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GCSE Music - OCR

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of Diegetic film music?

a)

Music which does not have a source on screen, it has been added in later.

b)

An effect whereby the sound produced by an amplifier or an amplified musical instrument is made to reverberate slightly.

c)

Music played by radio or a band on screen which is heard by the characters as well as the audience.

d)

A sound or sounds caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface back to the listener.

2.

When the music mirrors the precise movement on screen, it is known as..?

a)

A-tonal music

b)

Mickey Mousing

c)

An Ostinato

d)

A Leit-Motif

3.

A Leitmotif is a recurring musical idea which is associated with...?

a)

Object, character or place

b)

Meaning, time or memory

c)

Year, day or month

d)

Pitch, tempo or structure

4.

Identify the famous film music composer

a)

Richard Wagner

b)

Oasis

c)

John Williams

d)

Carl Stalling

5.

What is a Pop Ballad?

a)

A slow song where the lyrics tell a story with a sense of emotion

b)

An upbeat piece of music

c)

A solo

d)

A heavy rock song

6.

Which is more likely to have sung an 80's pop ballad?

a)

Madonna

b)

Elton John

c)

Britany Spears

d)

Ed Sheeran

7.

What is a 'fill'?

a)

Adding a sense of space to a sound

b)

A piece of Dance music

c)

A solo song

d)

A more complex part of a drum rhythm which fills in around the beat

8.

What is a Glissando?

a)

Playing all the strings on a guitar at once to play a chord

b)

Lots of different pitched notes sung to one single syllable

c)

A slide or Glide between two different pitched notes

d)

Each syllable is sung to one individual pitched note

9.

What does double stopping on a string instrument mean?

a)

A Pulse

b)

Playing two strings next to each other, one after the other, repetitively

c)

Having two rests next to each other

d)

Playing two notes together on seperate strings at the same time

10.

What is Rubato?

a)

The performer changing the tempo expressively during a piece

b)

A high male singing voice`

c)

Nonsense syllables in a Rock and Roll song

d)

Playing the Blues scale on a Tuba

11.

Rock anthems of the.....

a)

50's and 60's

b)

70's and 80's

c)

80's and 90's

d)

90's to the present day

12.

How could the singing of a Pop Ballad be described?

a)

Loud shouting style voice

b)

Always a male voice

c)

Soft, emotional and passionate voice

d)

Always using falsetto

13.

Which of these is a Romantic composer?

a)

Bach

b)

Haydn

c)

Mozart

d)

Tchaikovsky

14.

Which is NOT a main feature of the Baroque period?

a)

Terraced dynamics

b)

Harpsichord

c)

Crescendos and Diminuendos

d)

Small, string based orchestra

15.

What is the name given to a performer when given a chance to 'show off' in a piece

a)

Virtuoso

b)

Solo

c)

A capella

d)

Solo concerto

16.

What is a GROUP of soloists in a concerto called?

a)

Accompaniment

b)

Cadenza

c)

Solo Concerto

d)

Concertino

17.

Which one of these is NOT an ornament?

a)

Trill

b)

Acciacatura

c)

Arpeggio

d)

Mordent

18.

What does the term 'Ritornello' mean in a concerto?

a)

A continually recurring section or theme

b)

Slowing down

c)

Occurring at the same time

d)

Long notes

19.

Which of these is a feature of the Classical concerto?

a)

String dominated orchestra

b)

Use of Cadenzas

c)

Highly ornamented

d)

Improvisation

20.

What is RONDO form?

a)

ABA

b)

AB

c)

ABCB

d)

ABACADA

21.

Which of the following is an AFRICAN drum?

a)

Djembe

b)

Surdo

c)

Tambourine

d)

Tumbi

22.

What technology is typically used in Punjabi Bhangra?

a)

Reverb

b)

Distortion

c)

Sampling

d)

Panning

23.

What RHYTHMIC feature is used in Calypso music?

a)

Syncopation

b)

Improvisation

c)

Repetition

d)

Ostinato

24.

What is the name given to the texture used in SAMBA music?

a)

Monophonic

b)

Homophonic

c)

Polyrhythmic

d)

Polyphonic

25.

Which of the following is an instrument used in Arabic and Greek Music?

a)

Bouzouki

b)

Dholak

c)

Ney

d)

Tumbi

26.

What is the correct order of the structure in Indian Classical Music?

a)

Alap, Jhor, Jhala, Gat/Bandish

b)

Alap, Jhala, Jhor, Gat/Bandish

c)

Gat/Bandish, Jhor, Alap, Jhala

d)

Jhala, Alap, Jhor, Gat/Bandish

27.

Which of these is a Greek Musician?

a)

ABBA

b)

Anoushka Shankar

c)

Haris Alexiou

d)

Justin Bieber