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Y9 LC1 2020 - Taster - Reggae and Video Games

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which country did Reggae originate?

a)

Brazil

b)

Jamaica

c)

South America

d)

Cuba

2.

Which is NOT a characteristic of Reggae music?

a)

Jamaican dialect

b)

Off beat chords

c)

Brass

d)

Three beats in a bar

3.

Which is NOT a typical timbre used in Reggae?

a)

Brass

b)

Electric guitar

c)

Bass Guitar

d)

Woodwinds

4.

Reggae developed during which decade?

a)

1950's

b)

1960's

c)

1970's

d)

1980's

5.

Which artist brought Reggae to international recognition?

a)

Ziggy Marley

b)

Drake

c)

Bob Marley

d)

George Ezra

6.

The guitar in Reggae plays a prominent pattern or riff on beats:

a)

3 and 6

b)

1 and 3

c)

2 and 4

d)

1 and 4

7.

What is a unique instrument section often used in Reggae?

a)

Strings

b)

Woodwinds

c)

Brass

d)

Percussion

8.

What is the easiest way to identify a Reggae song?

a)

The instruments used

b)

Jamaican dialect

c)

Clothes worn by the performers

d)

Chords on beats 1 and 3

9.

The tempo for Reggae will most often be...

a)

medium fast

b)

slow

c)

fast

d)

very fast

10.

Reggae music always has how many beats per bar?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

11.

What type of guitar is most often played in Reggae music?

a)

Electric guitar

b)

Acoustic guitar

c)

Folk guitar

d)

Guitars are not used

12.

What does syncopation mean?

a)

Playing between the beats (on off beats).

b)

Playing on beats 1 and 3

c)

Dancing while playing

d)

Playing in a band

13.
It is set in what sort of rhythm
a)
calypso
b)
oom-pah
c)
straight
d)
tight
14.
Which instruments were used to compose the music for Super Mario Bros
a)
A solitary keyboard
b)
An orchestra
c)
Steel pans
d)
A recorder, flute and clarinet
15.
The composer of the super mario theme is.....?
a)
Koji Kondo
b)
Kodi Konsales
c)
John Williams
d)
Richard Wagner
16.
The main theme for Super Mario Bros is called
a)
Overworld
b)
Underworld
c)
Daylight
d)
Calypso
17.
Articulation refers to...
a)
If the notes are short (staccato) or long (legato)
b)
Is the notes are loud or soft
c)
The pitch of the music
d)
The speed of the music
18.
Dynamics refer to...
a)
If the notes are low or high
b)
The instruments being used
c)
The texture of the piece
d)
If the notes are loud or soft
19.
Tempo refers to...
a)
The pitch of the music
b)
The speed or bpm of the music
c)
How loud the music is played
d)
Which country the music is from
20.
Pitch refers to...
a)
How loud a note is played
b)
Which instrument a note is played on
c)
How fast a piece is played
d)
How high or low a note is
21.
Structure refers to
a)
How a piece is put together (binary, ternary etc.)
b)
how high or low a note is
c)
how the note is built
d)
how loud or quiet the music is
22.
What note is highlighted? 
a)
C
b)
G
c)
A
d)
F
23.
a)
G
b)
F
c)
E
d)
D
24.
What are the letter names of the notes found in the spaces?
a)
FACE
b)
FCGE
c)
CDFA
d)
DEFG
25.
What note is this?
a)
B
b)
A
c)
G
d)
F
26.
What note in Treble Clef is this?
a)
F
b)
A
c)
G
d)
B
27.
What is the name of this symbol? 
a)
Treble Clef
b)
Alto Clef
c)
Tenor Clef
d)
Bass Clef
28.
What clef is this?
a)
Bass clef
b)
Treble clef
c)
Alto clef
d)
Not a clef
29.
What chord is this? 
a)
C major
b)
G major
c)
A minor
d)
F major
30.
What note is highlighted? 
a)
C
b)
G
c)
A
d)
F
31.
What drum is this?
a)
floor tom
b)
kick drum
c)
snare drum
d)
 tom tom
32.
What drum is this?
a)
Snare drum
b)
Kick drum
c)
Hi Tom
d)
Floor Tom
33.
Which set of cymbals are these?
a)
Ride Cymbal
b)
Crash
c)
Hi-Hat
34.

What instrument is this?

a)

Acoustic Guitar

b)

Electric Guitar

c)

Bass Guitar

d)

Ukulele

35.

What instrument is this?

a)

Acoustic Guitar

b)

Electric Guitar

c)

Bass Guitar

d)

Ukulele

36.

What instrument is this?

a)

Acoustic Guitar

b)

Electric Guitar

c)

Bass Guitar

d)

Ukulele

37.

What instrument is this?

a)

Acoustic Guitar

b)

Electric Guitar

c)

Bass Guitar

d)

Ukulele

38.
The measurement of tempo is 
a)
RIT- rhythm in time
b)
MPB- minutes per beat
c)
BPM- beats per minuts
39.
Name this brass instrument.
a)
Trumpet
b)
French Horn
c)
Trombone
d)
Tuba
40.
a)
Rattles
b)
Maracas
c)
Shakers
d)
Maracitas
41.
What instrument family does this instrument belong to?
a)
brass
b)
string
c)
woodwind
d)
percussion
42.
a)
double bass
b)
violin
c)
harp
d)
Chello
43.
What instrument family does this instrument belong to?
a)
woodwind
b)
brass
c)
string
d)
percussion
44.
a)
harp
b)
flute
c)
quitar
d)
violin
45.
a)
Clavés
b)
Woodsticks
c)
Drumsticks
d)
Cloves
46.
Name This instrument.
a)
Trumpet
b)
French Horn
c)
Trombone
d)
Tuba
47.
a)
violin
b)
piano
c)
giutar
d)
cello
48.
a)
ago go
b)
ago gone
c)
agogo
d)
a go go
49.
What is this instrument?
a)
flute
b)
oboe
c)
clarinet
d)
saxophone
50.
What is this instrument?
a)
trombone
b)
clarinet
c)
trumpet
d)
tuba
51.
What is this instrument?
a)
bassoon
b)
oboe
c)
clarinet
d)
flute
52.
What note is highlighted? 
a)
C
b)
G
c)
A
d)
F
53.
Structure is...
a)
Binary or Ternary
b)
Loud or soft
c)
Slow or fast
d)
High or low
54.
Pitch is...
a)
High or Low
b)
Binary or Ternary
c)
Legato or Staccato
d)
Soft or loud
55.
Tempo is...
a)
Slow or fast
b)
High or Low
c)
Loud or Soft
d)
Thick or thin
56.
Dynamics are...
a)
Thick or thin
b)
Legato or Staccato
c)
Loud or Soft
d)
Slow or fast
57.
A short note is 
a)
Legato 
b)
Staccato
c)
Forte
d)
Piano
58.
Rhythms are...
a)
Straight or swung
b)
High or low
c)
Loud or soft
d)
Slow or fast
59.
Texture is...
a)
Thick or thin
b)
High or low
c)
Slow or fast
d)
Loud or soft
60.
A repeating melody in a pop song is called a ...
a)
Riff
b)
Chords
c)
Beat
d)
Inversion
61.
A major chord feels...
a)
Happy 
b)
Sad
62.
A Minor chord feels...
a)
Happy
b)
Sad
63.
What chord is this? 
a)
C major
b)
G major
c)
A minor
d)
F major
64.
What chord is this? 
a)
C major
b)
G major
c)
A minor
d)
F major
65.
What is an ostinato?
a)
A melody being repeated on a different instrument
b)
A repeating pattern
c)
An instrumental solo
d)
A melodic idea being repeated at different pitches
66.
What is an appropriate length of a pop song?
a)
1 minute
b)
3 minutes
c)
5 minutes
d)
8 minutes
67.
Where might you find a rap, guitar solo or instrumental section of a song?
a)
Intro
b)
Verse 
c)
Chorus
d)
Middle 8
68.
What chord is this? 
a)
C major
b)
G major
c)
A minor
d)
F major
69.
What chord is this? 
a)
C major
b)
G major
c)
A minor
d)
F major
70.
What chord is this? 
a)
C major
b)
G major
c)
A minor
d)
F major
71.
What chord is this? 
a)
C major
b)
G major
c)
A minor
d)
F major
72.
What chord is this? 
a)
C major
b)
G major
c)
A minor
d)
F major
73.
Which family of the orchestra does the viola belong to?
a)
Woodwind
b)
Strings
c)
Percussion
d)
Brass
74.
In a Pop Song which section repeats the most?
a)
Intro
b)
Chorus
c)
Verse
d)
Bridge
75.
Which family of the orchestra does the timpani belong to?
a)
Woodwind
b)
Strings
c)
Percussion
d)
Brass
76.
Which family of the orchestra does the tuba belong to?
a)
Woodwind
b)
Strings
c)
Percussion
d)
Brass
77.
Which family of the orchestra does the flute belong to?
a)
Woodwind
b)
Strings
c)
Percussion
d)
Brass