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Year 8 Reggae Key Words

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word means a rhythm that accents weaker beats and makes you want to dance?

a)

Bass line

b)

Chord

c)

Syncopation

d)

Backing vocals

2.

Which style of Jamaican music is the soulful forerunner of reggae with smoother singing.

a)

Rocksteady

b)

Calypso

c)

Ska

d)

Punk

3.

Which type of vocals is sung in the background to enhance the texture of the music and is usually heard in the chorus?

a)

Vibrato

b)

Backing

c)

Scat

d)

Catterwalling

4.

What do we call a catchy idea that quickly gets stuck in your head

a)

Book

b)

Crook

c)

Hook

d)

Nook

5.

A repeated pattern, often played by guitar keyboard or bass.

a)

Surdo

b)

Riff

c)

Arco

d)

Mute

6.

What is a drum fill?

a)

A drumming pattern that fills in the missing instruments

b)

A sightly different drum pattern used to mark the start or end of a phrase of section

c)

Something you get at the dentist

d)

A type of KFC sandwich

7.

A key feature of reggae music, which is heard on beats 2 and 4, or on the '+' between each beat

a)

On beat chords

b)

Jagged chords

c)

Inbetween chords

d)

Off beat chords

8.

Slow, bouncy, bass-heavy popular music style that dominated Jamaica in the late 60s and 70s and became popular worldwide.

a)

Opera

b)

Ska

c)

Reggae

d)

Rocksteady

9.

What is this?

a)

chord

b)

riff

c)

hook

d)

fill

10.

Where is Jamaica?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

South America

d)

Caribbean