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Year 7 Music Baseline Test

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What instrument have you played before?

a)

None

b)

Piano/Keyboard

c)

Trumpet or other Brass Instrument

d)

Violin, Viola, Cello or Double Bass

e)

Clarinet, Flute, Saxophone or other Woodwind Instrument

2.

What instrument have you played before?

a)

None

b)

Guitar

c)

Ukulele

d)

Drumkit or any other Percussion including Samba

e)

Individual or small group Singing Lessons

3.

Do you currently take private lessons outside of school?

a)

Yes

b)

No

4.
What is this note?
a)
Quaver
b)
Tika Tika
c)
Crotchet
d)
Crotchet Rest
5.

What is this?

a)

Quaver Rest

b)

Crotchet

c)

Semiquaver

d)

Minim

6.

What is this note?

a)

Minim

b)

Semibreve

c)

Crotchet

d)

Semiquaver

7.

What is Melody?

a)

The beat

b)

The main tune

c)

The dynamics

d)

The rhythm

8.
What is Tempo?
a)
The timbre
b)
The melody
c)
The dynamics
d)
The speed
9.

What is Pitch?

a)

The timbre

b)

How fast or slow the notes are

c)

How loud or soft the notes are

d)

How high or low the notes are

10.

What are Dynamics?

a)

How loud or soft the notes are

b)

How high or low the notes are

c)

The melody

d)

How short or long the notes are

11.

What is Timbre?

a)

The tone of the instrument

b)

The melody of the song

c)

The beat of the music

d)

The rhythm of the melody

12.
What is the name of this musical symbol?
a)
bass clef
b)
stave
c)
treble clef
d)
middle C
13.
Which of these instruments belongs to the woodwind family?
a)
flute
b)
violin
c)
trumpet
d)
woodblock
14.
What is the name of this note?
a)
C
b)
F
c)
E
d)
A
15.
What is the musical word for the highest type of female voice?
a)
soprano
b)
bass
c)
alto
d)
opera
16.
What is the correct definition of a riff?
a)
A short repeating musical phrase or pattern
b)
A sound that gets louder gradually
c)
An introduction to a piece of music
d)
When 2 friends fall out
17.
Programme Music can be described as....
a)
Music played for a TV programme
b)
Music that paints a picture or emotion or tells a story
c)
Music that is created using technology
d)
Music from a long time ago
18.
What is the name of this note?
a)
E
b)
D
c)
C
d)
B
19.

Sustained or repeating note(s) are known as?

a)

Piano

b)

A rhythm

c)

A drone

d)

Bass line

20.
What is an ostinato?
a)
A type of musical instrument
b)
A short repeating pattern
c)
A recorded sound
d)
An introduction to a piece of music
21.
Which of the following is a type of drum from Africa?
a)
kendang
b)
snare drum
c)
timpani
d)
djembe
22.
When someone sings or plays on their own, what is the musical term for this?
a)
solo
b)
duet
c)
chorus
d)
ensemble
23.

A type of scale that sounds bright and 'happy'.

a)

minor

b)

chord

c)

major

d)

hook

24.

Identify the instrument playing.

a)

Violin

b)

Trumpet

c)

Clarinet

d)

Baritone

25.

Identify the instrument playing.

a)

Violin

b)

Clarinet

c)

Trombone

d)

Bass

26.

Identify the instrument playing.

a)

Violin

b)

Trumpet

c)

Guitar

d)

Flute

27.

Identify the instrument playing

a)

Flute

b)

Guitar

c)

Violin

d)

Trumpet

28.

Name the instrument pictured.

a)

Violin

b)

Baritone

c)

Harp

d)

Cello

29.

Name the instrument pictured.

a)

Bass Calrinet

b)

Tuba

c)

Viola

d)

Oboe

30.

Name the instrument pictured.

a)

Trombone

b)

Baritone

c)

Double Bass

d)

Trumpet