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