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