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The Blues

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which lines in a verse have the "Call and Repeat" strategy?

a)

The first one

b)

The second and third

c)

The first and second

d)

All three

2.

What combination of music did the blues get created from?

a)

Mississipi and Louisiana

b)

Church and African rhythms and notes

c)

Church and Mississipi rhythms and notes

d)

All of the above

3.

Were most blues songs:

a)

Sad

b)

Happy

c)

In between

d)

Mad

4.

When playing the blues, some notes were _________ or ______ downwards, and later were called blue notes.

a)

Flattened or bent

b)

Turned down or bent

c)

Played lower or flattened

d)

All of the above

5.

Why were blues songs so sad?

4 lines
6.

How many bars in a blues song?

a)

8

b)

6

c)

13

d)

12

7.

Who are blues artists

a)

Jack Muckingly

b)

Epicurius Martinius

c)

Jimmy Hendrix

d)

Angelo Martin

8.

Blues were about_______

a)

Hardness in life

b)

Bad aspects in life

c)

Mistakes in life

d)

All of the above

9.

When did the CIVIL WAR end?

a)

1985

b)

1865

c)

10 BC

d)

15 BC

10.

Are the blues fun?

a)

Yes

b)

Yes

c)

YEs

d)

Yes