This document is a music worksheet from Jose F. Diaz Memorial National High School for the 2020-2021 school year. The 10 question worksheet covers topics in big band history, asking students to identify famous big band leaders, differences between big bands and bebop quintets, common instruments in big bands, and musical styles that big bands used. The worksheet also includes spaces for the student's name, date, grade/section, and score.
This document is a music worksheet from Jose F. Diaz Memorial National High School for the 2020-2021 school year. The 10 question worksheet covers topics in big band history, asking students to identify famous big band leaders, differences between big bands and bebop quintets, common instruments in big bands, and musical styles that big bands used. The worksheet also includes spaces for the student's name, date, grade/section, and score.
This document is a music worksheet from Jose F. Diaz Memorial National High School for the 2020-2021 school year. The 10 question worksheet covers topics in big band history, asking students to identify famous big band leaders, differences between big bands and bebop quintets, common instruments in big bands, and musical styles that big bands used. The worksheet also includes spaces for the student's name, date, grade/section, and score.
This document is a music worksheet from Jose F. Diaz Memorial National High School for the 2020-2021 school year. The 10 question worksheet covers topics in big band history, asking students to identify famous big band leaders, differences between big bands and bebop quintets, common instruments in big bands, and musical styles that big bands used. The worksheet also includes spaces for the student's name, date, grade/section, and score.
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Big Band History
1. Who is one of the most famous big band leaders and composers of all time? a. Son House b. Duke Ellington c. Miles Davis d. Lewis Black 2. The main difference between a big band and a bebop quintet (other than size) was the opportunity to do this: a. record b. sing c. improvise d. write 3. The and are not as common in a big band, but are sometimes heard. 4. The and are the most common instruments found in the woodwind section of a big band. 5. The section is one of two main instrumental sections heard in a big band. 6. The and are the two main instruments found in the brass section of a big band. 7. The section in a big band is made up of all the woodwind and brass instruments commonly found in jazz. 8. A jam session is a late night meeting of musicians where they can experiment with music. a. True b. False 9. What clarinet player is credited with starting the Big Band Swing craze? a. Aaron Copland b. Daniel Bonade c. Benny Goodman d. Louis Armstrong 10. Popular big bands used a combination of these two styles to appeal to the masses: a. swing and ballads b. jazz and bebop c. swing and blues d. pre-rock and swing