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WorksheetsYear 9 Baseline Test
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 17mins
ANOTHER DAY OF SUN (LA LA LAND):
What genre of music is this?
Pop
Swing
Blues
Rock
ANOTHER DAY OF SUN (LA LA LAND):
Which instrument plays the melody in the introduction?
Harp
Trumpet
Piano
Guitar
ANOTHER DAY OF SUN (LA LA LAND):
Which instrument does NOT appear in this extract?
Saxophone
Flute
Harpsichord
Piccolo
ANOTHER DAY OF SUN (LA LA LAND):
One change that occurs at around the 60 second mark is...
(a)
ANOTHER DAY OF SUN (LA LA LAND):
How many beats are in each bar?
4
6
5
3
WHAT COMES NEXT? (HAMILTON):
which instrument accompanies the voice for the first 8 bars?
synthesizer
piano
church organ
clarinet
WHAT COMES NEXT? (HAMILTON):
Name an instrument that joins in on "I'm so BLUE"?
(a)
WHAT COMES NEXT? (HAMILTON):
Name an instrument that enters on "What comes NEXT?"
(a)
WHAT COMES NEXT? (HAMILTON):
What happens to the tempo on "all alone, across the sea?"
it gets faster
it gets slower
it stays the same
WHAT COMES NEXT? (HAMILTON):
What type of voice does the singer have?
treble
baritone
bass
tenor
ADELITA (Francisco Tarrega):
How many beats are there in a bar?
2
3
4
5
ADELITA (Francisco Tarrega):
Is the tonality major or minor at the start?
Major
Minor
ADELITA (Francisco Tarrega):
What happens to the tonality in the middle section (around 36 seconds)?
It becomes major
It stays in the minor
It doesn't have a key centre
ADELITA (Francisco Tarrega):
Does the opening theme return at the end of the piece?
Yes
No
ADELITA (Francisco Tarrega):
Describe the dynamics right at the end
They are soft
They are quite loud
They are loud
They are staccato
What is this symbol called?
(a)
According to this musical symbol, how many beats are in a bar?
4
3
7
12
Looking at the 3 notes, which word is created by naming the notes?
(a)
Look at these musical notes... what do they spell out?
(a)
Which musical note is printed here?
F
A
C
E
Which musical note is printed here?
E
G
B
D
What is the name of this instrument?
(a)
The pictured instrument belongs to which orchestral family?
brass
string
woodwind
brass
What is the name of this instrument?
(a)
Which orchestral family does this instrument belong to?
woodwind
string
brass
percussion
The name given to a repeated, catchy pattern in music is:
Riff
Raff
Ruff
Roff
The following is a feature of Blues music:
a strolling bassline
a walking bassline
a jogging bassline
a sprinting bassline
The term for an offbeat, catchy rhythm often found in Pop and Blues is:
Constipation
Procrastination
Syncopation
Emancipation
The device used by film composers to match the action on screen to the music heard is:
donald-ducking
goofy-gaming
mickey-mousing
pluto-playing
Composers sometimes assign short themes for characters/moods in films (eg Hedwig's theme). What is the correct name of these short themes?
theme tunes
logos
liet-motifs
leit-motifs
Your teacher will play a very short melody on the piano. You will be given 2 different options. Which one did you hear?
Option 1
Option 2
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.
Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
