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Jazz/ Blues

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Jazz grew out of.....
a)
the Southern US States
b)
the Northern US States
c)
the caribbean
d)
Mexico
2.
The blues grew out of.....
a)
swing music
b)
work songs and field hollers
c)
cool jazz
d)
classical music
3.

How many notes is the Blues Scale made of?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

7

d)

5

4.

How many chords does Blues Music usually contain?

a)

2 alternating chords

b)

4 alternating chords

c)

3 alternating chords

d)

the same chord that repeats

5.

How many bars are in a simple Blues song?

a)

12

b)

15

c)

4

d)

3

6.

What is the name of the special scale used in blues music?

a)

The funky scale

b)

The blues scale

c)

The reds scale

7.

What is the name of the type of band which plays jazz music.

a)

Big band

b)

Large band

c)

Big jazz

8.

Identfy the genre of music...

a)

Jazz

b)

Blues

c)

Ragtime

d)

Swing

9.

Identify the Genre of Music...

a)

Jazz

b)

Blues

c)

Ragtime

d)

Swing

10.

Identify the Genre of the music...

a)

Jazz

b)

Blues

c)

Swing

11.

Identify the genre of music...

a)

Jazz

b)

Blues

c)

Swing

12.

When was Blues in its peak popularity?

a)

1910s-1920s

b)

1920s-1930s

c)

1040s-1950s

d)

1930s-1940s

13.

True or False: The Blues features repetitive lyrics.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

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

a)

True

b)

False

15.
What does improvisation mean? 
a)
Come up with it as you go
b)
Play without notation
c)
Both
16.

Which of the following instruments would normally be found in a jazz band?

a)
b)
c)