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WorksheetsUnit 1: Rock To Pop
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
How many strings does a guitar have?
6
8
2
12
Which of these instruments is NOT part of a Rock Band?
Electric Guitar
Drums
Double Bass
Bass Guitar
Which of these bands were popular in the 1960's?
The Weeknd
The Beatles
The Police
The Cockroaches
What is a RIFF?
A short repeated pattern in popular music
A long phrase repeated three times
A song with structure ABA
An instrument with strings
What is a common structure in rock/pop music?
Verse, Intro, Chorus, Bridge, Verse
Chorus, Verse, Bridge, Chorus
Intro, Bridge, Chorus, Verse, Outro
Intro, Verse, Chorus, Verse, Chorus, Bridge
If the drums play on the 2nd and 4th beat of every bar, what is this called?
Rhythm
Back Beat
Clapping
Drumming
Which of the following is NOT a sub-genre of Rock Music?
Surf Rock
Heavy Rock
Baroque
Soft Rock
The 12 Bar Blues is made up of which chords? (Roman Numerals)
I, IV and V
III, V and I
I, II and III
V, V, and XV
The following 12 Bar Blues structure is in what KEY?
E Major
D Major
A major
B Minor
"Smoke On The Water" by Deep Purple is an example of which sub-genre of Rock and Roll?
Heavy Rock
Surf Rock
Funk and Disco
Pop
High male vocals (Falsetto) is a characteristic of which genre?
Jazz Rock
Heavy Metal
Surf Rock
Reggae
Which of the following groups is famous for their Disco music?
The Backstreet Boys
Gershwin
Aaron Coupland
The Bee Gee's
Which of the following is a characteristic of Heavy Rock music?
Loud, distorted guitars
Loud saxophones
Soft drumming
ABA structure
On the neck of the guitar, the vertical lines are called?
Pitch
Frets
Strings
Sections
Time signatures, beats and the length of notes refers to which Concept of Music?
Texture
Tone Colour
Pitch
Duration
Electric guitars, acoustic guitars and bass guitars are which type of tone colour classification?
Chordophones
Idiophones
Membranophones
The volume of instruments refers to which Concept of Music?
Texture
Dynamics
Pitch
Structure?
If a band has two guitars, they are most likely referred to as the LEAD guitar and RHYTHM guitar.
True
False
The role of the keyboard in rock music includes playing of melody and chords (harmony) and the creation of special effects.
True
False
Who created the first electric bass guitar?
Stephen Sondheim
Leo Fender
Morgan Freeman
John Lennon
