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WorksheetsY8 BLUES H4 M1 23/24
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 19mins
How many different notes make up a standard major or minor chord?
1
2
3
4
Name this chord!
C major
C minor
Name this chord!
D major
D minor
What is a chord?
A note on the piano
Two or more notes played together
A pair of trousers
A pattern of notes played ascending or descending
Sharps, Flats, and Naturals encountered in a piece of music are called _____
Dots
Rests
Accidentals
Time Signature
These always RAISE a note by half a step when added to music
Naturals
Sharps
Accents
Flats
This accidental always lowers the pitch by half of a step.
Natural
Flat
Time Signature
Staff
Which type of accidental removes any other sharps and flats and makes the note "normal"?
Natural
Sharp
Flat
Whole Note
7th Chords contain how many notes?
2
3
4
5
Which are the primary chords in the key of G major?
G, C, D
G, B, C
G, F, D
G, A, F
Which of the roman numerals below represent the PRIMARY CHORDS?
I, III, VII
I, II, III
I, IV, V
V, VI, VII
What do we base Blues improvisation on?
G, F# and E
The Blues Scale
Black Notes
A Major Scale
What is the name of the 3 chords that make up Blues harmony
Primary chords
Main Chords
Major chords
Blues Chords
Which instrument would you NOT normally hear in Blues music?
Harmonica
Guitar
Piano
Violin
How many bars are in a simple Blues song?
12
15
4
3
Which chords are used to create the 12 bar blues pattern
I-IV-V
I-IV-III
I-II-III
I-IV-VI
What 3 chords are needed to play a blues in C?
C F and G
C D and E
C E and G
C G and A
The chord in bar 9 is
I
IV
V
VI
If your Blues piece was in G, what would be the chord in bar 5
B major
C major
D major
G major
What musical technique can you hear?
Call and response
Verse and chorus
Blues scale
swing rhythm.
What does the term 'improvisation'mean?
playing a pre-composed melody
making up a melody as you go along
changing the chord sequence
adding extra notes to a melody
Which of the following terms refers to unevenly dividing the beat, long then short?
syncopation
cross rhythm
swing rhythm
slide rhythm
These rhythms give a dotted / triplet rhythm feel to the beat, and are often used in jazz.
Swing rhythms
Chaal
Syncopation
Crotchets
In a dotted rhythm, what does a dot placed after a note mean?
Adds half the original value
Adds a quarter of the original value
Doubles the original value
A main melody (like a theme) that is repeated throughout a blues or jazz song is called a
Hair melody
Foot note
Head melody
Toe tune
