Composition Assignment
Compare and Contrast Assignment
Delta Blues
Electric Blues
Music Theory
100
What 3 key signatures can you use in your composition assignment?
G MAJOR (F#) D MAJOR (F#, C#) A MAJOR (F#, C#, G#)
100
What is the name of the website you must submit both your music assignments on?
eLearn (School Website)
100
Who is the most famous Delta Blues Artist?
Robert Johnston
100
Who invented Electricity?
Benjamin Franklin
100
What is technical name of a note that has the duration of 1 beat?
A crotchet
200
Name a common TIME signature (hint, probably the one you are composing in)
4/4
200
What is the name of both performers pictured on the Compare and Contrast Task Sheet?
Robert Johnston and Eric Clapton
200
What instrument did Robert Johnston play?
Acoustic Guitar
200
Name an instrument which is most commonly heard performing a SOLO in an Electric Blues song?
Electric Guitar, Keyboard, Synthesizer.
200
What musical Clef has the highest pitched NOTES? Bass Clef or Treble Clef?
Treble Clef
300
What rhyming scheme must your lyrics have?
AAB form
300
List 4 instruments usually heard in an electric rock band
Drums Electric Guitar Bass Guitar Vocals Keyboard Synthesizer
300
In what city did Delta blues originate?
Mississipi Region
300
Name 2 artists who created Electrified covers of Delta Blues Songs
Eric Clapton Elmore James
300
Name a Woodwind instrument
Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Piccolo, Clarinet
400
What chord progression must your blues composition have?
12 BAR BLUES chord progression
400
List 5 Musical Elements you must discuss within your assignment
Mood/Atmosphere Lyrics Instrumentation Harmony Structure Pitch Timbre Rhythm
400
Give an example of a Genre AND Sub-Genre of music.
Example: Blues (Genre) Delta Blues (Sub Genre) Electric Blues (Sub Genre)
400
What other genre's of music uses electrified instruments which followed soon after the invention of amplification?
Rock and Roll Rock Pop Electronica
400
What is the name of the bottom string on an Acoustic Guitar? (The lowest pitched string)
E
500
How many verses must you compose at minimum for your assignment?
3 verses
500
Explain the musical element 'TEXTURE' to the class. You may use an example from your assignment.
HINT: Thick texture
500
What topics were most commonly discussed within Delta Blues songs?
Love, concern, sin, death, poverty, starvation, hardship, slavery.
500
After which War did Electronic musical devices become popular?
After World War II
500
What are the 3 notes found in a C Major chord?
C E G
M
e
n
u