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Koji Kondo's SuperMario Music

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many world's did Koji Kondo write for in Super Mario Bros?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

7

d)

1

2.

How many short motifs did Koji Kondo write for Super Mario Bros?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

3.

Which world contains a piece of music that is a waltz?

a)

Underworld

b)

Overworld

c)

Underwater

d)

Castle

4.

Which instrument did Koji Kondo write the music for Super Mario Bros for?

a)

The NES

b)

A piano

c)

A digital keyboard

d)

A string quartet

5.

Which two rhythmic features can be found in the Overworld theme?

a)

triplet

b)

syncopation

c)

hemiola

d)

diminution

6.

Koji Kondo only uses the notes of a major scale in the Overworld theme.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Koji Kondo uses added note chords in the Overworld theme.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

There is octave doubling and an interesting rhythm the happens in the Underworld theme that shares some similarities to Chick Corea’s Spain. Which measures does this happen in?

a)

4-6

b)

10-17

c)

29-33

d)

20-24

9.

In jazz piano, we often don’t play the fifth note of a chord, for instance a Dm7 chord would be played DFC instead of DFAC. Which bar/ measure does Koji Kondo uses a Dm7 chord in Underworld?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

24

d)

29

10.

At measure/ bar 29-30 of Underworld the rhythm has a Latin-American feel to it. What is the name of the American composer who infused Cuban rhythms into his pieces?

a)

Herbie Hancock

b)

Henry Hanson

c)

Watermelon Man

d)

Watermelon Hancock

11.

Select the time signature that Koji Kondo does not use in Super Mario Bros.

a)

4/4

b)

3/4

c)

6/8

d)

12/8

e)

9/8

12.

The most obvious use of 7th chords and thus jazz is in the Starman motif. Which two chords are used?

a)

Dm7 (DFAC) and Cmaj7 (CEGB)

b)

Bdim7 (BFAC) and Am9 (AEGB)

c)

F7 (FACE) and Em7 (EGBD)

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