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WorksheetsGCSE - Calypso
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Texture refers to....
a)
How loud the music is
b)
The speed of the music
c)
Monophonic, Polyphonic, Homophonic
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.
Calypso Music is usually in which time signature
a)
3/4
b)
4/4
c)
5/4
d)
6/8
12.
Uses call and response vocals
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Melody uses:
a)
Short and simple phrases
b)
Long and complex phrases
14.
Melodies are
a)
Syncopated
b)
On the beat
15.
Calypso is played precisely from notation
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Tonality
a)
Mostly uses Secondary Chords
b)
Mostly uses Primary Chords
17.
Tonality
a)
Usually in a Major Key
b)
Usually in a Minor Key
18.
Structure
a)
Binary
b)
Ternary
c)
Verse, Chorus
d)
Rondo
19.
All vocals are spoken
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Features melody and accompaniment
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Lyrics are usually...
a)
Witty and Satirical
b)
Romantic
c)
Political and serious
22.
The Highest steel pans are called
a)
Tenors or Ping Pings
b)
Guitars and Cellos
c)
Bass
d)
Drum Kit
23.
The middle pitched steel pans are called
a)
Tenors or Ping Pings
b)
Guitars and Cellos
c)
Bass
d)
Drum Kit
24.
The lowest pitched steel pans are called
a)
Tenors or Ping Pings
b)
Guitars and Cellos
c)
Bass
d)
Drum Kit
25.
The Rhythm is supported by
a)
Tenors or Ping Pings
b)
Guitars and Cellos
c)
Bass
d)
Drum Kit
26.
Calypso music is from
a)
Trinidad and Tobago
b)
Jamaica
c)
Brazil
d)
West Indes
27.
The long rolling effect on a steel pan is a...
a)
Tremolo
b)
Glissando
c)
Ostinato
d)
Chromatic
28.
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
29.
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
30.
Name this brass instrument.
a)
Trumpet
b)
French Horn
c)
Trombone
d)
Tuba
31.
a)
Rattles
b)
Maracas
c)
Shakers
d)
Maracitas
32.
What instrument family does this instrument belong to?
a)
brass
b)
string
c)
woodwind
d)
percussion
33.
a)
harp
b)
flute
c)
quitar
d)
violin
34.
a)
Clavés
b)
Woodsticks
c)
Drumsticks
d)
Cloves
35.
a)
violin
b)
piano
c)
giutar
d)
cello
36.
a)
ago go
b)
ago gone
c)
agogo
d)
a go go
37.
What is this instrument?
a)
flute
b)
oboe
c)
clarinet
d)
saxophone
38.
What is this instrument?
a)
trombone
b)
clarinet
c)
trumpet
d)
tuba
39.
What is this instrument?
a)
bassoon
b)
oboe
c)
clarinet
d)
flute
40.
What note is highlighted?
a)
C
b)
G
c)
A
d)
F
41.
What note is highlighted?
a)
C
b)
G
c)
A
d)
F
42.
What note is highlighted?
a)
C
b)
G
c)
A
d)
F
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 chord is this?
a)
C major
b)
G major
c)
A minor
d)
F major
49.
Rhythms are...
a)
Straight or swung
b)
High or low
c)
Loud or soft
d)
Slow or fast
50.
A Minor chord feels...
a)
Happy
b)
Sad
51.
Texture is...
a)
Thick or thin
b)
High or low
c)
Slow or fast
d)
Loud or soft
52.
A major chord feels...
a)
Happy
b)
Sad
53.
Dynamics are...
a)
Thick or thin
b)
Legato or Staccato
c)
Loud or Soft
d)
Slow or fast
54.
Tempo is...
a)
Slow or fast
b)
High or Low
c)
Loud or Soft
d)
Thick or thin
55.
A short note is
a)
Legato
b)
Staccato
c)
Forte
d)
Piano
56.
Pitch is...
a)
High or Low
b)
Binary or Ternary
c)
Legato or Staccato
d)
Soft or loud
57.
Structure is...
a)
Binary or Ternary
b)
Loud or soft
c)
Slow or fast
d)
High or low
58.
The correct spelllingof this instrument is...
a)
Celo
b)
Chelow
c)
Cello
d)
Chello
59.
What instrument family does this instrument belong to?
a)
string
b)
brass
c)
woodwind
d)
percussion
60.
What note is highlighted?
a)
C
b)
G
c)
A
d)
F
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