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WorksheetsGCSE Music - Samba
Total questions: 61
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Samba is from..
a)
Brazil
b)
Portugal
c)
Cuba
d)
Spain
2.
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
3.
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
4.
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
5.
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
6.
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
7.
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
8.
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
9.
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
10.
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
11.
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
12.
Samba is mostly percussive music
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Time signature of samba
a)
4/4
b)
3/4
c)
5/4
d)
7/8
14.
Samba features
a)
Polyrhythms
b)
Cross Rhythms
15.
Samba features call and response
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Which drum leads the samba
a)
Surdo
b)
Repinique
c)
Caixa
d)
Tamborim
17.
The Surdo leads the Samba
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Samba features
a)
A whistle
b)
A kazoo
19.
Vocals and brass are also sometimes featured...
a)
True
b)
False
20.
String quartets are often featured
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Samba is learnt via sheet music
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Samba uses Ostinato
a)
True
b)
False
23.
Performers are always playing different rhythms
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Which is the bass drum
a)
Surdo
b)
Caixa
c)
Repinique
d)
Tamborim
25.
Which is the lead drum
a)
Surdo
b)
Caixa
c)
Repinique
d)
Tamborim
26.
Which is the snare drum
a)
Surdo
b)
Caixa
c)
Repinique
d)
Tamborim
27.
Which is the smallest high pitch drum
a)
Surdo
b)
Caixa
c)
Repinique
d)
Tamborim
28.
Which is the bell
a)
Surdo
b)
Caixa
c)
Agogo
d)
Tamborim
29.
Which is the Shaker
a)
Ganza
b)
Caixa
c)
Agogo
d)
Tamborim
30.
What is the name of this rhythm?
a)
Son Clave
b)
Tango
c)
Claves
d)
Conga
31.
The Son Clave rhythm can be reversed
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Structure is...
a)
Binary or Ternary
b)
Loud or soft
c)
Slow or fast
d)
High or low
33.
Pitch is...
a)
High or Low
b)
Binary or Ternary
c)
Legato or Staccato
d)
Soft or loud
34.
Tempo is...
a)
Slow or fast
b)
High or Low
c)
Loud or Soft
d)
Thick or thin
35.
Dynamics are...
a)
Thick or thin
b)
Legato or Staccato
c)
Loud or Soft
d)
Slow or fast
36.
A short note is
a)
Legato
b)
Staccato
c)
Forte
d)
Piano
37.
Articulation is...
a)
Legato or Staccato
b)
Forte or Piano
c)
Soft or loud
d)
High or low
38.
Rhythms are...
a)
Straight or swung
b)
High or low
c)
Loud or soft
d)
Slow or fast
39.
Texture is...
a)
Thick or thin
b)
High or low
c)
Slow or fast
d)
Loud or soft
40.
A Minor chord feels...
a)
Happy
b)
Sad
41.
A major chord feels...
a)
Happy
b)
Sad
42.
A repeating melody in a pop song is called a ...
a)
Riff
b)
Chords
c)
Beat
d)
Inversion
43.
What is an appropriate length of a pop song?
a)
1 minute
b)
3 minutes
c)
5 minutes
d)
8 minutes
44.
Where might you find a rap, guitar solo or instrumental section of a song?
a)
Intro
b)
Verse
c)
Chorus
d)
Middle 8
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.
What chord is this?
a)
C major
b)
G major
c)
A minor
d)
F major
50.
What chord is this?
a)
C major
b)
G major
c)
A minor
d)
F major
51.
What chord is this?
a)
C major
b)
G major
c)
A minor
d)
F major
52.
What chord is this?
a)
C major
b)
G major
c)
A minor
d)
F major
53.
What chord is this?
a)
C major
b)
G major
c)
A minor
d)
F major
54.
What chord is this?
a)
C major
b)
G major
c)
A minor
d)
F major
55.
What chord is this?
a)
C major
b)
G major
c)
A minor
d)
F major
56.
What chord is this?
a)
C major
b)
G major
c)
A minor
d)
F major
57.
What chord is this?
a)
C major
b)
G major
c)
A minor
d)
F major
58.
What note is highlighted?
a)
C
b)
G
c)
A
d)
F
59.
What note is highlighted?
a)
C
b)
G
c)
A
d)
F
60.
What note is highlighted?
a)
C
b)
G
c)
A
d)
F
61.
What note is highlighted?
a)
C
b)
G
c)
A
d)
F
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