Nat 5 Listening 1

Nat 5 Listening 1

Open Ended

Name as many instruments belonging to the woodwind family as you can.

The Woodwind family

• Piccolo

• Flute

• Oboe

• Clarinet

• Bassoon

• Saxophone

Multiple Choice

Listen to the example: name the instrument playing the melody.

• Clarinet

• Viola

• Saxophone

• Oboe

Open Ended

Name as many vocal ranges as you can.

Vocal ranges

• Soprano

• Mezzo Soprano

• Alto

• Tenor

• Baritone

• Bass

Multiple Choice

Listen to the example and identify the type of voice singing.

• Soprano

• Mezzo Soprano

• Tenor

• Baritone

• Bass

Open Ended

Listen to a continuation of that example. What style of music is it?

Multiple Choice

Choose one concept which best describes the type of piece this is.

• Rondo

• Symphony

• Aria

• Concerto

Tone

A tone (also known as a major 2nd) is the distance between two white notes on the keyboard that have a black note between them e.g. G - A is a tone because it has a G# in the middle.

Semitone

A Semitone (also known as a minor 2nd) is the distance between a white note and a black note on the keyboard e.g. E-F# is a semitone

Chromatic scale

A scale made entirely of semitones - this usually creates tension in the music.

Open Ended

Define Syllabic word setting

Multiple Choice

'Many notes per syllable' is the definition of?

• Melismatic

• Polyphonic

• Homophonic

Multiple Choice

What instrument is playing the melody?

• Saxophone

• Flute

• Clarinet

• Bassoon

Open Ended

Listen to the example again. What style of music is it? (Not the period e.g. Classical, Baroque etc)

Multiple Choice

What period of history is the music from?

• Baroque

• Classical

• Romantic

• 20th Century