Year 9 Blues

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1
What musical feature does conjunct describe?
a melody that ascends
A melody that moves by step
a descending melody
A melody that moves in leaps
2
What does disjunct mean?
a melody that has a narrow range
a melody that moves by step
a melody that ascends
a melody that moves in leaps
3
What is vocalisation?
Wordless singing
saying lyrics out loud
singing the melody
speaking over music
4
Which of the following is a rhythmic feature of blues?
crotchets
semi quavers
swing
triplets
5
Which of the following is a guitar effect
vibrato
distortion
slide
String bend
6
What are string bends and hammer ons?
Musical devices
Guitar effects
Instruments
Performance techniques
7
How long is the 12 bar blues chord sequence
12 bars
5 bars
8 bars
2 bars
8
Which of the following are extended chords
A major
D7
G major
C major
9
What does metre mean in music?
the length
the type of rhythm
how many beats in a bar
the speed of the beat
10
What does tempo mean in music?
Loud/quiet
layers
Rhythm
speed
11
Which texture is most commonly found in blues music
homophonic
heterophonic
monophonic
polyphonic
12
Which of the following is a musical device
G7 chord
Walking bassline
Trill
Pentatonic scale
13
What do we call the rate in which the chords change?
harmonic texture
harmonic rhythm
harmonic structure
harmonic speed
14
Which texture has one single layer?
monophonic
Polyphonic
heterophonic
Homophonic
15
What does dynamics mean in music?
Major/minor
musical devices
Extended chords
Loud/quiet
16
What time signature is most common in blues
4/4
6/8
3/4
12/8
17
Which of the following is a musical device?
A wah wah pedal
A bass guitar
slide
A walking bass
18
What musical element is swing related to
dynamics
tempo
texture
Rhythmic feature
19
What are performance forces?
How windy it is on the stage
How much force is used to play the instruments
How loud the piece is
The instruments used
20
Which of the following is a musical device found in Blues
Ostinato
Cello
Riff
guitar

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Year 9 Blues

20 termsStudBud Administration16 plays

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Flashcards20 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 20

Answers

1
What musical feature does conjunct describe?
a melody that ascends
A melody that moves by step
a descending melody
A melody that moves in leaps
2
What does disjunct mean?
a melody that has a narrow range
a melody that moves by step
a melody that ascends
a melody that moves in leaps
3
What is vocalisation?
Wordless singing
saying lyrics out loud
singing the melody
speaking over music
4
Which of the following is a rhythmic feature of blues?
crotchets
semi quavers
swing
triplets
5
Which of the following is a guitar effect
vibrato
distortion
slide
String bend
6
What are string bends and hammer ons?
Musical devices
Guitar effects
Instruments
Performance techniques
7
How long is the 12 bar blues chord sequence
12 bars
5 bars
8 bars
2 bars
8
Which of the following are extended chords
A major
D7
G major
C major
9
What does metre mean in music?
the length
the type of rhythm
how many beats in a bar
the speed of the beat
10
What does tempo mean in music?
Loud/quiet
layers
Rhythm
speed
11
Which texture is most commonly found in blues music
homophonic
heterophonic
monophonic
polyphonic
12
Which of the following is a musical device
G7 chord
Walking bassline
Trill
Pentatonic scale
13
What do we call the rate in which the chords change?
harmonic texture
harmonic rhythm
harmonic structure
harmonic speed
14
Which texture has one single layer?
monophonic
Polyphonic
heterophonic
Homophonic
15
What does dynamics mean in music?
Major/minor
musical devices
Extended chords
Loud/quiet
16
What time signature is most common in blues
4/4
6/8
3/4
12/8
17
Which of the following is a musical device?
A wah wah pedal
A bass guitar
slide
A walking bass
18
What musical element is swing related to
dynamics
tempo
texture
Rhythmic feature
19
What are performance forces?
How windy it is on the stage
How much force is used to play the instruments
How loud the piece is
The instruments used
20
Which of the following is a musical device found in Blues
Ostinato
Cello
Riff
guitar