WorksheetsBlues Music WHS
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What family of instruments was most common in the music made by African slaves?
Strings
Woodwind
Brass
Percussion
Where did the Blues originate from?
America
Africa
England
Canada
How did blues music start up back in the early 1800's?
Office workers singing to each other
Farmers singing to each other
Slaves on plantation fields singing to each other
Children singing to each other
Which of the following musicians influenced later guitar players in the 1960s onwards?
Tommy Johnson
Robert Johnson
Alberta Hunter
Mary Johnson
Which of the following styles was not an influence on the blues?
Work Song
Ragtime
Spirituals
African Songs
What is the name of the popular musical structure used in Blues music?
Walking bass Line
Improvisation
12 Bar Blues
Chords.
What is a walking bass line?
A repetitive melody played on a bass instrument created using the notes of a chord on each beat of the bar.
A melody made up on the spot based on the notes of the blues scale?
A group of notes played at the same time?
What is a chord in music?
A lead to help you plug in your electric guitar.
A type of drum.
A group of 2 or more notes played together at the same time.
A blues instrument.
Which chords are used to create the 12 bar blues pattern
I-IV-V
I-IV-III
I-II-III
I-IV-VI
What 3 chords are needed to play a blues in C?
C F and G
C D and E
C E and G
C G and A
