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History of Music: Jazz and Blues
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12 CXC CSEC Music questions on History of Music: Jazz and Blues, each with instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme.

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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 2/3

A key feature of jazz where musicians make up music on the spot is:

  1. hymn singing
  2. improvisation
  3. notation only
  4. opera
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✓ Answer: Bimprovisation
Improvisation is central to jazz.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 2/3

Instruments strongly associated with jazz include the saxophone and:

  1. trumpet
  2. steelpan only
  3. organ only
  4. harp only
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✓ Answer: Atrumpet
The trumpet is a key jazz instrument.
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