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WorksheetsAfro Celt Sound System - Release
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the meaning of Fusion?
a)
Combination of one or more styles of music
b)
The strongest superglue in the world
c)
The joining together of two rhythms
d)
The definition of a musical explosion.
2.
Name the instrument that comes from West Africa.
a)
Bodhran
b)
Kora
c)
Hurdy Gurdy
d)
Uilleann Pipes
3.
Name the instrument that comes from Ireland.
a)
Bodhran
b)
Kora
c)
Hurdy Gurdy
d)
Talking Drum
4.
Name the instrument that comes from European Folk Music.
a)
Bodhran
b)
Kora
c)
Hurdy Gurdy
d)
Uilleann Pipes
5.
Name an instrument that comes from Ireland.
a)
Bagpipes
b)
Kora
c)
Hurdy Gurdy
d)
Uilleann Pipes
6.
What is an Ostinato?
a)
A repeated pattern
b)
An instrument
c)
A singing technique
d)
A long held low note
7.
What is a Drone?
a)
A repeated pattern
b)
An instrument
c)
A singing technique
d)
A long held low note
8.
How would you describe the Harmony (Chords) if it remained on one chord or the same one or two chords throughout a piece of music?
a)
Static
b)
Dropped
c)
Parked
d)
Modal
9.
Choose from below the Mode that you would hear in Release during the verses.
a)
Locrian
b)
Dorian
c)
Aeolian
d)
Lydian
10.
Choose from below the Mode that you would hear in Release during the instrumental section.
a)
Locrian
b)
Dorian
c)
Aeolian
d)
Lydian
11.
Long held chords played on a Synthesiser would be called
a)
A Pad
b)
A Sustain
c)
A Drone
d)
An ostinato
12.
The definition of a Polyrhythm
a)
More than one rhythm played at the same time, interweaving.
b)
A rhythm played on a plastic tub, similar to STOMP performances.
c)
A solo rhythm.
d)
An accented rhythm.
13.
What does Metre mean?
a)
The Time Signature/how many beats in a bar
b)
The Key Signature/Mode used
c)
One bar of music
d)
A repeated rhythm
14.
What does a Time Signature of 4/4 mean?
a)
3 beats in a bar
b)
4 beats in a bar
c)
6 beats in a bar
d)
8 beats in a bar
15.
What is a Riff?
a)
A set of repeated chords with a repeated rhythm.
b)
A repeated melody.
c)
A musical argument.
d)
More than a Wiff.
16.
What is a Sample?
a)
A small recorded fragment taken from another song.
b)
A very short song
c)
A small section of the piece of music or song
d)
When you hear a solo instrument.
17.
What is a Homophonic Texture?
a)
One Melody
b)
A Melody and Chords
c)
More than one Melody, interweaving.
d)
Two or more instruments playing roughly the same melody but not exactly the same
18.
What is a Polyphonic Texture?
a)
One Melody
b)
A Melody and Chords
c)
More than one Melody, interweaving.
d)
Two or more instruments playing roughly the same melody but not exactly the same
19.
What is a Heterophonic Texture?
a)
One Melody
b)
A Melody and Chords
c)
More than one Melody, interweaving.
d)
Two or more instruments playing roughly the same melody but not exactly the same
20.
A Loop is
a)
A repeated pattern of prerecorded music.
b)
When the music ends on the same material it started with.
c)
When a melody is passed through different instruments.
d)
A basic circular music structure.
21.
If you were describing the music as 'Modal', what category would this fall under?
a)
Structure
b)
Harmony
c)
Texture
d)
Rhythm
22.
What language is used for Verse 1?
a)
English
b)
Gaelic
c)
Norwegian
d)
German
23.
What language is used for Verse 2?
a)
English
b)
Gaelic
c)
Norwegian
d)
German
24.
What year was Release created?
a)
1996
b)
1997
c)
1998
d)
1999
25.
What key is Afro Celt System in?
a)
C Minor
b)
C Major
c)
Eb Minor
d)
Bb Major
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