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WorksheetsY11 GCSE Revision
Total questions: 101
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Identify two instrumental techniques played by string instruments.
a)
flutter tonguing and glissando
b)
con sordino and striking
c)
arco and pizzicato
d)
pitch bend and rolls
2.
This string technique means to pluck the string.
a)
Double stop
b)
Pizzicato
c)
Vibrato
d)
Mute
3.
When a string is bowed
a)
Arco
b)
Pizzicato
c)
Legato
4.
When a string is plucked
a)
Pizzicato
b)
Arco
c)
Legato
5.
Cadence at the end of a piece of music
a)
Perfect
b)
Imperfect
c)
Regular
6.
Section of a concerto when a musician shows off
a)
Cadenza
b)
Cadence
c)
Middle 8
7.
Bhangra drum
a)
Dhol
b)
Tabla
c)
Chaal
8.
Bhangra rhythm
a)
Dhol
b)
Tabla
c)
Chaal
9.
Romantic song
a)
Pop Ballad
b)
Pop Song
c)
Ballad
d)
Lieder
10.
Period of Rock 'n' Roll
a)
50s
b)
60s
c)
70s
d)
80s
11.
Smaller than a cello
a)
Contrabass
b)
Viola
c)
Double Bass
12.
Lowest Brass instrument
a)
Tuba
b)
French Horn
c)
Trombone
13.
Outstanding musical performance
a)
Virtuoso
b)
Virtually
c)
Veck
d)
Virtuously
14.
What is Polyphonic texture?
a)
Two or more melodies playing at the same time
b)
A single melody with no accompaniment
c)
A melody with chords
15.
Articulation is...
a)
Legato or Staccato
b)
Forte or Piano
c)
Soft or loud
d)
High or low
16.
A short note is
a)
Legato
b)
Staccato
c)
Forte
d)
Piano
17.
Dynamics are...
a)
Thick or thin
b)
Legato or Staccato
c)
Loud or Soft
d)
Slow or fast
18.
Tempo is...
a)
Slow or fast
b)
High or Low
c)
Loud or Soft
d)
Thick or thin
19.
Pitch is...
a)
High or Low
b)
Binary or Ternary
c)
Legato or Staccato
d)
Soft or loud
20.
Structure is...
a)
Binary or Ternary
b)
Loud or soft
c)
Slow or fast
d)
High or low
21.
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
22.
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
23.
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
24.
Greek musical instrument
a)
Guitar
b)
Bazouki
c)
Sitar
d)
Oud
25.
Name the instrument that appears in this image.
a)
Flute
b)
Bassoon
c)
Clarinet
d)
Piccolo
26.
Name the instrument that appears in this image.
a)
Clarinet
b)
English Horn
c)
Bassoon
d)
Flute
27.
Name the instrument that appears in this image.
a)
clarinet
b)
piccolo
c)
flute
d)
Bassoon
28.
Name the instrument that appears in this image.
a)
Oboe
b)
English Horn
c)
Bassoon
d)
Clarinet
29.
Ternary form
a)
ABA
b)
AABB
c)
ABACADAE...
d)
AABBCC
30.
Rondo
a)
ABBA
b)
ABACADAEA.....
c)
AABB
d)
ABA
31.
Theme and variation
a)
The melody is played and then repeated multiple times.
b)
The harmony is changed
c)
The melody is played and then repeated with slight alterations
d)
The melody is played and then played backwards, upsidedown etc.
32.
Concerto Grosso
a)
A large-scale concerto
b)
A disgusting concerto
c)
A concerto that has a group of soloists
d)
a concerto that has many instruments
33.
The periods of music are ordered in the following:
a)
Classical, Romantic, Baroque
b)
Classical, Baroque, Romantic
c)
Baroque, Romantic, Classical
d)
Baroque, Classical, Romantic
34.
Baroque music
a)
1750-1900
b)
1600-1750
c)
1400-1650
d)
1600-1800
35.
Classical music
a)
1750-1820
b)
1600-1750
c)
1800-1900
d)
1400-1650
36.
Romantic Music
a)
1820-1900
b)
1650-1800
c)
1800-1900
d)
1750-1820
37.
Terraced dynamics are a feature of baroque music
a)
true
b)
false
38.
Terraced dynamics means that...
a)
dynamic changes happen over a long period of time
b)
the dynamics are constantly changing
c)
the dynamic changes are sudden
d)
The dynamics shift from one extreme to another
39.
A sequence is
a)
a repeating musical pattern that rises or falls by step
b)
a repeated music phrase with subtle differences
c)
an exact copy of a musical phrase
d)
a musical phrase played backwards
40.
The harpsichord plays the
a)
main melody
b)
same as the strings
c)
basso continuo
d)
harmonies
41.
an imitation is
a)
an exact copy of a musical phrase
b)
a copy of a musical phrase but with subtle differences
c)
a continuously repeating phrase that rises or falls by step
d)
a poor attempt at copying a musical phrase
42.
a)
Harpsichord
b)
Clavichord
c)
Organ
d)
Piano
43.
Baroque composers:
a)
Bach, Handel, Vivaldi
b)
Mozart, Haydn,
c)
Ravel, Chopin, Wagner
d)
Glass, Williams, Zimmer
44.
Classical Composers
a)
Bach, Handel, Vivaldi
b)
Mozart, Haydn
c)
Ravel, Chopin, Wagner
d)
Glass, Williams, Zimmer
45.
Romantic Composers
a)
Bach, Handel, Vivaldi
b)
Mozart, Haydn
c)
Ravel, Chopin, Wagner
d)
Glass, Williams, Zimmer
46.
Film Composers
a)
Bach, Handel, Vivaldi
b)
Mozart, Haydn
c)
Ravel, Chopin, Wagner
d)
Glass, Williams, Zimmer
47.
The romantic orchestra was the largest of the orchestras
a)
true
b)
false
48.
If an orchestra has a harpsichord then it is baroque
a)
true
b)
false
49.
The harpsichord can not play different dynamics
a)
true
b)
false
50.
People shout which phrase in the background?
a)
Hoi
b)
Oi
c)
Hey
d)
Baby
51.
Which language is Bhangra performed in?
a)
Indian
b)
Farso
c)
Punjabi
d)
Sri Lankan
52.
Modern Bhangra songs might use...
a)
Synthesizers
b)
Violas
c)
Concerto
d)
Guitar Pedals
53.
A harmonium is
a)
A Keyboard instrument
b)
A Brass instrument
c)
A Harp
d)
A Sitar
54.
Bhangra music is from the Punjab region of India
a)
True
b)
False
55.
The vocal style of the singers was
a)
loud and shouty
b)
laid back and chilled
c)
classically trained
d)
tuneless
56.
The primary chords are chords....
a)
I, IV & V
b)
I, III, V
c)
I, II, VI
d)
I, II, IV
57.
Rock and roll music is often based on the....
a)
12 bar blues
b)
4 chord song
c)
good looks of the performers
d)
4 to the floor pattern
58.
Indian Classical music uses tempo changes
a)
True
b)
false
59.
Indian music uses improvisation
a)
True
b)
False
60.
Sarods normally play
a)
Glissando
b)
Trill
c)
Turne
61.
A sarod is a
a)
Fretless instrument like a sitar
b)
Type of flute
c)
Drum
62.
The rhythm used in Bhangra is called....
a)
The Chaal
b)
The Bhaal
c)
The Nhaal
d)
The Fhaal
63.
Bhangra music is often used in group dances
a)
True
b)
False
64.
Israeli Dances features which time signature?
a)
2/4 or 4/4
b)
7/8
c)
12/8
d)
3/4 or 6/8
65.
The Double Harmonic scale is different to the 'Arabic Scale'
a)
True
b)
False
66.
A mode is a type of scale
a)
True
b)
False
67.
An Oud plays Melody and accompaniment
a)
True
b)
False
68.
An Oud often plays...
a)
Drones
b)
Fret tapping
c)
Wah Wah
d)
Um cha cha
69.
Name of a pitch shifting African Drum
a)
Talking Drum
b)
Dunun
c)
Djembe
d)
Whispering Drum
70.
African music features call and response
a)
True
b)
False
71.
Voices are sometimes used in African drumming music
a)
True
b)
False
72.
Name of a complex african rhythm
a)
Polyrhythm
b)
Compound Time
c)
Simple Time
73.
What clef is this?
a)
Bass clef
b)
Treble clef
c)
Whole note
d)
Not a clef
74.
What clef is this?
a)
Bass clef
b)
Treble clef
c)
Whole note
d)
Not a clef
75.
Which family of the orchestra does the tuba belong to?
a)
Woodwind
b)
Strings
c)
Percussion
d)
Brass
76.
Which family of the orchestra does the timpani belong to?
a)
Woodwind
b)
Strings
c)
Percussion
d)
Brass
77.
Which family of the orchestra does the viola belong to?
a)
Woodwind
b)
Strings
c)
Percussion
d)
Brass
78.
Texture is...
a)
Thick or thin
b)
High or low
c)
Slow or fast
d)
Loud or soft
79.
Allegro in english terms means:
a)
Slow
b)
Fast
c)
Moderato
d)
Too fast
80.
Walking Speed in italian terms in regards to tempo is:
a)
Moderato
b)
Allegro
c)
Andante
d)
Presto
81.
Which tempo is the slowest out of the group?
a)
Prestissimo
b)
Allegro
c)
Moderato
d)
Adagio
82.
What does the term "Prestissimo" mean?
a)
Running tempo
b)
Fast
c)
Very Fast
d)
Very Very Fast
83.
What does the term "Prestissimo" mean?
a)
Running tempo
b)
Fast
c)
Very Fast
d)
Very Very Fast
84.
Largo
a)
fast
b)
sweetly
c)
very slow
d)
with spirit
85.
A very slow tempo is called what?
a)
Adagio
b)
presto
c)
allergro
d)
adante
86.
What dynamic means medium loud?
a)
forte
b)
mezzo piano
c)
fortissimo
d)
mezzo forte
87.
What dynamic means medium soft?
a)
mezzo piano
b)
mezzo forte
c)
mezzo mezzo
d)
piano
88.
When the volume of a song gradually gets louder, what is this called?
a)
harmony
b)
decrescendo
c)
crescendo
d)
timbre
89.
What does decrescendo mean?
a)
To gradually become softer
b)
To sing without music
c)
To sing
d)
To gradually become louder
90.
What dynamic means very loud?
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
forte
d)
Fortissimo
91.
What dynamic means very soft?
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
Forte
d)
Fortissimo
92.
What dynamic means loud?
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
Forte
d)
Fortissimo
93.
What dynamic means soft?
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
Forte
d)
Fortissimo
94.
Which is the best example of a "crescendo?"
a)
A flute plays softly followed by a sudden loud note from the orchestra.
b)
A slow piece of music gradually gets faster and faster.
c)
Strings start a passage of music at mezzo-piano and grow to forte over the course of eight beats.
95.
A solo performer playing the flute would be described as...
a)
Thick Texture
b)
Thin Texture
96.
An orchestra playing loudly with a rock band would be described as...
a)
Thick Texture
b)
Thin Texture
97.
Which of these might you find used as a guitar effect?
a)
Distortion
b)
Pizzicato
c)
Multi-band compression
98.
A power chord is the....
a)
Root and the 3rd
b)
Root and 5th
c)
An octave
99.
A short delay is called a....
a)
Slapback
b)
Backslap
c)
Ping Pong
100.
Power chords are primarily used in....
a)
Jazz
b)
Rock
c)
Heavy Metal
d)
Folk
101.
Lead guitar contains...
a)
Bends
b)
Slides
c)
Chords
d)
Bass
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