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Blues Quiz Middle School

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a music genre?

a)

musical genes

b)

An expressive style of music

c)

my favorite music

d)

fancy cheese

2.

What is the Blues?

a)

Happiness

b)

A European style of music

c)

A South American style of music

d)

An American musical genre that originated in the Deep South and has its roots in African spirituals, field hollers, and work songs

3.

What is Call and Response?

a)

I call my mom and she responds

b)

A style of rap

c)

a melody sung by one singer is responded to or echoed by one or more singers

d)

A good movie.

4.

Where did the Blues originate?

a)

In New York City

b)

on the west coast

c)

on the east coast

d)

In the Deep South

5.

Blues music usually tells a story.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What is a common structure for Blues songs

a)

skyscrapers

b)

happy

c)

forte

d)

12 Bar Blues

7.

Blues usually has AAC lyrical form

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The Blues typically uses what kind of bassline?

a)

Ostinato

b)

Ostinatio

c)

Operatic

d)

Omniscient

9.

Which instrument usually plays the ostinato?

a)

Piano

b)

Organ

c)

Flute

d)

Bass

10.

"Read the lyrics below by B. B. King.

The thrill is gone. The thrill is gone away.

The thrill is gone. The thrill is gone away.

You done me wrong baby, and you'll be sorry someday. "


What is the lyrical structure?

a)

ABC

b)

AAG

c)

AAB

d)

ABA

11.

What are two ways to tell a song is using the 12 bar blues structure?

a)

The instruments, the volume

b)

The singer's voice, the instruments

c)

The solos, the wardrobe

d)

AAB form for lyrics, ostinato bass

12.

Which genre was an inspiration for Rock and Roll?

a)

Pop

b)

R&B

c)

Classical

d)

Gospel

13.

Who was Rosetta Tharpe?

a)

A comedian

b)

A dancer

c)

An opera singer

d)

The claimed founder of Rock and Roll

14.

What instrument did Rosetta Tharpe play?

a)

piano

b)

viola

c)

guitar

d)

bass drum

15.

Blues music is the mother of modern day music.

a)

True

b)

False