Music - 7 Half Term 3

Which option best describes programme music?

• Music for programmes and film.

• Music that captures what a visual image or scene would sound like.

• Music that tells us how characters move through sound.

• Music that would go well with computer programming.

What atmosphere can best be created by string instruments?

• Smooth and calming

• Loud and uneasy

• Harsh and violent

• Quiet and tense

What is a sea shanty?

• An instrument played at the seaside

• British folk music traditionally sang in farms

• A type of musical ship

• A coastal form of traditional English folk music

What structure do traditional folk songs follow?

• Solo verse + Bridge + Chorus

• Solo verse + Chorus

• Group verse + Solo chorus

• Repeated Chorus

What effect can changing the instruments and musical tone best have on a piece of music?

• Change the volume of the music

• Change the instrument

• Change the atmosphere and mood

• Change the tempo and pitch.

What country does 'Mambo' music come from?

(a)  

Which of the following is a traditional Latin American instrument?

• Crotchet

• Clanger

• Clef

• Clave

Which of these is a correct time signature in music?

• 2/4

• 3/4

• 4/4

• All of these

What is the correct musical term for how high or low the music is?

(a)  

Which of these musical terms is what the main tune of a piece of music is called?

• Melody

• Marimba

• Melancholy

• Tune