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WorksheetsY9 - Minimalism LC2 2018
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 54mins
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.
How many beats does this note last for?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
12.
How many beats does this note last for?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
13.
How many beats does this note last for?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
14.
How many beats does this note last for?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
15.
What note is this?
a)
G
b)
A
c)
B
d)
C
16.
What instrument family does this instrument belong to?
a)
string
b)
brass
c)
woodwind
d)
percussion
17.
The correct spelllingof this instrument is...
a)
Celo
b)
Chelow
c)
Cello
d)
Chello
18.
Tubular Bells was composed and performed by one person?
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Tubular Bells uses phasing
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Tubular Bells uses looping
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Tubular Bells features a harpsichord
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Who composed 4 minutes 33?
a)
John Cage
b)
Steve Reich
c)
Terry Riley
23.
What technique does 'Come out to show them' use?
a)
Phasing
b)
Looping
c)
Riffing
24.
Who composed Clapping Music
a)
Steve Reich
b)
Mike Oldfield
c)
John Cage
25.
What piece of music did Mike Oldfield perform at The Olympics in London?
a)
Tubular Bells
b)
Clapping Music
c)
4 minutes 33
26.
Does the time signature of Tubular Bells change?
a)
Yes
b)
No
27.
Minimalist often uses Music Technology
a)
True
b)
False
28.
Who composed Tubular Bells?
a)
Mike Oldfield
b)
Steve Reich
c)
John Cage
29.
Where was 4 minutes 33 performed?
a)
Sydney Opera House
b)
The Barbican
c)
National Theatre
30.
What is this instrument?
a)
flute
b)
oboe
c)
clarinet
d)
saxophone
31.
Structure is...
a)
Binary or Ternary
b)
Loud or soft
c)
Slow or fast
d)
High or low
32.
Pitch is...
a)
High or Low
b)
Binary or Ternary
c)
Legato or Staccato
d)
Soft or loud
33.
Tempo is...
a)
Slow or fast
b)
High or Low
c)
Loud or Soft
d)
Thick or thin
34.
Dynamics are...
a)
Thick or thin
b)
Legato or Staccato
c)
Loud or Soft
d)
Slow or fast
35.
A short note is
a)
Legato
b)
Staccato
c)
Forte
d)
Piano
36.
Articulation is...
a)
Legato or Staccato
b)
Forte or Piano
c)
Soft or loud
d)
High or low
37.
Rhythms are...
a)
Straight or swung
b)
High or low
c)
Loud or soft
d)
Slow or fast
38.
A Minor chord feels...
a)
Happy
b)
Sad
39.
Texture is...
a)
Thick or thin
b)
High or low
c)
Slow or fast
d)
Loud or soft
40.
A major chord feels...
a)
Happy
b)
Sad
41.
What chord is this?
a)
C major
b)
G major
c)
A minor
d)
F major
42.
What chord is this?
a)
C major
b)
G major
c)
A minor
d)
F major
43.
What chord is this?
a)
C major
b)
G major
c)
A minor
d)
F major
44.
What chord is this?
a)
C major
b)
G major
c)
A minor
d)
F major
45.
What chord is this?
a)
C major
b)
G major
c)
A minor
d)
F major
46.
What chord is this?
a)
C major
b)
G major
c)
A minor
d)
F major
47.
What chord is this?
a)
C major
b)
G major
c)
A minor
d)
F major
48.
What note is highlighted?
a)
C
b)
G
c)
A
d)
F
49.
What note is highlighted?
a)
C
b)
G
c)
A
d)
F
50.
What note is highlighted?
a)
C
b)
G
c)
A
d)
F
51.
What note is highlighted?
a)
C
b)
G
c)
A
d)
F
52.
What is this instrument?
a)
bassoon
b)
oboe
c)
clarinet
d)
flute
53.
What is this instrument?
a)
trombone
b)
clarinet
c)
trumpet
d)
tuba
54.
What is this instrument?
a)
flute
b)
oboe
c)
clarinet
d)
saxophone
55.
a)
ago go
b)
ago gone
c)
agogo
d)
a go go
56.
a)
violin
b)
piano
c)
giutar
d)
cello
57.
Name This instrument.
a)
Trumpet
b)
French Horn
c)
Trombone
d)
Tuba
58.
a)
Clavés
b)
Woodsticks
c)
Drumsticks
d)
Cloves
59.
a)
harp
b)
flute
c)
quitar
d)
violin
60.
What instrument family does this instrument belong to?
a)
woodwind
b)
brass
c)
string
d)
percussion
61.
a)
double bass
b)
violin
c)
harp
d)
Chello
62.
What instrument family does this instrument belong to?
a)
brass
b)
string
c)
woodwind
d)
percussion
63.
a)
Rattles
b)
Maracas
c)
Shakers
d)
Maracitas
64.
Name this brass instrument.
a)
Trumpet
b)
French Horn
c)
Trombone
d)
Tuba
65.
Pizzicato means
a)
Playing a string instrument by plucking the strings.
b)
Playing an instrument by using a bow
c)
Playing very quickly
d)
Playing very quietly
66.
Arco means
a)
Playing a string instrument by using a bow.
b)
Playing a string instrument by plucking the strings.
c)
Playing very loudly
d)
Playing ver quickly
67.
The Halloween theme is composed by...
a)
John Carpenter
b)
Steve Reich
c)
John Cage
68.
Which piece just uses silence?
a)
Come out to show them
b)
4 minutes 33
c)
Clapping Music
69.
How many musicians in Steve Reich's piece?
a)
18
b)
20
c)
100
70.
Where is the young man from 'Come out to show them'?
a)
Harlem
b)
York
c)
The Bronx
71.
What time signature is Halloween in?
a)
5/4
b)
6/4
c)
7/8
72.
What does this symbol mean?
a)
Repeat
b)
Time Signature
c)
Treble Clef
d)
Bass Clef
73.
What does this symbol mean?
a)
Repeat
b)
Time Signature
c)
Treble Clef
d)
Bass Clef
74.
What does this symbol mean?
a)
Repeat
b)
Time Signature
c)
Treble Clef
d)
Bass Clef
75.
What does this symbol mean?
a)
Repeat
b)
Time Signature
c)
Treble Clef
d)
Bass Clef
76.
Compete the sentence: Minimalist music is...
a)
Complicated and slow
b)
Simple and fast
c)
Complicated and repetitive
d)
Simple and repetitive
77.
Which instruments are commonly used in Minimalism?
a)
Brass and woodwind
b)
Piano and percussion (drums)
c)
Piano and strings
d)
Percussion and guitar
78.
What time signature is Tubular Bells?
a)
4/4
b)
7/8
c)
5/4
79.
Tubular Bells was used in which film?
a)
The Exorcist
b)
Halloween
c)
Hereditary
80.
Minimalist music is often used in which kind of film?
a)
Horror
b)
Romance
c)
Comedy
81.
The measurement of tempo is
a)
RIT- rhythm in time
b)
MPB- minutes per beat
c)
BPM- beats per minuts
82.
The medium tempo is called what?
a)
lento
b)
Moderato
c)
adagio
d)
presto
83.
A very fast tempo is called?
a)
Adante
b)
Presto
c)
lento
d)
Adagio
84.
A very slow tempo is called what?
a)
Adagio
b)
presto
c)
allergro
d)
adante
85.
Walking Speed in italian terms in regards to tempo is:
a)
Moderato
b)
Allegro
c)
Andante
d)
Presto
86.
What instrument is this?
a)
Acoustic Guitar
b)
Electric Guitar
c)
Bass Guitar
d)
Ukulele
87.
What instrument is this?
a)
Acoustic Guitar
b)
Electric Guitar
c)
Bass Guitar
d)
Ukulele
88.
What instrument is this?
a)
Acoustic Guitar
b)
Electric Guitar
c)
Bass Guitar
d)
Ukulele
89.
What instrument is this?
a)
Acoustic Guitar
b)
Electric Guitar
c)
Bass Guitar
d)
Ukulele
90.
Which set of cymbals are these?
a)
Ride Cymbal
b)
Crash
c)
Hi-Hat
91.
What drum is this?
a)
Snare drum
b)
Kick drum
c)
Hi Tom
d)
Floor Tom
92.
What drum is this?
a)
floor tom
b)
kick drum
c)
snare drum
d)
tom tom
93.
How many beats is this note worth?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
1/2
94.
What does crescendo mean?
a)
To gradually get softer
b)
To sing
c)
To gradually get louder
d)
To hold the note
95.
What dynamic means medium loud?
a)
forte
b)
mezzo piano
c)
fortissimo
d)
mezzo forte
96.
What dynamic means medium soft?
a)
mezzo piano
b)
mezzo forte
c)
mezzo mezzo
d)
piano
97.
When the volume of a song gradually gets louder, what is this called?
a)
harmony
b)
decrescendo
c)
crescendo
d)
timbre
98.
What dynamic means very loud?
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
forte
d)
Fortissimo
99.
What dynamic means loud?
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
Forte
d)
Fortissimo
100.
What dynamic means very soft?
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
Forte
d)
Fortissimo
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