Question

(1)The universities that pioneered Jazz educational programs in the USA in the 1940s were _________________?

A Berklee College of Music and the Juilliard School of Music

B North Texas University and Indiana University

C Berklee College of Music and North Texas University

D Indiana University and the Juilliard School of Music

Answer: Berklee College of Music and North Texas University

(2)Important characteristics of Avant Gard Jazz are ___________?

A Mixing of Jazz and Classical Music

B Incorporation of atonality in Jazz

C Use of electronic instruments

D All the above

Answer: All the above

(3)Michael Brecker is a _______________?

A Saxophonist

B Composer

C EWI (electronic wind instrument) player

D All the above

Answer: All the above

(4)The term Acid Jazz was supposedly coined by _________________?

A. Miles Davis

B. Gilles Peterson

C. Steve Colleman

D. Greg Osby

Answer: Gilles Peterson

5. The famous pianist Keith Jarrett performs only Jazz.

Answer: False

6.Among the characteristics of World/Latin Jazz, it is correct to affirm that it is a hybrid of Jazz and that it is indigenous music of different cultures.—

Answer: True

7. Which option below is correct about “smooth Jazz”? 

A. It was the only important style of Jazz that emerged in the 1980s and 1990s

B. A trend of Jazz that relies much on the technique and showmanship of the  soloists.

C. *A melodic and pop-oriented style of Jazz that evolved from jazz/rock fusion in  the 1980s and 1990s

D. Smooth Jazz artists were never popular on the radio.

E. All of the above

ANSWER: *A melodic and pop-oriented style of Jazz that evolved from jazz/rock fusion in  the 1980s and 1990s

8.After Jazz was established as a genre, the most common and earliest nonAmerican influences in Jazz was _________________?

A. Spanish music

B. Contemporary Classical Music

C. Latin Music

D. All the above

Answer: Latin Music

9. Which Brazilian musical genre provided important musical ideas to American Jazz musicians ?

Answer: Samba

10. Characteristics of Urban Jazz Styles are ________________?

A. Emphasis on Groove

B. Use of technology

C. Use of electronic and acoustic instruments

D. Incorporation of rapping

E. All the above

Answer:all the above

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