Jazz InstrumentsEnter Category Name
What instrument has 6 strings and often plays walking bass lines in jazz?
Double Bass
Jazz is a mix of music from
Africa and Europe
What does the term “improvisation” mean in jazz?
Making up music on the spot
Which jazz style mixes Latin rhythms with jazz?
Latin Jazz
Is there such thing as a wrong note in Jazz?
Nope.
Which brass instrument is known for its 'wah-wah' mute sound in jazz?
Trumpet
Where did jazz music first start?
New Orleans
How many beats are there in a standard jazz waltz measure?
3 beats
What jazz style combines jazz with rock elements?
Jazz Fusion
Why improvise?
Because rules are boring.
Which instrument is made of wood, has keys, and is famous in jazz solos?
Saxophone
What kind of group plays jazz with many musicians, like in the 1930s?
Big Band
How many notes are in a pentatonic scale?
Five
What jazz style features big bands and strong syncopated rhythms?
Swing/Swing Jazz
Do jazz musicians practice?
Reluctantly.
Which woodwind instrument is famously played by John Coltrane?
Saxophone
What decade is called the “Swing Era” because big bands were popular?
1930s
The minor pentatonic scale is built by flattening the second and fifth degrees of the major pentatonic scale.
False (It flattens the third and seventh, not second and fifth)
What jazz style is smooth and relaxed, popular in the 1950s?
Cool Jazz
What’s a jam session?
Musical free-for-all.
What instrument looks like a giant flute and is played in some jazz bands?
Bass clarinet
Name the jazz style that developed in the 1940s, known for fast tempos and complex chord changes.
Bebop
What is the name of the scale that includes the flattened third, fifth, and seventh?
Blues scale
Which jazz style is known for being experimental
Free Jazz
What’s the secret to jazz?
Listening.