a tune written by Thelonious Monk?
A. "Well You Needn't"
B. "Round Midnight"
C. "Blue Monk"
D. " Camptown Races"
14. Which of the following is TRUE about Miles Davis?
A. Never made any money and died broke
B. Went to study at Juilliard, but was more interested in learning from Charlie Parker
C. Came from abject poverty in Fayetteville, Arkansas
D. Was known for his ability to tap dance while he played the trumpet
15. Which of the following is NOT true about trumpeter Clifford Brown?
A. Died in a car accident at age 25
B. Practiced constantly and was known for his huge sound and near perfect solos
C. Sold heroin to make money; was one of the biggest drug dealers on the Eastern seaboard
D. Was from Wilmington, Deleware
16. Which of the following would NOT be considered a jazz version of a tune?
A. Lester Young performing " I Cover The Waterfront"
B. Charlie Parker playing "Laura"
C. Karen Carpenter singing " The Rainbow Connection"
D. Wynton Marsalis playing "Caravan"
17. Which of the following is TRUE about the "Birth Of The Cool" sessions?
A. Featured Miles Davis, Lee Konitz, and Gerry Mulligan
B. Toured extensively throughout the world for 10 years
C. First documented recording of electric bass
D. One of the first examples of "free jazz"
18. Which of the following is NOT considered a Cool Jazz musician?
A. Lennie Tristano
B. Chet Baker
C. Paul Desmond
D. Esperanza Spalding
19. What was the name of Dave Brubeck's very popular album from the 1950's?
A. "Thiller"
B. " No Jacket Required"
C. "Time Out"
D. " The Chronic"
20. Which of the following would be considered important "Hard Bop" musicians?
A. Horace Silver, Art Blakey, Lee Morgan
B. Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor,Albert Ayler
C. Sidney Bechet, Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton
D. Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart
Powerpoint for Singers
Here are the review questions for the Final. It's being given at 10:15 Next Tuesday March 20th in 109 Hoffman.
1.What event is considered by most jazz historians to be the beginning of the Swing Era?
A. The stock market crash of October, 1929
B. Duke Ellington's birthday, April 29, 1899
C. Benny Goodman's performance at the Palomar Ballroom on August 21, 1935
D. The attack of Pearl Harbor Naval Base on December 7th, 1941
2. Which bandleader was an important innovator of swing, featured Louis Armstrong in his band, and ended up being an arranger for Benny Goodman?
A. Glen Miller
B. Fletcher Henderson
C.Duke Ellington
D. Maynard Ferguson
3. Which trombone player was known as the "Sentimental Gentelman of Swing" and had 286 Billboard chart hits?
A. Tommy Dorsey
B. Slide Hampton
C. Robin Eubanks
D. Bill Watrous
4. For which Big Band did Russian composer Igor Stravinsky write his "Ebony Concerto"?
A. Jimmy Lunceford
B. Stan Kenton
C. Guy Lombardo
D. Woody Herman
5. Raymond Scott's music is known mostly for it's use in which of the following?
A. Theme song for ABC's Wide World Of Sports
B. the films of Alfred Hitchcock
C. classic Warner Brothers cartoons
D. sampled by many hip hop artists
6. What style of jazz includes fast tempos, virtuosic improvisation, and difficult harmonic structures?
A. smooth jazz
B. bossa nova
C. bebop
D. dixieland
7. Which of the following is NOT true about bebop?
A. Usually featured large groups of 23 or more musicians
B. Music was not for dancing
C. Many bebop musicians used heroin
D. Some black musicians wanted music that "the what cats couldn't play"
8. What is the term for a new melody composed over an existing chord progression
A. conundrum
B. proscenium
C. abacus
D. contrefact
9. What 1939 Coleman Hawkins recording is considered an antecedent of bebop?
A. " Mother, May I Go For A Swim?"
B. "Body and Soul"
C. " Ice, Ice, Baby"
D. "Devil Went Down To Georgia"
10. Which tenor saxophonist influenced many cool jazz musicians and invented many hipster expressions, like "how does the bread smell?" (meaning how much does it pay)?
A. Michael Brecker
B. Kenny G
C. Lester Young
D. Clarence Clemmons
11. Which of the following is NOT considered one of the important bebop musicians?
A. Wynton Marsalis
B. Charlie Parker
C. Thelonious Monk
D. Dizzy Gillespie
12. Which of the following styles was Dizzy Gillespie NOT known for?
A. bebop
B. Latin Jazz
C. Bossa Nova
D. Ragtime
13. Which of the following is NOT a tune written by Thelonious Monk?
A. "Well You Needn't"
B. "Round Midnight"
C. "Blue Monk"
D. " Camptown Races"
14. Which of the following is TRUE about Miles Davis?
A. Never made any money and died broke
B. Went to study at Juilliard, but was more interested in learning from Charlie Parker
C. Came from abject poverty in Fayetteville, Arkansas
D. Was known for his ability to tap dance while he played the trumpet
15. Which of the following is NOT true about trumpeter Clifford Brown?
A. Died in a car accident at age 25
B. Practiced constantly and was known for his huge sound and near perfect solos
C. Sold heroin to make money; was one of the biggest drug dealers on the Eastern seaboard
D. Was from Wilmington, Deleware
16. Which of the following would NOT be considered a jazz version of a tune?
A. Lester Young performing " I Cover The Waterfront"
B. Charlie Parker playing "Laura"
C. Karen Carpenter singing " The Rainbow Connection"
D. Wynton Marsalis playing "Caravan"
17. Which of the following is TRUE about the "Birth Of The Cool" sessions?
A. Featured Miles Davis, Lee Konitz, and Gerry Mulligan
B. Toured extensively throughout the world for 10 years
C. First documented recording of electric bass
D. One of the first examples of "free jazz"
18. Which of the following is NOT considered a Cool Jazz musician?
A. Lennie Tristano
B. Chet Baker
C. Paul Desmond
D. Esperanza Spalding
19. What was the name of Dave Brubeck's very popular album from the 1950's?
A. "Thiller"
B. " No Jacket Required"
C. "Time Out"
D. " The Chronic"
20. Which of the following would be considered important "Hard Bop" musicians?
A. Horace Silver, Art Blakey, Lee Morgan
B. Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor,Albert Ayler
C. Sidney Bechet, Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton
D. Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart
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