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Hip Hop/ Rock N Roll

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where and when did HipHop originate?

a)

1991, Miami

b)

1955, London

c)

1973, New York

d)

1986, Seattle

2.

Who is seen as the first ever HipHop artist?

a)

Tupac

b)

Snoop Dogg

c)

Grandmaster flash

d)

DJ kool herc

3.

Who wrote 'Still Dre'

a)

Andre 3000

b)

Dr Dre

c)

Tupac

d)

Ice Cube

4.

What is it called when a DJ 'Scratches'?

a)

Playing a track in reverse on the turntables

b)

Improvising rapping on top of a track

c)

Moving a vinyl record back and forth to create a scratching sound

d)

Holding the needle down on the record

5.

What is a riff?

a)

A repeated musical phrase

b)

The part that comes after each verse

c)

The proper term for the melody

d)

A repeating bassline

6.

What is it called when a song uses music from another pre-existing track?

a)

Riffing

b)

Sampling

c)

Stealing

d)

Copying

7.

What was the biggest 'first' HipHop record to hit the charts?

a)

Gangster

b)

Rapper's delight

c)

Changes

d)

Lose yourself

8.

What is the typical style of bass in blues and Rock N' Roll music?

a)

Slap Bass

b)

Walking Bass

c)

Syncopated bass

9.

What decade did Rock 'n' Roll begin?

a)

1900's

b)

1950's

c)

1980's

d)

2000's

10.

What style of Rhythm is typical in Rock N Roll music

(a)  

11.

Which of these statements are true about the blues scale? (more than one right answer!)

a)

There are 6 notes in it

b)

Every note is spaced two notes apart

c)

There are lots of accidentals

d)

It must be played swung

12.

What STRUCTURE is a typical Rock N Roll song in?

(a)  

13.

Which of these statements are true about the walking bass?

a)

It moves from a root note up and then back down again

b)

It moves in step (playing on every quarter note)

c)

It has to play every note in the scale

d)

It usually plays in double time

14.

Which of these features does Rock N Roll share with Blues? (more than one right answer)

a)

Blues Scale

b)

Swung Rhythm

c)

Same instruments

d)

12 bar blues

15.

Which of these is NOT a genre that came from HipHop?

a)

Drill

b)

Trap

c)

Country

d)

Grime