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WorksheetsY9 Pop Ballad and Texture and dynamics
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 49mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Texture refers to....
a)
How loud the music is
b)
The speed of the music
c)
The different ways that instruments can be
d)
How high or low the instruments are
2.
Rhythm refers to...
a)
How the sounds and silences are organised in a piece of music (syncopated, straight, swung)
b)
The speed of the piece of music
c)
The melody of the piece of music
d)
How high or low the notes are
3.
Articulation refers to...
a)
If the notes are short (staccato) or long (legato)
b)
Is the notes are loud or soft
c)
The pitch of the music
d)
The speed of the music
4.
Dynamics refer to...
a)
If the notes are low or high
b)
The instruments being used
c)
The texture of the piece
d)
If the notes are loud or soft
5.
Expression refers to...
a)
The speed of the piece
b)
Whether notes are high or low
c)
The style of the individual performer or the emotion conveyed through the piece
d)
The instruments used in the piece
6.
Devices refers to....
a)
The instruments that you are using (e.g Electric guitar)
b)
Techniques that performers and composers use to perform/create a piece (e.g.riff, sequence, inversion)
c)
The speed of the music
d)
How the music has been produced in the studio
7.
Tempo refers to...
a)
The pitch of the music
b)
The speed or bpm of the music
c)
How loud the music is played
d)
Which country the music is from
8.
Instruments refer to....
a)
The apparatus used by a musician (e.g. a flute)
b)
The pitch of a piece of music
c)
The texture of a piece of music
d)
The country that the music comes from
9.
Pitch refers to...
a)
How loud a note is played
b)
Which instrument a note is played on
c)
How fast a piece is played
d)
How high or low a note is
10.
Structure refers to...
a)
The Texture of the music (e.g. homophonic)
b)
The plan for the piece of music (AB, Rondo, Ternary , Verse -Chorus)
c)
The speed of the music
d)
The venue the music is performed in
11.
# - what is the meaning of this sign in music?
a)
Sharp
b)
Flat
c)
Hashtag
12.
What is an inverted chord?
a)
When the notes of the chord are played in a different order
b)
A happy chord
c)
A sad chord
d)
A C major chord
13.
What would be an appropriate length for a pop ballad
a)
6 minutes
b)
10 minutes
c)
3 minutes
d)
1 minute
14.
How would you normally structure a pop ballad?
a)
ABA
b)
Intro - Verse - Chorus - Verse - Chorus
c)
ABACAD
15.
What do you call a repeating phrase in a pop song?
a)
Riff or Ostinato
b)
Bass line
c)
Chords
16.
Name this chord
a)
E minor
b)
C major
c)
G major
d)
D major
17.
Name this chord
a)
E minor
b)
C major
c)
G major
d)
D major
18.
Name this chord
a)
E minor
b)
C major
c)
G major
d)
D major
19.
Name this chord
a)
E minor
b)
C major
c)
G major
d)
A major
20.
What is a broken chord?
a)
Each note of the chord is played individually
b)
An inversion
c)
A happy chord
d)
A sad chord
21.
What is Monophonic Texture?
a)
A single Melody that contains no accompaniment and no harmonies
b)
A melody with with chords
c)
Two or more melodies playing at one time
22.
What is Polyphonic texture?
a)
Two or more melodies playing at the same time
b)
A single melody with no accompaniment
c)
A melody with chords
23.
What is Homophonic texture?
a)
A melody being accompanied by chords
b)
A solo melody
c)
More than two melodies playing at once
24.
A solo singer performing to a simple beat would be described as.....
a)
Polyphonic Texture
b)
Monophonic Texture
c)
Homophonic
25.
An orchestral piece where every instrument is playing a different melody would be described as.....
a)
Monophonic
b)
Polyphonic
c)
Homophonic
26.
A trumpet being accompanied by a piano would be described as....
a)
Homophonic
b)
Monophonic
c)
Polyphonic
27.
In an ensemble a trumpet would normally play....
a)
Accompanying chords
b)
Bass part
c)
The Melody
28.
In an ensemble a Tuba would normally play...
a)
The melody
b)
Accompanying chords
c)
Bass line
29.
Lots of instruments being played at once is normally described as
a)
Thick Texture
b)
Thin Texture
30.
One instrument being played on its own would normally be described as...
a)
Thin Texture
b)
Thick Texture
31.
In an ensemble the drummer would normally perform...
a)
Melody
b)
Bass
c)
Chords
d)
Rhythmic accompaniment
32.
Textures describes....
a)
How loud the music is
b)
How fast the music is
c)
The effect and intensity of the instruments playing together
d)
The silences in the music
33.
An orchestra playing loudly with a rock band would be described as...
a)
Thick Texture
b)
Thin Texture
34.
A solo performer playing the flute would be described as...
a)
Thick Texture
b)
Thin Texture
35.
Which dynamic level is the loudest?
a)
Piano
b)
Forte
c)
Mezzo Piano
d)
Mezzo Forte
36.
What does "mezzo" mean?
a)
Moderate
b)
Very
c)
Loud
d)
Soft
37.
What does "forte" mean?
a)
Moderate
b)
Very
c)
Strong
d)
Quiet
38.
Which term means "to gradually get softer?"
a)
Diminuendo
b)
Tacit
c)
Crescendo
d)
Piano
39.
Which is the best example of a "crescendo?"
a)
A flute plays softly followed by a sudden loud note from the orchestra.
b)
A slow piece of music gradually gets faster and faster.
c)
Strings start a passage of music at mezzo-piano and grow to forte over the course of eight beats.
40.
How should someone sing music with the pictured dynamic level?
a)
gradually slowing down
b)
perfectly
c)
medium loud
d)
softly
41.
What dynamic means soft?
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
Forte
d)
Fortissimo
42.
What dynamic means loud?
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
Forte
d)
Fortissimo
43.
What dynamic means very soft?
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
Forte
d)
Fortissimo
44.
What dynamic means very loud?
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
forte
d)
Fortissimo
45.
What does decrescendo mean?
a)
To gradually become softer
b)
To sing without music
c)
To sing
d)
To gradually become louder
46.
When the volume of a song gradually gets louder, what is this called?
a)
harmony
b)
decrescendo
c)
crescendo
d)
timbre
47.
What dynamic means medium soft?
a)
mezzo piano
b)
mezzo forte
c)
mezzo mezzo
d)
piano
48.
What dynamic means medium loud?
a)
forte
b)
mezzo piano
c)
fortissimo
d)
mezzo forte
49.
What does crescendo mean?
a)
To gradually get softer
b)
To sing
c)
To gradually get louder
d)
To hold the note
50.
Tempo is the.....
a)
The speed at which the beat moves
b)
The rhythm of the music
c)
how to play the music
d)
I have no idea
51.
The measurement of tempo is
a)
RIT- rhythm in time
b)
MPB- minutes per beat
c)
BPM- beats per minuts
52.
The medium tempo is called what?
a)
lento
b)
Moderato
c)
adagio
d)
presto
53.
A very fast tempo is called?
a)
Adante
b)
Presto
c)
lento
d)
Adagio
54.
A very slow tempo is called what?
a)
Adagio
b)
presto
c)
allergro
d)
adante
55.
Allegro in english terms means:
a)
Slow
b)
Fast
c)
Moderato
d)
Too fast
56.
Slow in italian terms in regards to tempo is:
a)
Moderato
b)
Allegro
c)
Andante
d)
Presto
57.
What instrument is used to measure BPM
a)
Computer
b)
Piano
c)
metronome
d)
clicker
58.
Largo
a)
fast
b)
sweetly
c)
very slow
d)
with spirit
59.
What does the term "Prestissimo" mean?
a)
Running tempo
b)
Fast
c)
Very Fast
d)
Very Very Fast
60.
Which tempo is the slowest out of the group?
a)
Prestissimo
b)
Allegro
c)
Moderato
d)
Adagio
61.
Ternary form is written like:
a)
ABA
b)
AB
c)
ABCA
d)
Verse/Chorus
62.
A piece of music that has one main idea that repeats. ABACADAE.......
a)
tone
b)
sonata
c)
Rondo
d)
beat
63.
A piece of music that has two main ideas is written AB
a)
Binary
b)
Ternary
c)
Rondo
64.
A piece of music written ABA is known as ...
a)
Binary
b)
Ternary
c)
Rondo
65.
Binary Form is written ABACADAEAF
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
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