Year 11 Revision GCSE Music 7/11/24

What is a Ground Bass?

• A repeated bass line, usually in a cello

• A high-pitched melody

• A fast-paced rhythm

• A type of percussion instrument

What is the texture called when there is a single melody line without accompaniment?

• Monophonic

• Polyphonic

• Unison

• Melody and accompaniment

What is an anacrusis?

• Upbeat

• Downbeat

• Pause

• Slide

Which of the following is a woodwind instrument?

• Bassoon

• Trumpet

• Violin

• Trombone

What playing technique is used by strings to pluck the instrument?

• Arco

• Pizzicato

• Tremolo

• Con Sordini

Identify the type of choir that consists only of boys.

• Boys choir

• Ladies choir

• Mixed choir

• Children’s choir

What is a vocal technique that involves made-up syllables?

• Falsetto

• Scat singing

• Vibrato

• Slide

What is the term for a rhythm that feels like a change of time?

• Syncopation

• Hemiola

• Anacrusis

• Augmentation

Which rhythm is characterized by being off beat?

• Triplets

• Syncopation

• Dotted rhythms

• Ostinato

What is the rhythmic feature that involves three notes in the space of two?

• Triplets

• Diminution

• Syncopation

• Anacrusis