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Rock and Roll Keywords

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)

Drums

b)

Drumkit

c)

Percussion

d)

Cymbals

2.
a)

Electric Guitar

b)

Bass Guitar

c)

Acoustic Guitar

d)

Harp

3.
a)

Electric Guitar

b)

Bass Guitar

c)

Acoustic Guitar

d)

Harp

4.

A vocal improvisation with wordless vocables, nonsense syllables or without words at all

a)

Scat

b)

Walking Bass

c)

Improvising

d)

Call and Response

5.

Where one voice or instrument performs an idea and the rest of the group answer with something different.

a)

Scat

b)

Walking Bass

c)

Improvising

d)

Call and Response

6.

Making up a musical idea on the spot.

a)

Scat

b)

Walking Bass

c)

Improvising

d)

Call and Response

7.

A type of bass line found in Jazz where the string bass player walks up and down the notes of the chords and/or scales one at a time.

a)

Scat

b)

Walking Bass

c)

Improvising

d)

Call and Response

8.

When a player performs the melody line on their own.

a)

Scat

b)

Walking Bass

c)

Improvising

d)

Solo

9.

A short, catchy, and repeated melodic phrase.

a)

Scat

b)

Walking Bass

c)

Riff

d)

Solo

10.

A chord progression that lasts 12 bars and typically uses three chords. Associated with blues music.

a)

12 bar blues

b)

Walking Bass

c)

Riff

d)

Solo

11.

The words and melody repeat.

a)

12 bar blues

b)

Riff

c)

Verse

d)

Chorus

12.

The melody repeats but the lyrics change.

a)

Melody

b)

Riff

c)

Verse

d)

Chorus

13.

The main tune of the piece.

a)

Melody

b)

Accompaniment

c)

Riff

d)

Chorus

14.

All of the parts that 'accompany' the main melody.

a)

Melody

b)

Accompaniment

c)

Riff

d)

Chorus

15.

Music that grew out of rhythm and blues and that became popular in the 1950s.

a)

Rock and Roll

b)

Blues

c)

Jazz

d)

Stomp

16.

Music created using everyday items and junk.

a)

Rock and Roll

b)

Stomp

c)

Jazz

d)

Blues

17.

Three notes played at the same time.

a)

Riff

b)

Chord

c)

Solo

d)

Accompaniment

18.

A chord

a)

Three or more notes played at the same time.

b)

A repeated musical idea.

c)

A long held note.