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A #blues #music Quiz that focuses on the #elements of music and how they apply to the style.
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1
What is meant by the term "Turnaround"?
The way Blues artists turn around on stage while performing.
The last 2 bars of a 12-bar Blues stanza.
The middle section of a Blues song.
The way Blues music creates a lot of interest.
2
What is a common extended chord harmony in Blues music?
Dominant 7ths
Blues 7ths
Diminished 9ths
Augmented 6ths
3
What is the purpose of Dominant 7th chords in Blues music?
To create direction/functionality
To create resolution
To create interest
To create tension
4
Blues melodies often include rhythmic devices such as...
Anacrusis and Triplets
Staccato and Suspension
Epenthesis and Ostinato
Syncopation and Anticipation
5
What was one significant development from Early Blues into Delta Blues styles?
Amplifiers
Saxophones
Four-part Harmony
Slide Guitar
6
What kind of rhythmic feel or 'groove' is typical of a Blues song?
Sad feel
Straight feel
Shuffle/Swing feel
Syncopated feel
7
Identify the Blues style of the following song.
Country Blues
Electric Blues
Blues Rock
Boogie Woogie
8
What was one significant development from Delta Blues into the Urban Blues style?
Larger groups of musicians
Musicians were poorer
More banjo ensembles
Faster and straighter rhythms
9
What note in the Blues scale is sometimes refer to as the 'blue' note?
The flattened 5th
The 3rd
The tonic note
The 7th
10
What is the flattened 7th note in an F7 chord?
Eb
Db
E
D
11
Identify the Blues style of the following song.
Delta Blues
Electric Blues
Jump Blues
Boogie Woogie
12
What scale is commonly used to create Blues melodic content?
Blues scale
Mixolydian mode
Major scale
Octotonic scale
13
What is the flattened 7th note in a C7 chord?
B#
B
Cb
Bb
14
What is the common structure of stanzas in Blues music?
20-Bar Blues
16-Bar Blues
8-Bar Blues
12-Bar Blues
15
Early Blues was mostly played on what instrument?
Lute
Accordion
Guitar/Banjo
Electric Guitar
16
'Boogie Woogie' style was often played on what instrument?
Piano
Brass
Ukelele
Banjo
17
Identify the Blues style of the following song.
Jump Blues
Urban Blues
Delta Blues
Electric Blues
18
Which of the following instruments was NOT common in the Rhythm and Blues style of the 1940s?
Drums
Clarinet
Piano
Saxophone
19
Blues melodies often use performance techniques such as...
Flutter-tonguing
Vibrato
Circular Breathing
Improvisation
20
Identify the Blues style of the following style.
Electric Blues
Jump Blues
Blues Rock
Boogie Woogie
21
From what parent scale does the Blues scale derive?
Minor Scale
Minor Pentatonic Scale
Major Scale
Major Pentatonic Scale
22
What is chord V in the Blues key of C?
G major
G minor
F minor
F major
23
Which of the following chord sets are commonly used in Blues music?
I, IV, and VI
I, IV, and V
I, III, and IV
I, V, and VI
24
What is chord IV in the Blues key of A?
E major
D major
B minor
A major
25
Identify the Blues style of the following song.
Boogie Woogie
Jump Blues
Delta Blues
Electric Blues
