Question 1

Blues harmony is distinctive because

Accepted Answer

A)  it is limited to the use of three chords 
B)  it is performed by a complex interlocking of instruments 
C)  it utilizes unusual chord patterns 
D)  it is improvised 
A)  it is limited to the use of three chords 
B)  it is performed by a complex interlocking of instruments 
C)  it utilizes unusual chord patterns 
D)  it is improvised

Question 2

Which of the following is not a way in which Chicago jazz differed from New Orleans jazz?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chicago style featured different instruments 
B)  Chicago style featured more complex improvisation 
C)  Chicago style featured a backbeat 
D)  Chicago style abandoned blues form 
A)  Chicago style featured different instruments 
B)  Chicago style featured more complex improvisation 
C)  Chicago style featured a backbeat 
D)  Chicago style abandoned blues form

Question 3

Which of the following is not true regarding the "twelve bar" blues?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is considered a type of musical form. 
B)  It is broken down into four, three-measure lines. 
C)  It provides a harmonic basis for improvisation. 
D)  It often is associated with a text setting. 
A)  It is considered a type of musical form. 
B)  It is broken down into four, three-measure lines. 
C)  It provides a harmonic basis for improvisation. 
D)  It often is associated with a text setting.

Question 4

The roots of the jazz combo are in New Orleans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

AAB form in blues refers to the harmonic progression as well as the lyrics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Blues always utilizes a three-line form.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Jazz roots are partially found in European marches and dances.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Unrequited love is a typical blues topic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The roots of rural blues are found in the field holler.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Blues harmony is distinctive because

Which of the following is not a way in which Chicago jazz differed from New Orleans jazz?

Which of the following is not true regarding the "twelve bar" blues?

The roots of the jazz combo are in New Orleans.

AAB form in blues refers to the harmonic progression as well as the lyrics.

Blues always utilizes a three-line form.

Jazz roots are partially found in European marches and dances.

Unrequited love is a typical blues topic.

The roots of rural blues are found in the field holler.

North American Indian Music

Folk Music

Religious Music in Colonial Revolutionary and Federal Periods

Secular Music in Colonial Revolutionary and Federal Periods

Religious Music in the Early Nineteenth Century

Popular Music of the Civil War Era

Early Concert Music

American Concert Music Comes of Age

The Rise of Popular Culture

Country Music

Ethnic Traditions and the Urban Folk Revival

Jazz 1930-1960

Jazz Since 1960

Latin Popular Musics

Rock and Roll

Popular Music Since 1970

Music for Theatre and Film

Music for Films

American Opera

Experimental Music - Revolution

Mainstream Concert Music - Evolution

The Avant-Garde Continued

The Recent Mainstream

Prelude

Music in Early America

The Tumultuous Nineteenth Century

The Growth of Vernacular Traditions

A Diversity of Popular Musics

Music for Theater and Film

Tradition and Innovation in Concert Music

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Exam 12: The Jazz Age

Blues harmony is distinctive because

Which of the following is not a way in which Chicago jazz differed from New Orleans jazz?

Which of the following is not true regarding the "twelve bar" blues?

The roots of the jazz combo are in New Orleans.

AAB form in blues refers to the harmonic progression as well as the lyrics.

Blues always utilizes a three-line form.

Jazz roots are partially found in European marches and dances.

Unrequited love is a typical blues topic.

The roots of rural blues are found in the field holler.

North American Indian Music

Folk Music

Religious Music in Colonial Revolutionary and Federal Periods

Secular Music in Colonial Revolutionary and Federal Periods

Religious Music in the Early Nineteenth Century

Popular Music of the Civil War Era

Early Concert Music

American Concert Music Comes of Age

The Rise of Popular Culture

Country Music

Ethnic Traditions and the Urban Folk Revival

Jazz 1930-1960

Jazz Since 1960

Latin Popular Musics

Rock and Roll

Popular Music Since 1970

Music for Theatre and Film

Music for Films

American Opera

Experimental Music - Revolution

Mainstream Concert Music - Evolution

The Avant-Garde Continued

The Recent Mainstream

Prelude

Music in Early America

The Tumultuous Nineteenth Century

The Growth of Vernacular Traditions

A Diversity of Popular Musics

Music for Theater and Film

Tradition and Innovation in Concert Music

Filters