Year 9 23/24 M2 Homework 2

Module 2
Homework 2

Instruments in a pop band
4 chord trick chords
Identifying comping patterns in sons

The Four chord Trick

Lots of pop songs use the same four chords in the same pattern, this has become known as the four chord trick.

I, V, vi, IV

Multiple Choice

How many PRIMARY chords are in the four chord trick

• Three
• Four
• One

• Two

Multiple Choice

How many secondary chords are in the four chord trick?

• 4

• 2
• 1

• 3

Multiple Select

Which of these chords are the PRIMARY chords

• I

• vi

• IV

• V

Multiple Choice

Which is the secondary chord?

• I

• IV

• vi

• V

Multiple Choice

If chord I is C, chord IV is F then what are chords V and chord vi?

• Gm and D

• G and Am

• D and Cm

• E and B m

Multiple Choice

If chord I is G, chord IV is C and chord V is D then what is chord vi?

• Bm

• Fm

• Em

• E

Comping
Patterns

Comping patterns are used to make the chord patterns sound more interesting and can help drive the music forward (towards the chorus for example) or slow it down (in a verse for example)

Listen carefully to the excerpts on the next three slides and identify the comping pattern you hear

Multiple Choice

What type of comping pattern does this piece use?

• Sustained

• Backbeat

• Driving

• Syncopated

Multiple Choice

What type of comping pattern does this piece use?

• Sustained

• Backbeat

• Driving

• Syncopated

Multiple Select

Which TWO comping patterns does this piece use?

• Sustained

• Backbeat

• Driving

• Syncopated

Multiple Select

Which TWO comping patterns does this piece use?

• Sustained

• Backbeat

• Driving

• Syncopated

Instruments in a pop band

Drum kit - hihat, bass drum, snare drum, cymbals
Guitars - electric and acoustic
Bass Guitar
Keyboards (synthesizers, keyboards, pianos)
Vocalists (female/ male/ backing vocalists)

Multiple Choice

What is the musical instrument?

• acoustic guitar

• electric guitar

• drum

Multiple Choice

What is the musical instrument?

• Gong

• Cymbal

• electric guitar

Multiple Choice

What is the musical instrument?

• saxophone

• bongos

• drum kit

Multiple Choice

What is the musical instrument?

• violin

• piano

• keyboard

Multiple Select

Which TWO instruments are playing in this extract ?

• Electric guitar

• Bass guitar

• Keyboard

• Drum kit

Multiple Select

Identify the TWO instruments playing at the start of the extract

• Electric guitar

• Bass guitar

• Organ

• Drum kit

Multiple Select

Describe the vocal parts at the start of the extract

• Female solo and backing singers

• Female singer

• Male singer

• Backing singers

Multiple Choice

Describe the instruments used in the accompaniment ?

• Electric and Bass Guitar

• Strings, Piano and Guitar

• Strings, Piano ,Guitar and Drum kit

• Male vocal with Orchestra

Multiple Choice

Which instrument is playing the solo ( after the introduction)

• Electric guitar

• Saxophone

• Drum kit

• Bass Guitar

The Drum Kit

The hi-hat sounds a bit like a shaker

The cymbal sounds like a crash or splash

The snare drum has a tight bang sound

The bass drum has a thump sound

The tomtoms sound like they have a pitch
(low, medium and high)

Multiple Choice

What part of the drum kit is being played in this extract ?

• Hi hat

• Snare drum

• Bass Drum

• Cymbal

Multiple Choice

What part of the drum kit is this ?

• Bass drum

• Tom toms

• Cymbal

• Snare drum

Multiple Choice

Which part of the drum kit is being played here?

• Bass drum

• Hi hat

• Cymbal

• Tom tom

Multiple Choice

What part of the drum kit is being played?

• Bass drum

• Tom tom

• Hi hat

• Snare

Multiple Choice

What instruments would typically play the 'bassline' in a Pop song?

• Vocalist

• Drummer

• Bass Guitarrist

• Trumpeteer

• Guitarrist

Multiple Select

How many chords are heard in the opening section until the chorus?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Musical General Knowledge Round

Questions in this part of the homework will test your musical general knowledge. Some of them will come from earlier lessons in the module, some from previous modules.

Fill in the Blanks

There is often a section in rock music where the singer/vocalist drops out. What is this part of the structure called?

Multiple Choice

What is a chord?

• A note on the piano

• Two or more notes played together

• A pair of trousers

• A pattern of notes played ascending or descending

Multiple Select

Click on the THREE notes that are needed for the chord of G.

• C

• G

• A

• B

• D

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are the correct notes for the chord of C ?

• C Eb G

• C E G

• E G B

• A C E

Multiple Choice

What does a lower case m mean in a chord symbol (e.g. Em)?

• major

• minor

• mini

• missing

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are the correct notes for Em?

• E G B

• E G# B

• G B D

• C E G

Multiple Select

Click on the THREE notes that are needed for the chord of D.

• D

• F

• F#

• A

• B

Multiple Choice

Which music element describes the 'layers of sound'?

• Structure

• Timbre/Sonority

• Texture

• Melody

Multiple Choice

Which definition best describes a verse

• A contrasting section of music that you only hear once

• A section of music at the very end of a piece

• A section of music that is repeated with the same words

• A section of music that is repeated with different words

Multiple Choice

How would you best define a chorus?

• A contrasting section of music that you only hear once

• A section of music at the very end of a piece

• A section of music that is repeated with the same words

• A section of music that is repeated with different words

Multiple Choice

What is the name for the main tune of a song?

• melody
• harmony

• beat

• dynamics

Multiple Choice

What do you call the words in a song?

• melody

• verse

• lyrics

• notes