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WorksheetsBlues review Quizizz
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
A song of African American origin usually consisting of a 12 measure form
jazz
blues
pop rock
opera
A style of blues that is a cross between up tempo blues and big-band era jazz
delta blues
Chicago Blues
Jump Blues
Shuffle Blues
Became blues music center in the 1930's and 1940's when thousands of people headed north from Mississippi
St. Louis
New Orleans
Alabama
Chicago
Style of blues that developed from the Delta region of the Mississippi. The earliest style of blues, usually performed solo with an acoustic guitar
Delta Blues
Chicago Blues
Jump Blues
Shuffle Blues
Original name is McKinley Morganfield. Delta Blues musician who was the first to become famous in Chicago
Robert Johnson
BB King
Muddy Waters
Most famous blues musician who believed that he was being followed by the devil. Also plays guitar on 'Crossroad Blues'
Robert Johnson
BB King
Muddy Waters
Most popular form of the blues - based on call and response
Delta Blues
Chicago Blues
Jump Blues
AAB
Using a bottle neck, or some object that slides over the strings of the guitar, producing a wailing or crying sound like the voice of the person playing it
Blues
Shuffle Blues
Slide Guitar
Famous blues guitarist and singer who developed the finger vibrato style of playing guitar. He named his guitar Lucille.
Robert Johnson
BB King
Muddy Waters
Heavy, very slow, ponderous in movement
Grave
Largo
Lento
Adagio
Large, slow, and stately
Grave
Largo
Lento
Adagio
Slow
Grave
Largo
Lento
Adagio
Slow, leisurely (slightly faster than lento)
Grave
Largo
Lento
Adagio
Moderately slow; a walking speed
Andante
Maestoso
Allegretto
Majestic; dignified (slightly faster than andante, not 'your stoso')
Andante
Maestoso
Allegretto
Moderately fast; faster than andante, slower than allegro
Andante
Maestoso
Allegretto
Lively, brisk, rapid
Allegro
Vivace
Presto
Spirited, bright, rapid; equaling or exceeding allegro
Allegro
Vivace
Presto
Very fast; fastest tempo (watch me pull a rabbit out of a hat)
Allegro
Vivace
Presto
