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1.

Which instruments might you find in Country Music

a)

Lap Steel

b)

Clarinet

c)

Acoustic Guitar

d)

Bagpipes

2.

Which time signature would Country Music normally be in?

a)

4/4

b)

3/4

c)

7/8

3.

Which of these is a country artist

a)

Johnny Cash

b)

Jimmy Money

c)

Billy Quid

d)

Frankie Pound

4.

Which chords are most likely to hear in a country song

a)

I IV V

b)

I vi V

c)

I ii iii

5.

Where is Country music from

a)

Southern states of the USA

b)

South America

c)

Canada

6.

What would a country artist most likely wear?

a)

Cowboy Hat

b)

A Trillby

c)

A Mask

7.

Which two notes would you normally find in the bass line of a country song

a)

The root and the fifth

b)

The root and the third

c)

An octave

8.

Country music often has a clear story

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Country music is often about romances going wrong

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Country songs are totally secular (non religious)

a)

True

b)

False

11.

You're The Reason Our Kids Are Ugly

a)

Real Song

b)

Made Up

12.

My Wife Ran Off With My Best Friend And I Sure Do Miss Him

a)

Real Song

b)

Made Up

13.

Drop Kick Me Jesus (Through The Goalposts Of Life)

a)

Real Song

b)

Made Up

14.

Flushed From The Bathroom Of Your Heart

a)

Real Song

b)

Made Up

15.

Country music normally features simple chord sequences

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Taylor Swift started as a country musician

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Arianna Grande started out as a country musician

a)

True

b)

False

18.

You might hear a twelve bar blues in country music

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Country music is still very popular in the USA

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Which instruments are you likely to hear in Country Music

a)

Bass Guitar

b)

Drum Kit

c)

Tuba

d)

Vocals

21.

Where might you find a rap, guitar solo or instrumental section of a song?

a)

Intro

b)

Verse

c)

Chorus

d)

Middle 8

22.

What is an appropriate length of a pop song?

a)

1 minute

b)

3 minutes

c)

5 minutes

d)

8 minutes

23.

A Minor chord feels...

a)

Happy

b)

Sad

24.

Texture is...

a)

Thick or thin

b)

High or low

c)

Slow or fast

d)

Loud or soft

25.

Rhythms are...

a)

Straight or swung

b)

High or low

c)

Loud or soft

d)

Slow or fast

26.

Articulation is...

a)

Legato or Staccato

b)

Forte or Piano

c)

Soft or loud

d)

High or low

27.

A short note is

a)

Legato

b)

Staccato

c)

Forte

d)

Piano

28.

Dynamics are...

a)

Thick or thin

b)

Legato or Staccato

c)

Loud or Soft

d)

Slow or fast

29.

Tempo is...

a)

Slow or fast

b)

High or Low

c)

Loud or Soft

d)

Thick or thin

30.

Pitch is...

a)

High or Low

b)

Binary or Ternary

c)

Legato or Staccato

d)

Soft or loud

31.

Structure is...

a)

Binary or Ternary

b)

Loud or soft

c)

Slow or fast

d)

High or low

32.

What clef is this?

a)

Bass clef

b)

Treble clef

c)

Alto clef

d)

Not a clef

33.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Treble Clef

b)

Alto Clef

c)

Tenor Clef

d)

Bass Clef

34.

What note is highlighted?

a)

C

b)

G

c)

A

d)

F

35.

a)

G

b)

F

c)

E

d)

D

36.

What note is highlighted?

a)

C

b)

G

c)

A

d)

F

37.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

38.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

39.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

40.

Which is not a group of musical instruments?

a)

woodwinds

b)

brasswinds

c)

strings

d)

percussion

41.

a)

D

b)

E

c)

F

d)

G

42.

a)

A

b)

E

c)

F

d)

G

43.

a)

D

b)

E

c)

F

d)

G

44.

a)

G

b)

A

c)

B

d)

C

45.

a)

G

b)

F

c)

C

d)

D

46.

a)

C

b)

B

c)

A

d)

G

47.

a)

G

b)

B

c)

D

d)

F

48.

a)

E

b)

G

c)

C

d)

D

49.

a)

A

b)

F

c)

E

d)

C

50.

a)

G

b)

F

c)

E

d)

D

51.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

52.

What instrument family does this instrument belong to?

a)

woodwind

b)

brass

c)

string

d)

percussion

53.

What is this instrument?

a)

guitar

b)

violin

c)

cello

d)

harp

54.

Shorter strings create what type of sound?

a)

softer

b)

louder

c)

higher pitched

d)

lower pitched

55.

Name this artist also known as The Hillbilly Shakespeare

a)

Bob Wills

b)

Jerry Lee Lewis

c)

Gene Autry

d)

Hank Williams

56.

Name this artist known for concerts to inmates in San Quentin

a)

George Jones

b)

Johnny Cash

c)

Carl Perkins

d)

Ray Price

57.

She wrote and originally performed "I Will Always Love You"

a)

Whitney Houston

b)

Tammy Wynette

c)

Loretta Lynn

d)

Dolly Parton

58.

Name this instrument

a)

pedal steel guitar

b)

mandolin

c)

washboard

d)

zither

59.

He has "Friends in Low Places"

a)

Randy Travis

b)

Alan Jackson

c)

Ricky Skaggs

d)

Garth Brooks

60.

Who sings Jolene?

a)

Kelsey ballerina

b)

Carrie Parton

c)

Adele

d)

Dolly Parton

RSL Listening - Country

Total questions: 60

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