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WorksheetsBlues (with a bit of hip-hop and r and b)
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is the name of this symbol?
Flat
Natural
Fermata
Sharp
What is the difference between these two Ds?
The first is higher in pitch than the second
There is no difference
The first is lower in pitch than the second
What note is this?
A
B
C
D
What is the meaning of the sharp sign?
It lowers the pitch one half step
It raises the pitch one half step
what is the purpose of the flat sign?
it raises the pitch one half step
it lowers the pitch one half step
What is the typical style of bass in blues and Rock N' Roll music?
Slap Bass
Walking Bass
Syncopated bass
What is it called when a musician makes up music on the spot?
Sight reading
Improvisation
Planned
Made up music
What country did Blues music come from?
UK
USA
INDIA
CHINA
What decade did Blues music start in?
1500s
1600s
1800s
2000s
Small blues band begin springing up after...
Emancipation
The civil war
The first world war
Blues music was inspired by.... (MULTIPLE ANSWERS CORRECT)
work songs
rock and roll
spiritual songs
Gamelan
Which of these instruments would you NOT expect to find in blues music
guitar
trumpet
violin
drums
The blues were a major component of a new style of music that appeared in the 1950s called
________________ ____________ ________________.
hip hop / rap
rhythm and blues
rock and roll
disco and funk
1. The blues is based on an African-American vocal tradition that goes back to the days of
________________.
jazz
the American Civil War
pioneers
slavery
Where and when did HipHop originate?
1991, Miami
1955, London
1973, New York
1986, Seattle
Who is seen as the first ever HipHop artist?
Tupac
Snoop Dogg
Grandmaster flash
DJ kool herc
What is it called when a song uses music from another pre-existing track?
Riffing
Sampling
Stealing
Copying
What is a riff?
A repeated musical phrase
The part that comes after each verse
The proper term for the melody
A repeating bassline
What are dynamics?
How long or short a note is
How fast or slow a piece of music is
The proper term for volume in music
The type of sound made by an instrument
Which element of music uses the terms fast and slow?
Dynamics
Tempo
Pitch
Duration
What does R and B stand for?
(a)
This word, beginning with H, describes how notes fit together...
(a)
Which decade did R and B originate?
1930s
1940s
1950s
1980s
What is rhythm?
How loud or soft music is
A repeated pattern of sounds
A series of melodies that fit together
How quick a piece of music is
The term for how music is put together
Harmony
Structure
Melody
Tempo
