Year 8 - Chinese Music - Assessment

Chinese music uses a different scale to the western world. What is it called?

• Major

• Minor

• Whole Tone

• Pentatonic

Chinese notation uses numbers and (a)   . This is different to Western music.

What note in Western notation is heard when the number 3 is played in Chinese numbers?

• G

• E

• B

• C

What are the pipe plugs called on the Hu Lu Si?

(a)  

The chorus has 4 lines. Lines 1 and 2 are _______ compared to lines 3 and 4.

• similar

• completely different

• the same

What is a trill?

• Many notes played in a sequence

• 2 notes played like a flutter

• Holding a note for a long time

• Playing a scale

How do you breathe using the Hu Lu Si?

(a)  

What is the number 0 rhythm that is by itself in Chinese numbers?

• 
• 
• 
• 

What does a dot mean under a Chinese number?

(a)  

If you wanted to play the western note C, what number will you play in Chinese notation?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4