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Covering key features of Blues, Jazz, Rock'n'Roll and Disco Music
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1
Which musical term describes the 'other singers' helping the soloist?
Secondary Singers
Echoists
Extra Vocals
Backing Vocals
2
Name the style of music.
Blues
Rock'n'Roll
Swing
Jazz
3
Which musical term describes the rhythms being played?
Slow
Syncopated
Straight
On the beat
4
What standard bar sequence is used in blues?
4 bar
8 bar
12 bar
16 bar
5
What group of instruments does the synthesiser sound like in the clip?
Percussion
Strings
Brass
Woodwind
6
Which group of people are associated with starting Blues Music?
American Slave Owners
African Slaves
The British
The French
7
Which American city is associated with the 'Birth of Jazz Music'?
New York
New Orleans
Los Angeles
Dallas
8
Describe the Time Signature
Compound Time
Simple Time
Major
Minor
9
What were the lyrics of typical blues songs about?
Relationships
Travel
Having a good time
Pain and misery
10
Which term best describes 'traditional recording of Blues music on a wax cylinder'?
One-Take Recording
Backwards Recording
Single-Try Recording
Multi-Track Recording
11
Which musical term describes 'making music up on the spot'?
Walking Bass
12 Bar Blues
Call and Response
Improvisation
12
Describe the Tonality
Minor
Major
Compound Time
Simple Time
13
Which musical term describes the Bassline being played?
Walking Bass
Repeated Bass
Ground Bass
Running Bass
14
Which musical term describes the scale being played?
Major Scale
Blues Scale
Rock Scale
Minor Scale
15
What is the main difference in instruments used between early Blues music and Rock'n'Roll music?
Blues uses guitars, Rock'n'Roll uses banjos
Rock'n'Roll has a keyboard
Rock'n'Roll didn't have a drumkit
Rock'n'Roll started to use electric guitars
16
Which of the following groups performed Disco music?
Chuck Berry
BB King
ABBA
Elvis
17
How many beats are in the bar in this Rock'n'Roll song?
3
6
4
5
18
Which instrument is NOT used in Jazz music?
Clarinet
Trombone
Violin
Piano
19
Which is a feature that is sometimes the same in Blues and Rock'n'Roll music?
Lyrics are about sadness and misery
12 Bar Blues chord structure
They both started in the 1890s
They are both for dancing to
20
Which musical technique describes 'a line performed by a leader which is then repeated by a group'
Call & Response
Repeat
Syncopation
Echo
