Year 8 Blues GAP Quiz 2024/25

Benjamin is learning to play the blues on his guitar. How many bars are in a standard blues chord progression?

• 1

• 4

• 8

• 12

Sophie is learning to play the blues on her guitar. Which chords should she use for the blues chord progression?

• I, IV, V

• I, II, III

• I, IV, VI

• I VI VII VII

Sophia is learning to play the guitar and wants to know what notes make up a G major chord. Can you help her?

• G B D

• A B C

• G A B

• G A C

During a music class, Matilda is learning about different parts of a blues performance. What is the name of the part she is focusing on?

• Melody

• Walking Bass

• Running Bass

• Chords

During a music class, Kiara was asked to identify the main part or main tune of a song. What is this known as?

• Melody

• Chords

• Bassline

• Instrument

During a music class, Amelia was asked to identify which of these instruments can't play a melody.

• Guitar

• Drums

• Piano

• Saxophone

During a music class, Mia was asked to play a piece without any sheet music. What is this practice called?

• Playing music spontaneously (on the spot)

• A style of music

• Playing music with mistakes

• Playing music with other people

True or false: When Isabella is improvising over a blues progression on her guitar, she can play any note and it will sound good.

• True

• False

Mia is learning to play the piano and her teacher asks her, 'What is a scale?'

• A sequence of notes that can be used to improvise and create melodies

• A type of chord

• A style of music

• A type of improvisation

During a music class, George was learning about different types of notes used in blues music. His teacher asked, 'What are ‘blue’ notes?'

• Long Notes

• Notes that don't usually belong in the scale but give blues its distinctive blues sound

• Incorrect Notes

• Notes that sound good together