MUS 355U EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE (GRADED A+)

MUS 355U EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE (GRADED A+) Jazz Can Be Defined As? - Answers Music which combines the syncopation of African Music with the Harmony of European Music to create a new American Form. Which of the following elements are best associated with jazz music? - Answers Improvisation, syncopation, swing feeling Which of the following are most common instruments in Jazz? - Answers Trumpet, Acoustic Bass, Drum Set What are 3 AMERICAN musical genres which are precursors to Jazz? - Answers Blues, Spirituals, Ragtime Which Of The Following is NOT TRUE about Minstrelsy? - Answers It was developed through African American Block Parties... Which pre- 20th century genres are considered precursors to Jazz? - Answers Blues, Spirituals, Minstrel Songs African music has what salient characteristics which make it distinctive from European concert music? - Answers Polyrythms, Body Percussion and Dance, Ostinatos Who of the following is considered the "Father Of American Music" and wrote songs for Minstrel Shows like "My Old Kentucky Home," and " Turkey In The Straw?" - Answers Stephen Foster Who according to the Ken Burns documentary is arguably the most important musician in jazz history? - Answers Louis Armstrong According to the Ken Burns Documentary, who was called the "King Of Jazz," and created some of the most successful and commercially accessible early jazz in the 1920's? - Answers Paul Whiteman Which of the Following is True about "Jelly Roll" Morton?" - Answers New Orleans based pianist who claimed " to have invented Jazz," which is disputed, but is one of the first musicians to notate jazz Which of the following are NOT salient characteristics of Ragtime music? - Answers Long improvisations based on chord changes and blistering fast swing tempos Which one of these was Scott Joplin's biggest seller? - Answers Maple Leaf Rag According to the Ken Burn's documentary, who in 1925 had become the biggest star in Jazz as a member of Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra? - Answers Louis Armstrong According To the Ken Burns Documentary, which singer in 1927 was referred to as the "Empress Of The Blues?" - Answers Bessie Smith What was Tin Pan Alley? - Answers The center for music Publishing in the U.S.A, but also refers to a body of music composed between 1880 and 1950 What were the song pluggers? - Answers Pianists who worked in buildings along Tin Pan Alley playing the latests tunes in order to promote them to buyers Which of the following was NOT a famous Tin Pan Alley Composer? - Answers Wynton Marsalis Which high powered agent/publisher helped Duke Ellington's career, although he had a 45% interest in Ellington's profits? - Answers Irving Mills Billy Strayhorn was a longtime musical collaborator with Duke Ellington. Which famous song is attributed to Ellington but actually composed by Strayhorn? - Answers Take The A Train What famous music festival is credited for revitalizing Duke Ellington's career? - Answers Newport Jazz Festival in 1956 What was the event which historians consider the beginning of the "Swing Era?" - Answers The August 21, 1935 performance by Benny Goodman at the Palomar Ballroom in Los Angeles Which of The Following were famous Swing Era Bandleaders? - Answers Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Glen Miller According to the powerpoint, Who was the famous tenor saxophonist who performed a version of "Body and Soul" where he basically improvised instead of playing the melody? - Answers Coleman Hawkins Before the rise of radio, how was the success of a song judged? - Answers By the numbers of sheet music copies sold Which of the following is TRUE about Chet Baker? - Answers began his career with "matinee idol looks, " had a "life long well publicized drug habit" Which artist led the sessions for "Birth of The Cool?" - Answers Miles Davis What is " a new melody composed using previously existing chord changes?" - Answers Contrafact Which of the following was NOT an important Bebop innovator? - Answers Louis Armstrong What are salient characteristics of Bebop? - Answers fast tempos, chromatic linear melodies and improvisations, small groups and jagged rhythms Which great Jazz singer had the nickname "Lady Day?" - Answers Billie Holliday Which of the following was vocalist Ella Fitzgerald NOT known for? - Answers original songs about lynching When was the AFM Recording Ban, after which vocals dominated American music? - Answers 1942-44 What was a jazz movement in the 1950's which incorporated influences from gospel, bl