GCSE Music AOS 3 â Popular Music in Context
GCSE Music AOS 3 â Popular Music in Context
GCSE Music AOS 3 â Popular Music in Context
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1. What does the term improvisation mean (1 mark)<br />
2. What are the two ma<strong>in</strong> characteristics of Ragtime (2<br />
marks)<br />
3. What is the ma<strong>in</strong> melody that is usually played at the<br />
start of a piece of jazz music called (1 mark)<br />
4. Def<strong>in</strong>e the jazz style of big band ( 1 mark)<br />
5. What does the term syncopation mean & what beats<br />
could be emphasised to create this effect (2 marks)<br />
6. Where did the first recognisable jazz styles orig<strong>in</strong>ate <strong>in</strong><br />
America (1 mark)<br />
7. What are frontl<strong>in</strong>e <strong>in</strong>struments (1 mark)<br />
8. Name two ornaments that can be heard <strong>in</strong> the jazz<br />
genre. (2 marks)