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Year 9 Baseline Test

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

ANOTHER DAY OF SUN (LA LA LAND):

What genre of music is this?

a)

Pop

b)

Swing

c)

Blues

d)

Rock

2.

ANOTHER DAY OF SUN (LA LA LAND):

Which instrument plays the melody in the introduction?

a)

Harp

b)

Trumpet

c)

Piano

d)

Guitar

3.

ANOTHER DAY OF SUN (LA LA LAND):

Which instrument does NOT appear in this extract?

a)

Saxophone

b)

Flute

c)

Harpsichord

d)

Piccolo

4.

ANOTHER DAY OF SUN (LA LA LAND):

One change that occurs at around the 60 second mark is...

(a)  

5.

ANOTHER DAY OF SUN (LA LA LAND):

How many beats are in each bar?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

5

d)

3

6.

WHAT COMES NEXT? (HAMILTON):

which instrument accompanies the voice for the first 8 bars?

a)

synthesizer

b)

piano

c)

church organ

d)

clarinet

7.

WHAT COMES NEXT? (HAMILTON):

Name an instrument that joins in on "I'm so BLUE"?

(a)  

8.

WHAT COMES NEXT? (HAMILTON):

Name an instrument that enters on "What comes NEXT?"

(a)  

9.

WHAT COMES NEXT? (HAMILTON):

What happens to the tempo on "all alone, across the sea?"

a)

it gets faster

b)

it gets slower

c)

it stays the same

10.

WHAT COMES NEXT? (HAMILTON):

What type of voice does the singer have?

a)

treble

b)

baritone

c)

bass

d)

tenor

11.

ADELITA (Francisco Tarrega):

How many beats are there in a bar?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

12.

ADELITA (Francisco Tarrega):

Is the tonality major or minor at the start?

a)

Major

b)

Minor

13.

ADELITA (Francisco Tarrega):

What happens to the tonality in the middle section (around 36 seconds)?

a)

It becomes major

b)

It stays in the minor

c)

It doesn't have a key centre

14.

ADELITA (Francisco Tarrega):

Does the opening theme return at the end of the piece?

a)

Yes

b)

No

15.

ADELITA (Francisco Tarrega):

Describe the dynamics right at the end

a)

They are soft

b)

They are quite loud

c)

They are loud

d)

They are staccato

16.

What is this symbol called?

(a)  

17.

According to this musical symbol, how many beats are in a bar?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

7

d)

12

18.

Looking at the 3 notes, which word is created by naming the notes?

(a)  

19.

Look at these musical notes... what do they spell out?

(a)  

20.

Which musical note is printed here?

a)

F

b)

A

c)

C

d)

E

21.

Which musical note is printed here?

a)

E

b)

G

c)

B

d)

D

22.

What is the name of this instrument?

(a)  

23.

The pictured instrument belongs to which orchestral family?

a)

brass

b)

string

c)

woodwind

d)

brass

24.

What is the name of this instrument?

(a)  

25.

Which orchestral family does this instrument belong to?

a)

woodwind

b)

string

c)

brass

d)

percussion

26.

The name given to a repeated, catchy pattern in music is:

a)

Riff

b)

Raff

c)

Ruff

d)

Roff

27.

The following is a feature of Blues music:

a)

a strolling bassline

b)

a walking bassline

c)

a jogging bassline

d)

a sprinting bassline

28.

The term for an offbeat, catchy rhythm often found in Pop and Blues is:

a)

Constipation

b)

Procrastination

c)

Syncopation

d)

Emancipation

29.

The device used by film composers to match the action on screen to the music heard is:

a)

donald-ducking

b)

goofy-gaming

c)

mickey-mousing

d)

pluto-playing

30.

Composers sometimes assign short themes for characters/moods in films (eg Hedwig's theme). What is the correct name of these short themes?

a)

theme tunes

b)

logos

c)

liet-motifs

d)

leit-motifs

31.

Your teacher will play a very short melody on the piano. You will be given 2 different options. Which one did you hear?

a)

Option 1

b)

Option 2

32.

Your teacher will clap a short rhythm for you. You will be asked to choose which one is clapped from 3 alternatives on the board. Select the option that best matches what you hear.

a)

Option 1

b)

Option 2

c)

Option 3