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Blues Improvisation

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the number of bars in a Blues cycle?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

12

d)

24

2.

What is the name for an instrument that plays Blues melodies?

a)

cello

b)

saxophone

c)

bass guitar

d)

snare

3.

Complete the Blues song title, Sweet Home...?

(a)  

4.

Which s... describes the people who invented Blues music?

(a)  

5.

What is it called when the performer makes up the music as they go along?

a)

verse

b)

improvisation

c)

chorus

d)

hook

6.

Which of these is a famous Blues artist?

a)

Robert Johnson

b)

Bob Marley

c)

Wes Montgomery

d)

Dave Grohl

7.

Which is the country where Blues music originated?

a)

Uruguay

b)

Uganda

c)

USA

d)

Ukraine

8.

Which g... (instrument) is used in Blues and can be electric or acoustic?

(a)  

9.

What b... (instrument) plays the lowest notes in a Blues band?

(a)  

10.

What family of instruments has a number of its instruments in a Blues band?

a)

orchestra

b)

band

c)

brass

d)

strings

11.

What is the name for a set of notes which a piece is built with?

a)

chords

b)

scales

c)

rhythm

d)

texture

12.

What w... b... is the name for the bassline you have learnt?

(a)  

13.

What is the correct term for the words of a song?

a)

poem

b)

sentence

c)

words

d)

lyrics

14.

Where did many of the people who sung the Blues come from?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

15.

What emotion s... was the mood of traditional Blues music?

(a)  

16.

What is the technique where one person sings and a group repeats back?

a)

call and response

b)

answer and response

c)

call and message

d)

sing and shout

17.

Which notes are in a chord C?

a)

F, A, C

b)

C, E, F

c)

C, E, G

d)

G, B, D

18.

What is the name for a three note chord?

a)

triad

b)

triangle

c)

major

d)

minor