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Y8 LC2 Israeli, Palestinian and Greek Folk Music - 2019

Total questions: 84

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which instrument is often used in Israeli and Palestinian Music?
a)
Oud
b)
Od
c)
Ood
d)
Banjo
2.
An Oud often plays...
a)
Drones
b)
Fret tapping
c)
Wah Wah 
d)
Um cha cha
3.
An Oud is played with a pick
a)
True
b)
False
4.
There is only one kind of Oud
a)
True
b)
False
5.
An Oud only plays the melody
a)
True
b)
False
6.
An Oud plays Melody and accompaniment
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Arabic Music uses a system of modes called...
a)
Maqam
b)
Maquarm
c)
Meccano
d)
Mercutio
8.
A mode is a type of scale
a)
True
b)
False
9.
The Double Harmonic scale is different to the 'Arabic Scale' 
a)
True
b)
False
10.
The double harmonic scale is the same as the C major scale.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
This music features which drum?
a)
Doumbek
b)
Djembe
c)
Conga
d)
Bongos
12.
Israeli Dances features which time signature? 
a)
2/4 or 4/4
b)
7/8
c)
12/8
d)
3/4 or 6/8
13.
Fast repeated notes on the oud are called....
a)
Tremolo
b)
Riff
c)
Ostinato 
14.
A repeated pattern is called...
a)
An ostinato
b)
Time signature
c)
Tremolo
d)
Score
15.
An ostinato is....
a)
A repeated pattern
b)
A string instrument
c)
A type of israeli music
16.
Nawwar is in which time signature?
a)
4/4
b)
3/4
c)
6/8
d)
12/8
17.
Who performed Nawwar?
a)
Le Trio Joubran
b)
Le Trio Jamil
c)
Le Trio Doubran 
d)
Le Trio Houbran
18.
In israeli folk dances the bass part normally plays....
a)
Crotchet beats
b)
Quaver beats
19.
In israeli folk dances the tempo is usually 
a)
Fast 
b)
Slow
c)
Medium
20.
Israeli folk dances usually....
a)
Speed up
b)
Slow down
c)
Stay Constant
21.
Arabic Music makes use of...
a)
Microtones
b)
Microtoes
c)
Microphoes
22.
Name the instrument that appears in this image.
a)
Flute
b)
Bassoon
c)
Clarinet
d)
Piccolo
23.
a)
Xylophone
b)
Accordion
c)
Key Board
d)
Trumpet
24.
What instrument is this?
a)
Double Bass
b)
Violin
c)
Cello
d)
Flute
25.
Accelerando
a)
to gradually speed up
b)
to stop
26.
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
27.
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
28.
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
29.
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
30.
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
31.
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
32.
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
33.
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
34.
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
35.
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
36.
Greek Music is often in which time signature
a)
7/8
b)
3/4
c)
4/4
d)
2/4
37.
Which of these is a greek instrument
a)
Bouzouki
b)
Zucchini
c)
Zoubouki
d)
Bazooka
38.
Greek Music is usually written for Dancing 
a)
True
b)
False
39.
The Bouzouki part usually features 
a)
Tremolos and slides
b)
Riffs and Licks
c)
Trills and mordents
d)
Drones and Improvisation
40.
Greek Music uses complex melodies with no ornamentation
a)
True
b)
False
41.
Greek Music uses simple melodies with lots of ornamentation
a)
True
b)
False
42.
The Chords in greek music are usually 
a)
On the Beat
b)
Off the Beat
43.
Greek Music sometimes features vocal harmonies
a)
True
b)
False
44.
Melismatic singing is...
a)
Lots of notes sung from one word
b)
Lots of words sung at one note
45.
Greek songs normally feature melody and accompaniment.
a)
True
b)
False
46.
Tarmsalata is a Greek instrument
a)
True
b)
False
47.
Which of these is a Greek Hand Drum
a)
Defi
b)
Defo
c)
Defa
d)
Defu
48.
Who is a Greek Musician?
a)
Thalassaki Mou
b)
Thalassaki Moo
c)
Thalassaki Moe Farrah
d)
Thalassaki Mod
49.
Greek Music always uses a 4/4 time signature
a)
True
b)
False
50.
The Name of a Greek Drum  
a)
Doumbek
b)
Tabla
c)
Djembe
d)
Congas
51.
A major chord feels...
a)
Happy 
b)
Sad
52.
A Minor chord feels...
a)
Happy
b)
Sad
53.
Texture is...
a)
Thick or thin
b)
High or low
c)
Slow or fast
d)
Loud or soft
54.
a)
B
b)
C
c)
D
d)
E
55.
a)
E
b)
G
c)
B
d)
D
56.
a)
F
b)
G
c)
A
d)
B
57.
How many beats is this rest?
a)
4 beats
b)
3 beats
c)
2 beats
d)
1 beats
58.
How many beats is this rest?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
59.
How many beats is this rest?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
60.
How many beats is this rest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
61.
How many beats is this note worth?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
62.
How many beats is this note worth?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
1
63.
What chord is this? 
a)
C major
b)
G major
c)
A minor
d)
F major
64.
What note is highlighted? 
a)
C
b)
G
c)
A
d)
F
65.
What note is highlighted? 
a)
C
b)
G
c)
A
d)
F
66.
What chord is this? 
a)
C major
b)
G major
c)
A minor
d)
F major
67.
What chord is this? 
a)
C major
b)
G major
c)
A minor
d)
F major
68.
A Minor chord feels...
a)
Happy
b)
Sad
69.
a)
duet
b)
trio
c)
sextet
d)
octet
70.
The Spice Girls are a
a)
quartet
b)
quintet
c)
trio
d)
septet
71.
This jazz group is a
a)
septet
b)
quintet
c)
sextet
d)
duet
72.
a)
Rattles
b)
Maracas
c)
Shakers
d)
Maracitas
73.
Structure is...
a)
Binary or Ternary
b)
Loud or soft
c)
Slow or fast
d)
High or low
74.
Pitch is...
a)
High or Low
b)
Binary or Ternary
c)
Legato or Staccato
d)
Soft or loud
75.
Tempo is...
a)
Slow or fast
b)
High or Low
c)
Loud or Soft
d)
Thick or thin
76.
Dynamics are...
a)
Thick or thin
b)
Legato or Staccato
c)
Loud or Soft
d)
Slow or fast
77.
A short note is 
a)
Legato 
b)
Staccato
c)
Forte
d)
Piano
78.
Articulation is...
a)
Legato or Staccato
b)
Forte or Piano
c)
Soft or loud
d)
High or low
79.
Rhythms are...
a)
Straight or swung
b)
High or low
c)
Loud or soft
d)
Slow or fast
80.
Texture is...
a)
Thick or thin
b)
High or low
c)
Slow or fast
d)
Loud or soft
81.
A repeating melody in a pop song is called a ...
a)
Riff
b)
Chords
c)
Beat
d)
Inversion
82.
What chord is this? 
a)
C major
b)
G major
c)
A minor
d)
F major
83.
What chord is this? 
a)
C major
b)
G major
c)
A minor
d)
F major
84.
What chord is this? 
a)
C major
b)
G major
c)
A minor
d)
F major