Year 8 Music - The Blues
Dive into the Blues: A Musical Journey
Test your knowledge of the rich history of Blues music and its roots in Worksongs. This quiz will take you through the journey of how it all began, its significance, and the instruments used.
- Learn about the origins of Worksongs
- Understand the evolution of Blues music
- Explore the cultural impact of this genre
In year 7, you learnt about Worksongs. Which group of people sang Worksongs?
Aborgines
Africans
Americans
Slaves
From which country did Worksongs originate?
Africa
South America
United States of America
Great Britain
What was the purpose of Worksongs? Tick four.
Discos
Keep pace at work
Communicate with each other
To dance to
Religious and spiritual
To celebrate good fortunes
As background music
Keep spirits up
Watch the link called: 'The history of the Blues' in the music Google Classroom then answer the following questions: The blues is a genre of music that comes from...
UK
Bulgaria
USA
Russia
Blues is traditionally the music of...
White politicians
Black slaves
Circus clowns
Poor rail workers
Black slaves would sing the Blues in time with their work. The songs were often about God and their... (Tick 2)
Hard lives
Pets
Money they made
Problems
After the American civil war, there were lots of (...) left laying about.
Guns
Squirrels
Trumpets
Gold
After the American civil war, there were lots of band instruments left over. The slaves used them to play melodies and started to...
Record CDs
Add chords
Print music
Take over radio stations
The people playing the Blues often didn't write the music down but...
Danced to it
Made rude noises on the trumpets
Improvised the tunes as they went along
Recorded it on ipads
The songs were occasionally about God but mostly about how people were poorly treated, love and...
Folk stories & their history
Ghost stories
Pigeons
The great pineapple shortage
Only kidding! The songs were occasionally about God but mostly about how people were poorly treated, love and...
Folk stories & their history
Ghost stories
Pigeons
The great pineapple shortage
Listen the the second link on the music Google classroom then answer the following questions: What is going on?
Party
Funeral
Working in the fields
Building a house
What instruments are being used?
Voices
Trumpets
Pianos
Flutes
Is the music in a...
Pentatonic
Minor key
Chromatic key
Major key
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