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WorksheetsThe Blues
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Where did story of the Blues start?
Africa
America
England
Europe
What types of jobs were the slaves given to do? Tick 2 options
Paperwork
Working in shops
Working in fields
Laying train tracks
Policeman
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?
Clapping
Call and Response
Scat
Spiritual
The slaves were often made to work in groups called....
Team work
Chain gangs
Labour group
Group work
To help themselves feel better the slaves would use two types of music. They were called (tick 2)
Hymns
Spirituals
Campfire songs
Work songs
Folk tunes
What style of song can you hear?
Country Blues
Memphis Blues
Work Song
Country Song
The two main sounds in blues music are (tick two)
Saxophone
Trumpet
Guitar
Piano
Voice
What is the structure of the words in this example of early blues?
ABB
ABAB
AAB
ABB
Listen to the example and tick the blues features you can hear (Tick 3)
AAB structure
Expressive singing
Voice and guitar
Drums and bass
Piano solo
Which one of these is a BLUES musician
Elvis Presley
Abraham Lincoln
BB King
Chuck Berry
In the 1940s traditional blues music combined with the more uptempo and rhythmic swing and jazz. This new music was called...
Scat
Bebop
Rhythm and Blues
Reggae
What style of music is this?
Blues
Spiritual
Work Song
Rock n Roll
When you make music up as you go along this is called...
(a)
During the 60s British Bands became interested in recreating some of the early blues style. One of these bands was...
The Rolling Stones
ABBA
The Beach Boys
Oasis
True or false. Rock music was partly formed by young British bands copying ideas from early blues performers.
True
False
