Blues Musicians/Composers
Blues History
Blues Characteristics
Instruments
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100

He performed "Before You Accuse Me".

Who is Eric Clapton?

100
This place is where blues music originated, way back in the 1800's.
What are Southern plantations?
100
This scale has 8 notes and is written 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1.
What is a major scale?
100
This stringed instrument is often used to play the melody of a blues piece, and many famous blues musicians have made their fortune playing it.
What is a guitar?
100

Blues music originated this many years ago.

What is 200?

200

This band used many blues elements and are considered one of the founders of Modern Heavy Rock and Metal

Who is are Led Zeppelin?

200
During this time it spread to other Southern states, like Mississippi, Georgia, Texas, Louisiana.
When is 1930's and 40's?
200
This scale has 7 notes and is written 1 b3 4 #4 5 b7 1
What is a blues scale?
200
This instrument provides the rhythm and beat to a blues piece.
What are drums?
200
Blues can have two types of tempos, which are ____ and ____.
What are upbeat/fast and slow?
300

This movie helped reintroduce Blues Music in the 90s.

Who are The Committments?

300
The blues evolved from these types of music.
What are African spirituals, African chants, work songs, drum music, and country dance music?
300
The blues often follow a simple pattern of chords, called this.
What is a 12 bar blues?
300
This instrument is used to play both the melody and harmony lines of blues pieces. One famous blues musician who played it was Ray Charles.
What is the piano?
300
Robert Johnson wrote these classic blues tunes.
What are "Crossroad Blues" and "Sweet Home Chicago"?
400

Performed at the Royal Albert Hall in one song that we have listened to.

Who is Adele?

400
During this time, the blues had a great revival, led by several prominent blues musicians.
What are the 1980's?
400
The lyrics in blues songs tend to be about specific emotions.
What are hardships and troubles or extreme joy?
400
This woodwind is used in a lot of jazz and blues music, and one famous performer who played it was John Coltrane.
What is the saxophone?
400
What stringed instrument often plays the walking bass line of a blues tune?
What is the string bass/electric bass?
500

This musician is responisble for Uptown Funk. 

Who is Bruno Mars?

500
These people would have sung the very first blues songs while working in the fields.
Who are slaves?
500
The blues often feature this sort of bass line, as you are trotting along to the music.
What is a walking bass line?
500
This brass instrument is also very important in the melodies of blues music and a famous performer of it was Miles Davis.
What is the trumpet?
500
Blues music almost always has this instrument in it that helps get the lyrics and meaning across.
What is the voice?
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