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