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F 1: Afro Celt Sound System: Release Overview

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10th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Is the harmony fast or slow-moving?

Fast harmonic pace (dynamic harmony), mainly chromatic.

Slow harmonic pace (static harmony), mainly diatonic.

Moderate harmonic pace (variable harmony), mainly modal.

Very fast harmonic pace (rapid harmony), mainly atonal.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Name three Irish traditional instruments used in the track.

Uilleann pipes, bodhrán, fiddle.

Guitar, piano, drums.

Violin, accordion, banjo.

Flute, saxophone, trumpet.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a common rhythmic device used to create texture?

Repeating loops (ostinatos or riffs)

Syncopation

Polyrhythms

Call and response

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is the male vocal line in Verse 2 different?

Wider range (10th, up to a 13th), includes top C, more varied phrasing.

Narrower range, limited to an octave, with repetitive phrasing.

Same range as Verse 1, but with a slower tempo.

Higher pitch throughout, but less dynamic variation.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Name three West African instruments used in *Release*.

Kora, djembe, and talking drum.

Guitar, violin, and flute.

Piano, saxophone, and trumpet.

Harmonica, banjo, and tambourine.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Name three rhythmic features used.

Syncopation, swung rhythms, triplets (e.g. in low whistle and fiddle)

Straight rhythms, quarter notes, half notes

Polyrhythms, whole notes, dotted rhythms

Backbeats, offbeats, sixteenth notes

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are some features of the vocal writing?

Mostly syllabic, some whispered sections, use of reverberation and sampling.

Predominantly melodic with no spoken elements.

Strictly rhythmic with no variation in dynamics.

Exclusively instrumental with no vocal components.

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