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Along which prominent street was Storyville located?
a. St. Charles Avenue
b. Canal Street
c. Claiborne Avenue
d. Bourbon Street
e. Esplanade Avenue
b. Canal Street
What is a “sock-chorus” in New Orleans jazz?
a. solo instrument break
b. loud, energetic final chorus
c. very fast tempo section
d. strict written musical arrangement
e. short motif repeated numerous times
b. loud, energetic final chorus
In common time, the bottom number indicates that there are
a. four beats in a measure
b. two beats in a measure
c. four quarter note beats per measure
d. two half note beats per measure
e. one whole note beat per measure
c. four quarter note beats per measure
Which of the following is a vamp as demonstrated in “The Stampede”?
a. long trumpet solo
b. continuous bass line
c. short repeated motif
d. improvised melody
e. drum solo
c. short repeated motif
What structure does “Lost Your Head Blues” follow?
a. twelve-bar blues form
b. free jazz improvisation
c. sonatina format
d. twelve-tone serialism
e. ragtime pattern
a. twelve-bar blues form
What is the name for jazz vocal improvisation using nonsense syllables instead of lyrics?
a. harmonics
b. chanting
c. vibrato
d. call and response
e. scat singing
e. scat singing
Which of the following BEST explains why the consistent presence of swing rhythm throughout
“Dippermouth Blues” is essential for maintaining the piece's identity as a jazz composition despite stylistic
variations?
a. It provides harmonic complexity to the piece.
b. It ensures the music remains danceable throughout.
c. It acts as a clear genre identifier.
d. It reflects the piece’s historical context.
e. It emphasizes the use of syncopation.
c. It acts as a clear genre identifier.
Which of the following is NOT a type of chord quality?
a. augmented
b. minor
c. diminished
d. major
e. natural
e. natural
What form does “Hotter Than That” follow?
a. twelve-bar blues form
b. thirty-two-bar form
c. free jazz form
d. ragtime form
e. waltz form
b. thirty-two-bar form
Which of the following BEST explains why the polytonal passages in Ravel’s Violin Sonata “Blues”
movement challenge common-practice tonality?
a. They use blues-style inflections.
b. They introduce dissonant harmonies.
c. They change keys rapidly.
d. They mix modes freely.
e. They combine multiple keys simultaneously.
e. They combine multiple keys simultaneously.
How does a sharp sign affect the note that follows it?
a. It lowers it a semitone.
b. It raises it a semitone.
c. It lowers it a whole step.
d. It raises it a whole step.
e. none of the above
b. It raises it a semitone.
The origin of Louis Armstrong’s nickname “Satchmo” was that it
a. referred to his sharp trumpet sound
b. described his fast playing style
c. came from a childhood nickname
d. reflected his tall stature
e. referenced the size of his mouth
e. referenced the size of his mouth
Diatonic triads built on which scale degrees are major?
a. 1, 4, and 5
b. 2, 3, and 6
c. 2, 5, and 7
d. 1, 3, and 5
e. 3, 5, and 7
a. 1, 4, and 5
Which of the following BEST explains why Duke Ellington used wordless voice in his 1927 recording of
Creole Love Call?
a. He wanted to explore new timbres.
b. He aimed to avoid copyright problems.
c. He intended to add vocal improvisation.
d. He faced limitations with microphone technology.
e. He sought to express cultural authenticity.
a. He wanted to explore new timbres.
Which statement BEST explains why a double bass is considered a string instrument even when it
introduces a fugue subject in La création du monde?
a. It provides rhythmic support in ensembles.
b. It features a fretless fingerboard design.
c. It produces sound by vibrating strings.
d. It is made primarily of wood.
e. It uses a bowing technique to play.
c. It produces sound by vibrating strings.
Which is the smallest interval used in Western music?
a. diminished third step
b. overtone
c. half step
d. whole step
e. ultra-chromatic tone
c. half step
Which texture is typical in Fletcher Henderson’s big band arrangements?
a. unison melodies
b. solo improvisation
c. monophonic chant
d. sectional call-and-response
e. Gregorian chant
d. sectional call-and-response
When a piece moves from one key to another, it is called a
a. transposition
b. modulation
c. tonicization
d. harmonization
e. chromaticization
b. modulation
What effect did King Oliver use in Choruses 6 and 7 of “Dippermouth Blues”?
a. rubber plunger sound
b. tremolo effect
c. wah-wah mute
d. distortion effect
e. harmonizer
c. wah-wah mute
Who made a solo recording of “Tea for Two” in 1925?
a. Bessie Smith
b. Louis Armstrong
c. Ethel Waters
d. Duke Ellington
e. Marion Harris
e. Marion Harris
A composition that uses two different keys at the same time is an example of
a. polytonality
b. modality
c. twelve-tone method
d. inversion
e. pantonality
a. polytonality
How does the sequence structure in Sicilienne demonstrate altered repetition within musical phrasing?
a. It uses pitch transposition to vary phrases.
b. It lengthens notes with augmentation.
c. It reverses melodies with retrograde.
d. It contrasts dynamics between musical phrases..
e. It changes keys through modulation.
a. It uses pitch transposition to vary phrases.
A phrase that begins just before the downbeat features a “pickup” note or _____.
a. syncopation
b. lieder
c. ostinato
d. anacrusis
e. profundo
d. anacrusis
Which statement BEST explains what happened to Storyville in 1917?
a. It expanded city limits.
b. It was renamed.
c. It was closed by the government.
d. It became a jazz festival district.
e. It became a museum site.
c. It was closed by the government.
Which of the following BEST explains why King Oliver might have minimized Louis Armstrong’s featured
solos in the Creole Jazz Band, according to Lil Hardin’s observation about Armstrong’s potential to “show
him up”?
a. to maintain traditional band roles
b. to protect his protégé’s feelings
c. to exercise musical restraint
d. to preserve his own band authority
e. to handle economic concerns
d. to preserve his own band authority