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The Blues

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did story of the Blues start?

a)

Africa

b)

America

c)

England

d)

Europe

2.

What types of jobs were the slaves given to do? Tick 2 options

a)

Paperwork

b)

Working in shops

c)

Working in fields

d)

Laying train tracks

e)

Policeman

3.

Here's an example of some African Vocal music. What technique can you hear being used that became important in the development of Blues music?

a)

Clapping

b)

Call and Response

c)

Scat

d)

Spiritual

4.

The slaves were often made to work in groups called....

a)

Team work

b)

Chain gangs

c)

Labour group

d)

Group work

5.

To help themselves feel better the slaves would use two types of music. They were called (tick 2)

a)

Hymns

b)

Spirituals

c)

Campfire songs

d)

Work songs

e)

Folk tunes

6.

What style of song can you hear?

a)

Country Blues

b)

Memphis Blues

c)

Work Song

d)

Country Song

7.

The two main sounds in blues music are (tick two)

a)

Saxophone

b)

Trumpet

c)

Guitar

d)

Piano

e)

Voice

8.

What is the structure of the words in this example of early blues?

a)

ABB

b)

ABAB

c)

AAB

d)

ABB

9.

Listen to the example and tick the blues features you can hear (Tick 3)

a)

AAB structure

b)

Expressive singing

c)

Voice and guitar

d)

Drums and bass

e)

Piano solo

10.

Which one of these is a BLUES musician

a)

Elvis Presley

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

BB King

d)

Chuck Berry

11.

In the 1940s traditional blues music combined with the more uptempo and rhythmic swing and jazz. This new music was called...

a)

Scat

b)

Bebop

c)

Rhythm and Blues

d)

Reggae

12.

What style of music is this?

a)

Blues

b)

Spiritual

c)

Work Song

d)

Rock n Roll

13.

When you make music up as you go along this is called...

(a)  

14.

During the 60s British Bands became interested in recreating some of the early blues style. One of these bands was...

a)

The Rolling Stones

b)

ABBA

c)

The Beach Boys

d)

Oasis

15.

True or false. Rock music was partly formed by young British bands copying ideas from early blues performers.

a)

True

b)

False