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1
The 12 bar blues is considered America's unique contribution to musical form.
A)True
B)False
2
"Ma" Rainey taught Bessie Smith how to sing the blues.
A)True
B)False
3
Any note of the scale can be turned into a blues note.
A)True
B)False
4
Bessie Smith, one of the most famous of all blues singers died penniless.
A)True
B)False
5
New Orleans jazz developed when instruments used in the Civil War became readily and cheaply available.
A)True
B)False
6
Most job opportunities for early jazz performed centered around the bordellos, saloons, and dance halls of "Storyville."
A)True
B)False
7
The "white" imitation of New Orleans jazz is known as Dixieland and had its start in Chicago.
A)True
B)False
8
In Chicago Dixieland music the clarinet is replaced by a saxophone.
A)True
B)False
9
By the end of the 1930s the heart of jazz shifted to New York City.
A)True
B)False
10
Jelly Roll Morton is often credited as being the first jazz composer.
A)True
B)False
11
Stride piano replaced boogie-woogie piano style.
A)True
B)False
12
Instrumental improvisation using blues notes is generally called "scat".
A)True
B)False





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