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Rock and roll retrieval

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rock and roll was based on what style of music?

a)

Blues

b)

Plantation songs

c)

Glam rock

d)

Big band

2.

What term is given to the chords I, IV and V?

a)

Primary

b)

Triad

c)

Secondary

d)

Tertiary

3.

What is the "normal" time signature of a rock and roll song?

a)

2/4

b)

3/4

c)

4/4

d)

6/8

4.

What is the name of the bass line often used in rock and roll music?

a)

Walking bass

b)

Chords

c)

Running bass

d)

Counter Melody

5.

Which of these instruments does not usually feature in rock and roll music?

a)

Drums

b)

Guitar

c)

Bass

d)

Cello

6.

Which note is flattened in a blues scale?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

7

7.

Which song famously featured in the film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"?

a)

Hound Dog

b)

Twist and Shout

c)

Tutti Frutti

d)

Surfin' USA

8.

Rock music uses which two kinds of guitar?

a)

Rhythm and lead

b)

Rhythm and rhythm

c)

Lead and lead

d)

Acoustic and electric

9.

Rock musicians turn up their ____ to increase the volume.

a)

thermostat

b)

attitudes

c)

amplifiers

d)

antlers

10.

Find A.

a)
b)
c)

d)

11.

Find E.

a)

b)

c)

d)

12.

Which note is this?

a)

G

b)

B

c)

D

d)

F

13.

What is this note?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

E

d)

G

14.
a)

Electric Guitar

b)

Bass Guitar

c)

Acoustic Guitar

d)

Harp

15.
a)

Electric Guitar

b)

Bass Guitar

c)

Acoustic Guitar

d)

Harp

16.

Making up a musical idea on the spot.

a)

Scat

b)

Walking Bass

c)

Improvising

d)

Call and Response

17.

A short, catchy, and repeated melodic phrase.

a)

Scat

b)

Walking Bass

c)

Riff

d)

Solo

18.

What decade did Rock and Roll begin?

a)

1930's

b)

1940's

c)

1950's

d)

1960's

19.
Beatle primary songwriters were
a)
Harrison & Starr
b)
Harrison & Orbison
c)
Lennon & McCartney
d)
McCartney & Sullivan
20.
How can you create different sounds on the guitar?
a)
Hit it against a tree
b)
Drop it
c)
Effects pedals
d)
Play a different instrument