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Take a 25 question quiz to test and certify your knowledge of the tutorial-video course
Music Theory 201 - Jazz Theory Explored.
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1
What are "Trading fours?
When each musician improvise solos for 4 choruses turn by turn
When each musician improvise solos for 4 bars turn by turn
When 4 musicians improvise together for 4 bars
When 4 musicians improvise together for 4 choruses
2
In jazz, the Dorian mode is often used over Minor 7th chords. True or false?
False
True
3
The comping instruments provide the _________ in a jazz song.
harmony
solos
melody
4
In the Dorian mode, the _________.
7th degree is flatted
4th degree is sharped
3rd, 6th and 7th degrees are flatted
3rd and 7th degrees are flatted
5
Who was not a jazzman of the Swing Era?
Thelonious Monk
Benny Goodman
Artie Shaw
Duke Ellington
6
What is the difference between a minor 7th chord and a half-diminished 7th chord?
The half-diminished 7th chord has a raised 7th
The half-diminished 7th chord has a flatted 3rd
The half-diminished 7th chord has a flatted 7th
The half-diminished 7th chord has a flatted 5th
7
Which of the following is NOT a characteristics of most jazz music?
Syncopation
Individual expression
Improvisation
Pre-arranged parts and patterns
8
Which of the following has the same note as the E phrygian mode?
B locrian mode
All answers are correct
G myxolydian mode
C ionian mode mode
9
The Swing Era was in the ______.
1930s
1950s
1960s
1940s
10
The C whole tone scale contains the same note as the D whole note scale. True or false?
True
False
11
What is this scale? C - D - E - G - A
C major pentatonic
C blues scale
C bebop scale
C minor pentatonic
12
What is the difference between a major 7th chord and a dominant 7th chord?
The dominant 7th chord has a flatted 3rd
The dominant 7th chord has a flatted 5th
The dominant 7th chord has a flatted 7th
The dominant 7th chord has a raised 7th
13
Which mode includes the following notes? C - D - E - F# - G - A -B - C
C Aeolian
C Dorian
C Superlocrian
C Lydian
14
Is practicing 15 minutes a day enough?
No, you should at least practice 30 minutes to improve your playing and improvisation skills
Yes, if the practice sessions are focused
15
What is the C Major Pentatonic Scale?
C D E F G
C D E G A
C E G A B
C E F G A
16
A series of chords which lead into the next section or repetition of a song is called ___________.
an extension
a head
a turnaround
a vamp
17
Which of the following is not a mode of the major scale?
Mixolydian
Dorian
Phrygian
Superlocrian
18
Which album brought the concept of modal to a wider audience?
"First Circle" by Pat Metheny
"Future Shock" by Herbie Hancock
"Giant Steps" by John Coltrane
"Kind of Blue" by Miles Davis
19
Dizzy Gillespie was part of the _______ era.
Swing
Cool jazz
Bebop
Hard bop
20
The 9th extension is the same as ______.
the 2nd
the 5th
the 4th
the 6th
21
What is this chord? G - Bb - D - F - C
G-11
G9
G11
G-9
22
In jazz, the kick and snare provide the backbone of the beat by playing on the stronger beats. True or false?
False
True
23
In jazz, the melody is referred as the head. True or false?
True
False
24
This chord is ___________: C - E - G - B - F#
an augmented chord
a cluster
an altered chord
a triad
25
Jazz primarily uses triads. True or false?
True
False
Music Theory 201
Jazz Theory Explored
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