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Year 8 Unit 6: Blues
Year 8 Unit 6: Blues
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1
Which chords are used to create the 12 bar blues pattern
I-IV-V
I-IV-VI
I-II-III
I-IV-III
2
Blues music was created due to experiences of_______.
surprises
happy/glad times
excitement
hardships/sadness
3
How did blues music start up back in the early 1800's?
Office workers singing to each other
Children singing to each other
Farmers singing to each other
Slaves on plantation fields singing to each other
4
Where did the Blues originate from?
Canada
England
America
Africa
5
Which of these notes is a chord of C?
CAB
CEG
CGB
CFA
6
Which of these are most common during a solo in Blues music?
Blue Notes
Glisaando
Improvisation
Vibrato
7
True or False: The 12 bar blues and walking bass can never be played together.
True
False
8
The slaves who influenced early Blues music brought their work songs from________.
Russia
West Africa
China
Spain
9
Blues music serves as the foundation for Jazz, Rock and Roll and many other popular music genres.
True
False
10
What 3 chords are needed to play a blues in C?
C G and A
C D and E
C E and G
C F and G
11
What is the name of the popular musical
structure
used in Blues music?
12 bar blues
Chords
Walking bass line
Improvisation
12
What is it called when two players hold a musical conversation?
Improvisation and melody
Question and answer
This and that
Call and response
13
Which of the following styles was not an influence on the blues?
Spirituals
Ragtime
African songs
Work Song
14
The blues helped in the development of popular music styles such as jazz, swing, early Rock and Roll and which style?
Concerto
Opera
Rhythm and Blues
Baroque
15
What family of instruments was most common in the music made by African slaves?
Strings
Brass
Woodwinds
Percussion
16
Blues could be considered to be the root genre of all popular music today.
False
True
17
What is a walking bass line?
A melody made up on the spot based on the notes of the blues scale?
A group of notes played at the same time?
A melody played on bass instrument using the notes of a chord on each beat
18
What is a chord in music?
A type of drum.
A blues instrument.
A lead to help you plug in your electric guitar.
A group of 2 or more notes played together at the same time.
