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Y8 BLUES H4 M1 23/24

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many different notes make up a standard major or minor chord?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

2.

Name this chord!

a)

C major

b)

C minor

3.

Name this chord!

a)

D major

b)

D minor

4.

What is a chord?

a)

A note on the piano

b)

Two or more notes played together

c)

A pair of trousers

d)

A pattern of notes played ascending or descending

5.

Sharps, Flats, and Naturals encountered in a piece of music are called _____

a)

Dots

b)

Rests

c)

Accidentals

d)

Time Signature

6.

These always RAISE a note by half a step when added to music

a)

Naturals

b)

Sharps

c)

Accents

d)

Flats

7.

This accidental always lowers the pitch by half of a step.

a)

Natural

b)

Flat

c)

Time Signature

d)

Staff

8.

Which type of accidental removes any other sharps and flats and makes the note "normal"?

a)

Natural

b)

Sharp

c)

Flat

d)

Whole Note

9.

7th Chords contain how many notes?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

10.

Which are the primary chords in the key of G major?

a)

G, C, D

b)

G, B, C

c)

G, F, D

d)

G, A, F

11.

Which of the roman numerals below represent the PRIMARY CHORDS?

a)

I, III, VII

b)

I, II, III

c)

I, IV, V

d)

V, VI, VII

12.

What do we base Blues improvisation on?

a)

G, F# and E

b)

The Blues Scale

c)

Black Notes

d)

A Major Scale

13.

What is the name of the 3 chords that make up Blues harmony

a)

Primary chords

b)

Main Chords

c)

Major chords

d)

Blues Chords

14.
Blues music was created due to experiences of_______.
a)
hardships/sadness
b)
happy/glad times
c)
excitement
d)
surprises
15.
Blues music was created due to experiences of_______.
a)
hardships/sadness
b)
happy/glad times
c)
excitement
d)
surprises
16.

Which instrument would you NOT normally hear in Blues music?

a)

Harmonica

b)

Guitar

c)

Piano

d)

Violin

17.

How many bars are in a simple Blues song?

a)

12

b)

15

c)

4

d)

3

18.

Which chords are used to create the 12 bar blues pattern

a)

I-IV-V

b)

I-IV-III

c)

I-II-III

d)

I-IV-VI

19.

What 3 chords are needed to play a blues in C?

a)

C F and G

b)

C D and E

c)

C E and G

d)

C G and A

20.

The chord in bar 9 is

a)

I

b)

IV

c)

V

d)

VI

21.

If your Blues piece was in G, what would be the chord in bar 5

a)

B major

b)

C major

c)

D major

d)

G major

22.

What musical technique can you hear?

a)

Call and response

b)

Verse and chorus

c)

Blues scale

d)

swing rhythm.

23.

What does the term 'improvisation'mean?

a)

playing a pre-composed melody

b)

making up a melody as you go along

c)

changing the chord sequence

d)

adding extra notes to a melody

24.

Which of the following terms refers to unevenly dividing the beat, long then short?

a)

syncopation

b)

cross rhythm

c)

swing rhythm

d)

slide rhythm

25.

These rhythms give a dotted / triplet rhythm feel to the beat, and are often used in jazz.

a)

Swing rhythms

b)

Chaal

c)

Syncopation

d)

Crotchets

26.

In a dotted rhythm, what does a dot placed after a note mean?

a)

Adds half the original value

b)

Adds a quarter of the original value

c)

Doubles the original value

27.

A main melody (like a theme) that is repeated throughout a blues or jazz song is called a

a)

Hair melody

b)

Foot note

c)

Head melody

d)

Toe tune

28.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
B FLAT
29.
a)
C#
b)
D#
c)
E FLAT
d)
F
30.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
F
d)
G FLAT
31.
a)
NATURAL
b)
SHARP
c)
FLAT
32.
a)
NATURAL
b)
SHARP
c)
FLAT
33.
a)
NATURAL
b)
FLAT
c)
SHARP