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SAHS Grade 8 Music Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This is called a.....
a)
quarter note
b)
half note
c)
sixteenth note
d)
dotted quarter note
2.
This is........
a)
called an eighth note
b)
called a whole note
c)
called a quarter note
d)
called a sixteenth note
3.
How man beats are there in a measure with a 4/4 time signature?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
900
4.
How many beats does this rest get? 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
1/2
d)
4
5.
What note receives three counts?
a)
Half Note
b)
Dotted Quarter Note
c)
Eighth Note
d)
Dotted Half Note
6.

When air moves through my windpipe, what vibrates?

a)

my hands

b)

my feet

c)

my vocal cords

7.

The air you need to sing and speak with comes from ____________.

a)

lungs

b)

heart

c)

eyes

8.
What is the reason for warming up your voice?
a)
Because the music teacher said so.
b)
Because it's something to do.
c)
To look cool.
d)
To loosen up the cords and so we don't hurt ourselves.
9.
True or False:  Singing is a physical activity.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Which is not a part of your singing voice?
a)
Toes and feet
b)
Vocal cords
c)
Mouth, lips, tongue
d)
Diaphragm & lungs
11.

What supplies the voice with its energy?

a)

Vocal cords

b)

Power from your stomach

c)

Wind for your lungs

d)

Head

12.

What happens to your rib cage when you breathe in?

a)

Expands

b)

Nothing

c)

Contracts

13.

What does the diaphragm control?

a)

Posture

b)

The flow of air

c)

Vocal Cords

d)

Tongue

14.

Accuracy of pitch in performing music

a)

Intonation

b)

Tone

c)

Deportment

d)

Literature

15.

The names of men's voice parts are:

a)

soprano

b)

tenor

c)

bass

d)

really low

16.

The two women's voice parts are....

a)

mezzo

b)

high

c)

alto

d)

soprano

17.

Which part is usually considered the higher female voice part?

a)

Soprano

b)

Alto

c)

Tenor

d)

Bass

18.

What part is usually considered the lower male voice part?

a)

Soprano

b)

Alto

c)

Tenor

d)

Bass

19.

What are the characteristics of folk music?

a)

Includes improvisation,complex chords, and syncopated rhythms, and the performer's individual interpretation

b)

Fine or serious music; specifically composed from 1750 to 1830.

c)

Short songs with a strong beat and simple tune; female singers especially use chest voice most often.

d)

Traditional music often displaying the culture who created it; passed down through word of mouth

20.

How many beats is this note worth?

a)

1/2

b)

1

c)

1.5

d)

3

21.
a)

1/2

b)

1

c)

1.5

d)

2

22.

How many beats does this get?

a)

3

b)

1/3

c)

3/4

d)

2

23.

How do you figure out how many beats a dotted note gets?

a)

Add one beat for each dot

b)

Value of the note + 1/2 the value of the note

c)

3 x the value of the note

d)

You choose the value of the dot

24.

Work songs may be used to...

a)

Entertain slave owners

b)

Make things harder for the workers

c)

Create a rhythm to help the workers

d)

Give workers something to look forward to.

25.

Which of the following is a digging song?

a)

Hill 'an Gully Rida

b)

Dis Long Time Gyal

c)

Day Oh

d)

I Pledge My Heart

26.

Which of the following has lyrics that describe how to restrain an angry animal?

a)

Home on the Range

b)

Old Mass Charley

c)

Manuel Road

d)

Linstead Market

27.

Which of the following are often used to accompany Jamaican folk music?

a)

Drums

b)

Maracas

c)

Rhythm sticks

d)

All of the above

28.

We study folk music to...

a)

Help us understand our culture

b)

Improve our speech

c)

Get better at sports

d)

None of the above

29.

Folk songs are also known as what?

a)

Modern music

b)

traditional music

c)

Jazz Music

d)

Up beat music

30.

Folk songs reflects peoples’ every day activity.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

How many beats does this phrase add up to?

a)

6

b)

5

c)

4

d)

3

32.

Listen to the Rhythm. Which answer matches the counts?

a)
b)
c)
d)
33.

Listen to the Rhythm. Which answer matches the counts?

a)
b)
c)
d)
34.

These notes are called

a)

semi-breves

b)

quavers

c)

minims

d)

crotchets

35.

What is the value of the dot next to the note?

a)

It is worth the same as the preceding note

b)

It is worth a lot!

c)

It has half the value of the preceding note

d)

It is worthless