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Blues Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which instrument would you NOT normally hear in Blues music?

a)

Harmonica

b)

Guitar

c)

Piano

d)

Violin

2.

True or False: The lyrics in a Blues song typically tells a story.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which statement if FALSE?

a)

Blues had an influence of Jazz, Bluegrass, and Country.

b)

Blues often includes call and response or chanting.

c)

Blues are usually filled with melancholy lyrics.

d)

Blues was influenced by R&B.

4.

What is a walking bass line?

a)

A repetitive melody played on a bass instrument created using the notes of a chord on each beat of the bar.

b)

A melody made up on the spot based on the notes of the blues scale?

c)

A group of notes played at the same time?

5.

What instrument would you hear playing a walking bass line?

a)

Saxophone

b)

Violin

c)

Double Bass

d)

Bass Drum

6.

What musical technique can you hear?

a)

Call and response

b)

Verse and chorus

c)

Blues scale

d)

swing rhythm.

7.

What is the name of the popular musical structure used in Blues music?

a)

Walking bass Line

b)

Improvisation

c)

12 Bar Blues

d)

Chords.

8.

What is improvisation?

a)

A bass line?

b)

A melody you improvise using the Blues scale?

c)

A chord pattern?

d)

A melody written on paper?

9.

What three chords are in the 12 bar blues?

a)

I, III, VII

b)

I, II, III

c)

I, IV, V

d)

V, VI, VII

10.

What notes are used for improvisation?

a)

G, F# and E

b)

The Blues Scale

c)

Black Notes

d)

A Major Scale

11.

The blues helped in the development of popular music styles such as jazz, swing, early Rock and Roll and which style?

a)

Rhythm and Blues

b)

Opera

c)

Concerto

d)

Baroque

12.

The 12 Bar Blues has how many different chords?

a)

3

b)

1

c)

4

d)

5

13.

the Blues scale formula is..

a)

1 b3 4 b5 5 b7 1

b)

1 b3 4 5 b5 b7 1

c)

1 b3 b4 5 b7 1

d)

1 b3 4 b5 b6 b7 1

14.

What is the name of the 3 chords that make up Blues harmony

a)

Primary chords

b)

Main Chords

c)

Major chords

d)

Blues Chords

15.

The structure for lyrics is

a)

AAB

b)

ABA

c)

ABB

d)

ABAB

16.

Rhythms are often

a)

dotted

b)

syncopated

c)

straight

d)

swung

17.

The chord in bar 9 is

a)

I

b)

IV

c)

V

d)

VI

18.

If your Blues piece was in G, what would be the chord in bar 5

a)

B major

b)

C major

c)

D major

d)

G major

19.

If my Blues piece was in D major - what would be the chord in bar 11

a)

F major

b)

A major

c)

D major

d)

G major

20.

If your Blues piece was in F major what would be the chord in bar 5?

a)

B major

b)

Bb Major

c)

C major

d)

Ab major