Notes

Question 1

Semibreve

Answer 1

4 beats

Question 2

Minim

Answer 2

2 beats

Question 3

Crotchet

Answer 3

1 beat

Question 4

Quaver

Answer 4

1/2 beat

Question 5

Pair of quavers

Answer 5

1/2 + 1/2 = 1

Question 6

Semiquaver

Answer 6

1/4 beat

Question 7

Where and when did the blues originate

Answer 7

The south of the USA
The late 19th and early 20th century

Question 9

Minor pentatonic

Answer 9

A five note minor scale using the degrees 1, 3, 4, 5, 7

Question 10

What is call and response

Answer 10

When two phrases are played and the second one mimics the first one

Question 11

Improvisation

Answer 11

Making music up on the spot

Question 12

Melody

Answer 12

The tune

Question 13

Harmony

Answer 13

The chords

Question 14

Tonic and an example

Answer 14

chord 1 (e.g C major)

Question 15

Subdominant

Answer 15

chord IV (e.g C major)

Question 16

Dominant

Answer 16

chord V (e.g G major)

Question 17

Swung quavers

Answer 17

Unequal length quavers where the first us long and the second is short

Question 18

Syncopation

Answer 18

When the rhythm falls on the off beat

Question 19

Head structure

Answer 19

A song structure commonly used in the Blues which is similar to ternary form (ABA)

Question 20

The head

Answer 20

The main part of a Blues song, equivalent to the A section in ternary form

Question 21

Walking bass

Answer 21

A bass line that moves swiftly from one note to the next