Jazz Improvisation 01

1. Blues music originated in .......

   • African-American communities (USA) in late 19th century
   • France - in the 1970s in revolt to mainstream rock
   • London - in the 1960s
   • USA - 1999, as a new music to celebrate the millennium

2. A blue note is a .......

   • dynamic function
   • note played a bit lower than its pitch in a major scale
   • rhythmic function
   • special painted key on a keyboard instrument

3. What best describes a motif (or 'motive')?

   • A type of sheet music printing font
   • A type of 18th century dance
   • A short and recurring characteristic musical fragment
   • None of the above

4. In that case, what best describes a riff?

   • A repeated backing progression/melodic figure
   • A swishing sound generated by an electric guitar
   • A type of Indian flute
   • None of the above

5. Music derived from modes and transpositions of the 'white note scale' is commonly referred to as .......

   • balugan
   • diatonic
   • ionian
   • melorhythmic

6. 'Call and response' is a succession of .......

   • different dynamics
   • different key signatures over 8 bars
   • different time signatures over 4 bars
   • two distinct phrases often played by different musicians

7. Which chord symbols move from tonic to dominant?

   • I - IV
   • I - II
   • II - V - I
   • None of the above

8. Which chord/bar structure is common in blues/jazz?

   • 1-bar
   • 2-bar
   • 3-bar
   • 12-bar

9. Which instruments make up a rhythm section in a band?

   • Piano
   • Double-bass
   • Drums
   • All of the above

10. Which was a famous blues/jazz musician?

    • J.S. Bach
    • Lang Lang
    • Ludwig Van Beethoven
    • Miles Davis

Quiz written by Thomas Daish