GCSE Music AOS 3 – Popular Music in Context

Jazz Keywords Test

1. What does the term improvisation mean (1 mark)
2. What are the two main characteristics of Ragtime (2
marks)
3. What is the main melody that is usually played at the
start of a piece of jazz music called (1 mark)
4. Define the jazz style of big band ( 1 mark)
5. What does the term syncopation mean & what beats
could be emphasised to create this effect (2 marks)
6. Where did the first recognisable jazz styles originate in
America (1 mark)
7. What are frontline instruments (1 mark)
8. Name two ornaments that can be heard in the jazz
genre. (2 marks)

9. What does the term voicing mean (1 mark)
10. What does the term chromatic mean (1 mark)
11. What are blue notes (1 mark)
12. Give the definition of the term comping. (1 mark)
Total of 15 marks!!