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Oulder HIll KS3 Baseline

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is this note?
a)
D
b)
C
c)
F
2.
What is this note?
a)
C
b)
G
c)
D
3.
What is this note?
a)
A
b)
G
c)
D
4.
What is this note?
a)
G
b)
B
c)
C
5.
What is this note?
a)
G
b)
A
c)
B
6.
The note names of the spaces in treble clef are:
a)
EGBD
b)
ACEG
c)
FACE
d)
GBDF
7.
What clef is this?
a)
Bass clef
b)
Treble clef
c)
Alto clef
d)
Tenor clef
8.
What is rhythm?
a)
The sound a drummer makes.
b)
A band on a tropical island.
c)
A way to organize time.
d)
The letter name of a note. How high or low it sounds.
9.

Do Laura and Roger like to play the trumpet?

a)

Yes ,they do

b)

No, we don´t

c)

Yes, he does

d)

Yes, Laura does

10.

Does Mario like to play the tuba?

a)

Yes , they do

b)

No they don´t

c)

Yes, he does

d)

No , he doesn´t

11.

Does Carlos like to play the drums?

a)

Yes , he does

b)

Yes, Carla does

c)

No, Carlos doesn´t

d)

Yes , they do

12.

Does she like to play the guitar?

a)

No, he doesn´t

b)

No, she doesn´t

c)

Yes, we do

d)

Yes,she does

13.

Do they like to play the piano?

a)

No, they don´t

b)

Yes, we do

c)

Yes, he does

d)

Yes, they do

14.
Which family of the orchestra does the trumpet belong to?
a)
Strings
b)
Percussion
c)
Brass
d)
Woodwind
15.
Which family of the orchestra does the flute belong to?
a)
Strings
b)
Percussion
c)
Brass
d)
Woodwind
16.
Which family of the orchestra does the triangle belong to?
a)
Strings
b)
Percussion
c)
Brass
d)
Woodwind
17.
Which family of the orchestra does the trombone belong to?
a)
Strings
b)
Percussion
c)
Brass
d)
Woodwind
18.
Name this instrument
a)
Tuba
b)
Flute
c)
Trumpet
d)
Clarinet
19.
Name this instrument
a)
Violin
b)
Cello
c)
Viola
d)
Guitar
20.
Name this instrument
a)
Trumpet
b)
Tuba
c)
English Horn
d)
French Horn
21.

Which music style is loud, rhythmic and energetic?

a)

jazz

b)

rock

c)

country

d)

folk

22.

Which music style is slow, calming, groovy?

a)

pop

b)

folk

c)

trance

d)

blues

23.

Which music style is catchy, simple and easy?

a)

heavy metal

b)

reggae

c)

pop

d)

hip-hop

24.

Which music comes from Brazil?

a)

folktronica

b)

tango

c)

samba

d)

reggae

25.
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
Forte
d)
Fortissimo
26.
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
Forte
d)
Fortissimo
27.
a)

Pianissimo

b)

Piano

c)

Forte

d)

Pianoissimo

28.
a)

Forteissimo

b)

Piano

c)

forte

d)

Fortissimo

29.
a)
harmony 
b)
decrescendo 
c)
crescendo
d)
timbre
30.
a)
mezzo piano
b)
mezzo forte
c)
mezzo mezzo
d)
piano
31.
a)
forte
b)
mezzo piano
c)
fortissimo
d)
mezzo forte
32.

What does crescendo mean?

a)

To gradually get softer

b)

To suddenly get louder

c)

To gradually get louder

d)

To suddenly get softer

33.

What is this symbol's name?

a)

Fermata

b)

Get Softer

c)

Decrescendo

d)

Crescendo

34.

what does mezzo piano mean?

a)

medium loud

b)

very loud

c)

silent

d)

medium soft

35.
What dynamic level would you say a rocket ship blasting off would be?
a)
Mezzo Forte
b)
Fortissimo
c)
Forte
d)
Pianissimo
36.
Why dynamic level would you use to tell your friend a secret? 
a)
Fortissimo
b)
Forte
c)
Piano
d)
Pianissimo
37.

Mezzo forte means

a)

medium loud

b)

loud

c)

medium soft

d)

very soft

38.

Very soft is

a)

mezzo piano

b)

piano

c)

mezzo forte

d)

pianissimo

39.
How might someone describe the TIMBRE of a piece of music?
a)
It starts with only strings until the harp solo comes in.
b)
The harp plays some of the same patterns of long and short notes as the orchestra does.
c)
There is variety in the number of musical lines - it changes between thick and thin.
40.
How might someone describe the TEXTURE of a piece of music?
a)
The speed of the beat does not change - it stays steady.
b)
It starts with only strings until the harp solo comes in.
c)
There is variety in the number of musical lines - it changes between thick (the whole orchestra) and thin (just the harp).
41.
How might someone describe the MELODY of a piece of music?
a)
The speed of the beat does not change - it stays steady.
b)
The main tune is mostly patterns of ascending notes (they get higher).
c)
The harp plays some of the same patterns of long and short notes that the orchestra does.
42.
How might someone describe the TEMPO of a piece of music?
a)
The speed of the beat does not change - it stays steady.
b)
The main tune is mostly patterns of ascending notes (they get higher).
c)
It starts with only strings until the harp solo comes in.
43.
How might someone describe the RHYTHM of a piece of music?
a)
It starts with only strings until the harp solo comes in.
b)
There is variety in the number of musical lines - it changes between thick and thin.
c)
The harp plays some of the same patterns of long and short notes that the orchestra does.
44.
Select the correct definition of TEXTURE.
a)
The number of musical lines played at a time and how they work together
b)
The speed of the beat
45.
Select the correct definition of TEMPO.
a)
The loudness or softness of the music
b)
How fast or slow the beat goes
46.
Select the correct definition of MELODY.
a)
What style the music is and how it is organized or structured
b)
The pattern of pitches that make up the main tune of the music
47.
Select the correct definition of TIMBRE.
a)
How fast or slow the beat goes
b)
The musical sounds used (instruments), or what makes one sound different from another
48.
Select the correct definition of RHYTHM.
a)
Patterns of long and short sounds in time
b)
How two or more notes work together; combinations of pitches
49.
Select the correct definition of DYNAMICS.
a)
The pattern of pitches that make up the main tune of the music
b)
The loudness or softness of the music
50.
A steady pulse in music is called the
a)
beat
b)
rhythm
c)
melody