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WorksheetsThe Blues
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which two states in the USA did the blues originally come from?
Mississippi and Louisiana
Louisiana and Texas
Mississippi and Georgia
Illinois and Michigan
What was the name of the laws which segregated black Americans from white Americans?
John Doe laws
Jim Crow laws
Jeff Grow laws
Joe Black laws
What name was given to the songs sung by slaves and prisoners in fields or digging roads?
Work songs
Play songs
Field songs
Road songs
Which of the following instruments would be used to play Delta Blues?
Harmonica
Saxophone
Trumpet
Piano
Which of the following is one of the earliest blues artists to be recorded?
Muddy Waters
Robert Johnson
B B King
Abraham Lincoln
Which city did many black Americans head north to, in search of work?
Chicago
Los Angeles
New York
Philadelphia
What was one of the main differences between Delta Blues and Chicago Blues?
Chicago Blues had more instruments
Delta Blues had more instruments
Which instrument became really popular in Chicago Blues?
Electric guitar
Acoustic guitar
Violin
Accordion
Who was the 'father of Chicago Blues'?
Muddy Waters
B B King
Robert Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
Which blues artist was known as a great guitarist?
Robert Johnson
B B King
Muddy Waters
Abraham Lincoln
What is the name of the scale used for the melodies in both types of blues music?
Major scale
Minor scale
Blues scales
Pentatonic scale
What structure do most blues songs follow?
12-bar blues
8-bar blues
10-bar blues
16-bar blues
How many notes does a blues scale use?
4
5
6
7
What is the technique called where musicians make up a solo on the spot?
Improvisation
Conversation
Improvement
Doodling
What were most blues songs written about?
Suffering
Love
Fairy tales
Nature
