Temario De Los Inicios Del Jazz

MUS 201,  Test 1 Review - CHAP. 1 – 3
 
PEOPLE
 
Alan Lomax
Scott Joplin
John Philip Sousa
Joe (King) Oliver
Jelly Roll Morton
Louis Armstrong
            Lil Hardin Armstrong
            Joe Glaser
            Earl Hines
            Fletcher Henderson
            scat singing
Bessie Smith
Original Dixieland Jazz Band
            Orig. Dixieland One-Step
            LiveryStable Blues
Bix Beiderbecke
Jim Cullum Jazz Band
 
TERMS
 
Consonance
Dissonance
            Tonic
            Dominant
            Sub-dominant
Syncopation
Improvisation
Minstrel Shows
Blues
Ax Song
Call and Response
Ragtime
Improvisation
Piano Professors
            cutting contests
Storyville
traditional jazz/dixieland
            jobs for each member of band
Swing/big bandCollective Improvisation
Solo Improvisation
Jazz in New Orleans
Jazz in Chicago
Typical Dixieland Band set-up
Treemonisha
 
LISTENING
Know all of the tracks for the listening guides in Chapters 1 – 3.
 

Chapter 1 Review Questions
True or False
T    1.   When each member of a band improvises at the same time, it is considered collective improvisation.
F    2.   The rhythm sectiontends to start and end each piece by playing the melody.
F    3.   The best way to understand jazz improvisation better is to listen very carefully once.
T    4.   One way to understand jazz improvisation better is to keep the original melody in your head as you listen.
F    5.   The 12-bar blues chord sequence is the same every time, with no variations.
F    6.   Early jazz bands usually usedthe solo improvisation style.
F    7.   In jazz, musicians tend to improvise over the verse.
T    8.   In jazz, musicians tend to improvise over the chorus.
Multiple Choice
9.   What device gives jazz its unique rhythmic feel?
a.    tonic
b.   front line
c.    solo improvisation
d.   syncopation
e.    rhythm section
10.  A chord is
a.    a group of notes played at the same time.
b.  the basic beat in a piece of music.
c.    how fast or slow a piece sounds.
d.   spontaneous composition.
e.    the original melody which is now embellished.
11.  I’ve Got Rhythm uses which structure?
a.    32-bar song form
b.   verse/chorus
c.    12-bar blues
d.   none of the above
12.  In the middle of 32-bar song form, _____ is a common term for the new melody and set of chord changes.a.    tempo
b.   verse
c.    bridge
d.   dissonance
e.    chorus
Fill in the Blank
13.  The saxophone, trumpet and trombone are typical front line instruments.
14.  Consonance describes tones at rest.
15.  The most dissonant of the building-block chords is dominant.
16.  Dissonance describes tones that need to be resolved.
17.  The players who typically do more of the solo improvisingplay front line instruments.
18.  Solo improvisation is the preferred improvisation style of most jazz musicians.
19.  Tonic is the consonant chord of the building block chords.
20.  The rhythm-section instruments that fill in the harmony are the piano and banjo.
21.  The rhythm-section instrument that plays the bass notes of the harmony is the bass.
22.  The rhythm-section instrument thatkeeps time and adds rhythmic color is the drums.
23.  Popular music most often has four beats per measure.
Short Answer
24.   List the three building block chords. TONIC, DOMINANT AND SUB-DOMINANT.
25.  List the instruments that make up the typical rhythm section. PIANO/BANJO, BASS/TUBA, DRUMS.

Chapter 2 Review Questions
True or False
F    1.   Cutting contests are competitions betweencomposers to see who can compose the wildest tune.
F    2.   It is very common for jazz musicians to engage in face-to-face cutting contests today.
T    3.   In ragtime there is no improvisation.
F    4.   In dixieland jazz there is no improvisation.
F    5.   Scott Joplin composed lots of country music.
T    6.   The ability to imitate vocal blues on other instruments is highly valued in jazz....