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Blues Music the beginning

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the missing word: African slaves were brought to ? to work on the plantations.

a)

China

b)

America

c)

Egypt

d)

Africa

2.

Where did the Blues originate from?

a)

America

b)

Africa

c)

England

d)

Canada

3.

Rock and Roll originated from the Blues

a)

True

b)

False

4.
Early Blues most distinctive element is its style of Call and________.
a)
Response
b)
songs
c)
people
d)
Repeats
5.
Blues music was created due to experiences of_______.
a)
hardships/sadness
b)
happy/glad times
c)
excitement
d)
surprises
6.

Who was Bessie Smith?

a)

A blues record producer

b)

A blues publisher

c)

A blues promoter

d)

A blues singing artist

7.

One of Bessie Smith's famous song is titled

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Down Home Blues

c)

Homeless Blues

d)

Sweet Home Chicago

8.
What instrument is this?
a)
Alto Saxophone
b)
Tenor Saxophone
c)
Drums
d)
Guitar
9.
What percussion instrument is this?
a)
trumpet
b)
drum
c)
drum set
d)
tamborine
10.
What woodwind instrument is this? It was used in Blues bands also.
a)
soprano sax
b)
trumpet
c)
clarinet
d)
drum