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WorksheetsBlues instruments
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 19mins
Blues was created by people who originated from which country ?
Africa
UK
America
Russia
The 12 bar blues is how many bars long?
12
24
36
6
What is a chord ?
A note
More than one note played at the same time
Chords are used in the melody
Chords are used in the accompaniment
The walking bass line is most often played by which instrument?
Trumpet
Keyboard
Electric guitar
Bass guitar or double bass
What notes are used for improvisation?
G, F# and E
The Blues Scale
Black Notes
A Major Scale
Improvisation is....
creating music from a selection of notes on the spot.
playing chords.
repeating a rhythm.
playing notes up and down a scale.
The example above is an example of what?
A walking bass
A blues scale
Improvisation
The 12 bar blues
The work songs of the slaves often used which musical technique?
Scales
Call and Response
The Electric Slide
Opera
What is another word for "sad"?
Happy
Blue
Anxious
Crazy
True or False: The 12 bar blues and walking bass can never be played together.
True
False
The 12 Bar Blues has how many different chords?
3
1
4
5
True or False: When you improvise the notes you play or sing will always be different each performance.
True
False
What musical technique can you hear?
Call and response
Solo voice then group
Verse and chorus
Blues scale
Swing rhythm.
What is the name of the popular musical structure used in Blues music?
Walking bass Line
Improvisation
12 Bar Blues
Chords.
What is the instrument playing this walking bass?
Electric Guitar
Cello
Double Bass
Trombone
What is this type of bass line called?
A crawling bass
A walking bass
Repeated chords
The melody
How is the sound being produced on the Double bass?
Using a bow
Using a slide
Plucking ( called pizzicato )
Pressing the keys
Which instrument is being played in this extract ?
Acoustic guitar
Double bass
Bass Guitar
Cello
What part of the drum kit is being played in this extract ?
Hi hat
Snare drum
Bass Drum
Cymbal
Which instrument is playing the solo ( after the introduction)
Electric guitar
Saxophone
Drum kit
Bass Guitar
What time signature is this music in ?
4/4
3/4
6/8
3/4
Name the four instruments playing in this extract
Drum kit
Bass guitar
Electric guitar
Harmonica
Drum kit
Bass guitar
Electric guitar
Saxophone
Drums
Bass guitar
Electric guitar
Harmonica
Drum kit
Bass guitar
Electric guitar
Organ
What part of the drum kit is this ?
Bass drum
Tom toms
Cymbal
Snare drum
Which two instruments are playing ?
Double bass
Piano
Drum kit
Organ
This style of bass line is called a _______ _____ ?
(a)
What is the instrument playing a solo?
Flute
Oboe
Harmonica
Saxophone
What instrument is playing the solo?
Saxophone
Trombone
Organ
Piano
What instrument is being played in this extract ?
Organ
Harpsichord
Piano
Accordion
What part of the drum kit is being played?
Bass drum
Tom tom
Hi hat
Snare
What two parts of the drum kit are being used here
Cymbals
Bass drum
Snare drum
Tom tom
What is the definition of the word scale as used in music?
A collection of notes
A part of a fish
A chord
A type of guitar
What is a chord
One note
More than one note played together
What is the definition of melody?
The tune
( the high pitched memorable part of the music)
The backing (accompaniment of the music)
What is the correct name for the backing of the melody in music?
Accompaniment
Backup
What is the correct name for the tune in music?
The melody
The accompaniment
What is the name for a type of improvised singing where the singer makes up the melody and the words
Cat singing
Scat singing
Dog singing
Puppiny yapping
