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Diane

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Which of the following is not true of jazz bassist Jimmy Blanton?
 
  a. he helped the bass become accepted as a solo instrument
 b. his strong walking bass line helped Duke Ellington's band swing
 c. he focused primarily on his timekeeping role
 d. he died very young of tuberculosis

Question 2

What is a walking bass?
 
  a. A bass line that generally moves in a conjunct manner with a steady rhythm.
  b. A bass line that insistently repeats, note for note.
  c. A bottom voice that continually repeats throughout a polyphoniccompositi on.
 d. A rumbling octave bass, created by repeating a bass note in alternatingoctaves.



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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

a



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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again



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