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WorksheetsGCSE Music - OCR
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
What is the definition of Diegetic film music?
Music which does not have a source on screen, it has been added in later.
An effect whereby the sound produced by an amplifier or an amplified musical instrument is made to reverberate slightly.
Music played by radio or a band on screen which is heard by the characters as well as the audience.
A sound or sounds caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface back to the listener.
When the music mirrors the precise movement on screen, it is known as..?
A-tonal music
Mickey Mousing
An Ostinato
A Leit-Motif
A Leitmotif is a recurring musical idea which is associated with...?
Object, character or place
Meaning, time or memory
Year, day or month
Pitch, tempo or structure
Identify the famous film music composer
Richard Wagner
Oasis
John Williams
Carl Stalling
What is a Pop Ballad?
A slow song where the lyrics tell a story with a sense of emotion
An upbeat piece of music
A solo
A heavy rock song
Which is more likely to have sung an 80's pop ballad?
Madonna
Elton John
Britany Spears
Ed Sheeran
What is a 'fill'?
Adding a sense of space to a sound
A piece of Dance music
A solo song
A more complex part of a drum rhythm which fills in around the beat
What is a Glissando?
Playing all the strings on a guitar at once to play a chord
Lots of different pitched notes sung to one single syllable
A slide or Glide between two different pitched notes
Each syllable is sung to one individual pitched note
What does double stopping on a string instrument mean?
A Pulse
Playing two strings next to each other, one after the other, repetitively
Having two rests next to each other
Playing two notes together on seperate strings at the same time
What is Rubato?
The performer changing the tempo expressively during a piece
A high male singing voice`
Nonsense syllables in a Rock and Roll song
Playing the Blues scale on a Tuba
Rock anthems of the.....
50's and 60's
70's and 80's
80's and 90's
90's to the present day
How could the singing of a Pop Ballad be described?
Loud shouting style voice
Always a male voice
Soft, emotional and passionate voice
Always using falsetto
Which of these is a Romantic composer?
Bach
Haydn
Mozart
Tchaikovsky
Which is NOT a main feature of the Baroque period?
Terraced dynamics
Harpsichord
Crescendos and Diminuendos
Small, string based orchestra
What is the name given to a performer when given a chance to 'show off' in a piece
Virtuoso
Solo
A capella
Solo concerto
What is a GROUP of soloists in a concerto called?
Accompaniment
Cadenza
Solo Concerto
Concertino
Which one of these is NOT an ornament?
Trill
Acciacatura
Arpeggio
Mordent
What does the term 'Ritornello' mean in a concerto?
A continually recurring section or theme
Slowing down
Occurring at the same time
Long notes
Which of these is a feature of the Classical concerto?
String dominated orchestra
Use of Cadenzas
Highly ornamented
Improvisation
What is RONDO form?
ABA
AB
ABCB
ABACADA
Which of the following is an AFRICAN drum?
Djembe
Surdo
Tambourine
Tumbi
What technology is typically used in Punjabi Bhangra?
Reverb
Distortion
Sampling
Panning
What RHYTHMIC feature is used in Calypso music?
Syncopation
Improvisation
Repetition
Ostinato
What is the name given to the texture used in SAMBA music?
Monophonic
Homophonic
Polyrhythmic
Polyphonic
Which of the following is an instrument used in Arabic and Greek Music?
Bouzouki
Dholak
Ney
Tumbi
What is the correct order of the structure in Indian Classical Music?
Alap, Jhor, Jhala, Gat/Bandish
Alap, Jhala, Jhor, Gat/Bandish
Gat/Bandish, Jhor, Alap, Jhala
Jhala, Alap, Jhor, Gat/Bandish
Which of these is a Greek Musician?
ABBA
Anoushka Shankar
Haris Alexiou
Justin Bieber
