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1

The most democratic music ever to evolve, and one which is indigenous to the United States is
A)rhythm and blues
B)jazz
C)country and western
D)ragtime
2

Jazz traces its history through
A)musical composition
B)the performances of individuals
C)scholarly studies by musicologists
3

When ensembles create their music by improvising all the parts, it is called
A)collective improvisation
B)avant-garde
C)jazz interpretation
D)polytonal
4

The twelve-bar blues and the AABA are examples of
A)meters used in jazz
B)jazz styles
C)jazz harmony
D)forms used in jazz
5

The pulsating effect produced by small, rapid variations in pitch, one that musicians use to add warmth and interpretation in imitating the human voice is called
A)the trill
B)vibrato
C)the vamp
D)reverberation
6

Most jazz musicians agree that writing down an exact jazz interpretation is next to impossible.
A)true
B)false
7

In present-day America, we are conditioned to hearing music as an accompaniment to daily life.
A)true
B)false
8

Stressing the weak beat or the weak part of the beat is called
A)meter
B)syncopation
C)improvisation
D)tempo
9

The jazz musician, like his or her classical counterpart, is concerned with producing the “ideal” sound or tone on the instrument.
A)true
B)false
10

One of the major influences derived from Afro American culture is
A)the careful crafting and writing down of compositions
B)a complex harmonic system
C)an improvisatory oral tradition
D)the development of families of brass instruments
11

The most magnetic and irresistible force among all the elements of music is
A)melody
B)rhythm
C)improvisation
D)harmony
12

All improvisation is jazz and all jazz is improvised.
A)true
B)false
13

The first music to claim a dominant foothold in the American identity was
A)rhythm and blues
B)the popular song of music theatre
C)jazz
D)country and western
14

The simultaneous sounding of three or more musical tones constitutes
A)a chorus
B)an harmonic
C)a chord
D)a mordent
15

Jazz musicians use repetition and contrast to build and to give balance and symmetry to their performances.
A)true
B)false





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