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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.
Get a mark of 80% or higher to pass this quiz!
1
The Swing Era was in the ______.
1950s
1930s
1960s
1940s
2
What is the difference between a minor 7th chord and a half-diminished 7th chord?
The half-diminished 7th chord has a flatted 3rd
The half-diminished 7th chord has a flatted 5th
The half-diminished 7th chord has a raised 7th
The half-diminished 7th chord has a flatted 7th
3
Which mode includes the following notes? C - D - E - F# - G - A -B - C
C Lydian
C Aeolian
C Dorian
C Superlocrian
4
How is the G major 7th notated on a chord chart?
With a circle
With a triangle
With the number 7
With a a circle with a slash through it
5
What type of music blends elements of rock music with jazz improvisation?
Neo-Bop
Jazz Fusion
Smooth Jazz
Free Jazz
6
Dizzy Gillespie was part of the _______ era.
Hard bop
Bebop
Cool jazz
Swing
7
The __________ provide a lot of the notes that we need to work over chords with altered notes.
melodic scales
pentatonic scales
major scales
8
A G▵ chord is the same as a G7 chord. True or false?
False
True
9
This chord is ___________: C - E - G - B - F#
a triad
an altered chord
a cluster
an augmented chord
10
What is this chord? G Bb D F A
G7
G-7
G9
G-9
11
What is this scale? C - D - E - G - A
C blues scale
C major pentatonic
C bebop scale
C minor pentatonic
12
How many notes are in the blues scale?
6
12
7
5
13
How is a dominant 7th notated on a chord chart?
With a a circle with a slash through it
With the number 7
With a circle
With a triangle
14
In the Dorian mode, the _________.
3rd and 7th degrees are flatted
3rd, 6th and 7th degrees are flatted
7th degree is flatted
4th degree is sharped
15
How is a half-diminished 7th notated on a chord chart?
With a circle
With the number 7
With a triangle
With a a circle with a slash through it
16
A series of chords which lead into the next section or repetition of a song is called ___________.
a vamp
a turnaround
a head
an extension
17
What is the difference between a dominant 7th chord and a minor 7th chord?
The minor 7th chord has a flatted 3rd
The minor 7th chord has a raised 7th
The minor 7th chord has a flatted 5th
The minor 7th chord has a flatted 7th
18
West Coast Jazz is another way to describe _______.
Bebop
Swing
Cool jazz
Hard bop
19
What are "Trading fours?
When 4 musicians improvise together for 4 bars
When each musician improvise solos for 4 bars turn by turn
When each musician improvise solos for 4 choruses turn by turn
When 4 musicians improvise together for 4 choruses
20
The 9th extension is the same as ______.
the 4th
the 2nd
the 6th
the 5th
21
Which of the following is NOT a characteristics of most jazz music?
Individual expression
Syncopation
Pre-arranged parts and patterns
Improvisation
22
What is the C Major Pentatonic Scale?
C E G A B
C D E G A
C D E F G
C E F G A
23
Which album brought the concept of modal to a wider audience?
"Future Shock" by Herbie Hancock
"Giant Steps" by John Coltrane
"Kind of Blue" by Miles Davis
"First Circle" by Pat Metheny
24
What is this chord? G - Bb - D - F - C
G9
G-11
G-9
G11
25
Jazz primarily uses triads. True or false?
False
True
Music Theory 201
Jazz Theory Explored
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