Question: Bebop derived its name from

Answer: an abrupt, two-note ending to a melodic line

Question: Bebop differed from swing in that

Answer: it was performed by small combos rather than big orchestras

Question: Compared to swing, bebop was

Answer: a self-conscious art music

Question: To weed out inexperienced improvisers, jam sessions would often

Answer: • perform at a ridiculously fast tempo

• modulate up a half step each chorus

• play a tune in an unfamiliar key

-> all of the above

Question: “Minton’s Playhouse” is

Answer: a Harlem jam session spot where bebop was founded

Question: Drummer Kenny Clarke shifted the pulse from the bass drum to the

Answer: ride cymbal

Question: Kenny Clarke derived his nickname, “Klook,” from

Answer: his combined snare drum and bass drum hits

Question: Bebop was known for the “flatted fifth,” which was

Answer: a harmonic dissonance

Question: Which Kansas City-born jazz saxophonist is known as a pioneer of bebop?

Answer: Charlie Parker

Question: The musical innovations of bebop grew out of

Answer: jam sessions