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Blues Review Part 1
Test Description: Blues Unit Review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Blues Music developed in the _________
A
early 1900s
B
early 1800s
C
1700s
D
2000s
2) It is sometimes hard to understand the words in blues music because it is about __________ rather than clarity.
A
Communication
B
Self-expression
C
Mumbling
D
None of the above
3) Blues music emerged after what major historic event?
A
Vietnam
B
The Civil War
C
World War II
D
World War I
4) Robert Johnson is sometimes referred to as the _________
A
Father of Blues
B
Master of Blues
C
Great Guitarist Known to Man
D
Father of Chicago Blues
5) Robert Johnson was so good at the guitar, it was rumored that he made a deal with ___________ in exchange for his abilities.
A
None of the above
B
Mayor of his town
C
President
D
Devil
6) Which famous blues musician helped make blues music commercially available so that people could buy it?
A
Stevie Ray Vaughn
B
W.C. Handy
C
B.B. King
D
Robert Johnson
7) _____________ guitar is a method of playing guitar where you move smoothly from one note to another by using a plastic/glass tube on your finger.
A
Smooth Guitar
B
Bending Guitar
C
None of the above
D
Slide Guitar
8) Muddy Waters was famous in America and England. Which British rock band got their name from one of his songs?
A
The Monkees
B
The Who
C
The Rolling Stones
D
The Beatles
9) B.B. King was famous for using __________ in his solos. This is where you pull the string to change the pitch.
A
Pitch Jumps
B
Pitch Bends
C
Slide Guitar
D
None of the above
10) Stevie Ray Vaughn combined blues music with
A
Country
B
Jazz
C
Rap
D
Rock n' Roll
11) Blues music had an influence on which of the following types of music?
A
Jazz
B
Rock n' Roll
C
Rhythm and Blues
D
All of the above
12) What famous scientist made the first recording of blues music?
A
Albert Einstein
B
Bill Nye
C
Alexander Graham Bell
D
Thomas Edison
13) In 1920, Mamie Smith released the first commercially available blues recording. It was of a song called _____________
A
St. Louis Blues
B
Blues Machine
C
Crazy Blues
D
Crazy Train
14) What is the pattern/form of the lyrics in most blues songs?
A
AAB
B
ABA
C
ABACA
D
ABC
15) Instrumental music what is called ___________ - these are notes that are slightly lower in pitch.
A
Blue Notes
B
Green Notes
C
Yellow Notes
D
Red Notes
16) Which of the following is NOT a note in the blues scale?
A
Eb
B
F
C
C
D
Ab
17) What three chords are used for the 12-bar blues pattern?
A
F, G, and D
B
A, B, and C
C
C, F, and G
D
C, D, and E
18) What is the order of the lines of the TREBLE clef?
A
EGBDF
B
GBDFA
C
FACE
D
ACEG
19) What is the order of the spaces of the BASS Clef?
A
FACE
B
ACEG
C
EGBDF
D
GBDFA
20) Which accidental looks like a hashtag (#)?
A
Natural
B
Sharp
C
Flat
D
None of the above
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