Origins of Blues
Cultural Influences
Musical Structures
Themes in Lyrics
Instruments of Blues
100

This region is where Blues music began.

What is the Southern USA?

100

This type of music heavily influenced the development of Blues.

What is European Folk Music and African Musical Traditions?

100

The common form associated with Blues music.

What is the 12-Bar Blues?

100

The emotional tone most commonly found in Blues music.

What is sad and reflective?

100

This instrument is often featured in a traditional Blues band.

What is the harmonica?

200

The primary continent where the creators of Blues music originated.

What is Africa?

200

This musical tradition, often associated with spirituals, influenced Blues.

What is Gospel music?

200

The typical structure of Blues lyrics is often described as this.

What is AAB?

200

The impact of slavery on the content of early Blues lyrics.

What is that Blues lyrics often reflected the hardships and injustices of slavery?

200

A common technique in Blues music that involves a musical phrase being answered by another phrase.

What is call and response?

300

The reason why many Africans ended up in the USA during the formation of Blues.

What is slavery?

300

This style of African music was used as part of call and response.

What are Spirituals?

300

In the key of C, these are the chords used in the 12-Bar Blues progression.

What are C, F, and G?

300

This was rarely referenced in early Blues lyrics but became a significant theme.

What is slavery?

300

This form of creating music on the spot is integral to Blues performances.

What is improvisation?

400

The Blues genre is primarily associated with this country.

What is the United States?

400

The Blues is often considered the foundation for these two American music genres.

What are Jazz and Rock & Roll?

400

This is a musical technique in Blues where a singer or musician improvises a response to a phrase.

What is call and response?

400

Besides sadness, this emotion is often expressed in Blues music.

What is hope or resilience?

400

This string instrument is a staple in Blues music, often used for its expressive sounds.

What is the guitar?

500

This term describes the forced journey of Africans to America, which influenced the development of Blues.

What is the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

500

This style of African music, characterised by its complex rhythms, significantly influenced the Blues.

What is African drumming or rhythm?

500

This element of Blues allows musicians to create spontaneous music during performances.

What is improvisation?

500

Early Blues lyrics often addressed these types of personal issues.

What are themes of love, loss, and hardship?

500

This brass instrument, while more common in Jazz, is also sometimes used in Blues for its soulful sound.

What is the trumpet?

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