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WorksheetsREGGAE MUSIC
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
In what year was this genre born?
1960
1920
1962
1935
Where does reggae originate from?
Jamaica
ska
Bob marley
England
Which is NOT a characteristic of Reggae music?
Jamaican dialect
Off beat chords
Brass
Three beats in a bar
Which is NOT a typical timbre used in Reggae?
Brass
Electric guitar
Bass Guitar
Woodwinds
Which artist brought Reggae to international recognition?
Ziggy Marley
Drake
Bob Marley
George Ezra
The electric guitar in Reggae music plays the chords on beats:
3 and 6
1 and 3
2 and 4
1 and 4
Where did Reggae develop from?
Folk music from Mexico
Rhythm and Blues music from America
Dance music from Canada
Rock music from France
What Rhythmic feature is typical of Reggae
Syncopation
Dotted rhythm
Long held notes
Lively beat
Reggae music has quite a lot of.............................. in its vocals
Whispering
Call and response
shouting
Dissonance
__________ took over from orchestras in Jamaican Dance Music in the 1950s.
Hip-Hop
Sound systems
Reggae
Afro-beat
Two or more notes played together is referred to as a __________.
Tone
Scat
Note
Chord
In Reggae Music, guitar chords are strummed ___________.
Downward
Forward
Upward
Backwards
In the language of Reggae, back beats are called __________ or _________. (Select the correct answers)
Chops
Bang
Chak
Skat
The bass drum often plays on beat 3 only. This is called __________.
Solo
Bang
Drop beat
One drop
