Blues timeline

What is the missing word: African slaves were brought to ? to work on the plantations.

• China

• America

• Egypt

• Africa

Missing word: The slaves created the ? so they could communicate to each other and moan about their situation or boss

• Call and response

• Happy music

• Working song

• Folk

Missing word: To make music they mainly ? , played on cheap or given instruments that were from their masters.

• Clapped

• Talked

• Played drums

• Sung

Select 2 Missing word: At the beginning of the 20th century is when the ? Blues began and the folk were singing about ?.

• Classic

• Delta

• Hardship

• Love

Missing word: Due to moving around a lot, the instruments used were portable such as ? , guitars and their voices.

• Voice

• Guitar

• Harmonica

• Drum kit

Around about 1910, Blues performers were settling done in different cities across the country. Select the new instruments they now had in their bands

• Double bass

• Drum kit

• Clarinet

• Voice

• Piano

When electricity became accessible and cheaper, it changed the music industry and world. What was new for the Rhythm 'n' Blues artists?

• Amplifiers

• Guitars

• Cars

• Drums

What new instrument did the Rhythm 'n' Blues musicians now have?

• Electric guitar

• Drum kit

• Double bass

• Saxophone

What is a 'Triad'?

• 4 notes played at once

• 2 notes played at once

• 3 notes played at once

• 5 notes played at once

Select the scale degrees that a triad usually contains

• I

• IV

• iii

• V

• vi