wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Year 9 End of Year Music Quiz

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who composed Clapping Music
a)
Steve Reich
b)
Mike Oldfield
c)
John Cage
2.
Minimalist often uses Music Technology
a)
True
b)
False
3.

What is Ostinato?

a)

Repeated Cell

b)

Rhythm

c)

Melody

d)

Very Soft

4.

What is Note Addition?

a)

Add as many notes as you can

b)

Adding note on top of one another

c)

Adding note one by one

d)

Adding note to the rhythm

5.

What is Note Subtraction?

a)

Subtract the note in the chord

b)

Subtract the rhythm

c)

Subtract note one by one each bar

d)

Subtract one note with another note

6.

What is Augmentation?

a)

Raise the 5th note in the chord

b)

Double the note values

c)

Getting louder

d)

Double the instrument

7.

What is Diminution?

a)

Importance of something

b)

Shortening the note values

c)

Cutting off notes

d)

Shorten the melody

8.

Other genres of Music use Minimalist techniques, what are they?

a)

Layering

b)

Using guitars

c)

Repeating phrases

d)

Having drums

9.

Select the image of Augmentation

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

complete the sentence: Minimalist music gradually...

a)

gets quieter

b)

gets faster

c)

changes

d)

gets higher

11.

Name the Minimalist technique

a)

Augmentation

b)

Diminuiton

c)

Ostinati

d)

phase shifting

12.

Select the image which shows 'Augmentation'

a)
b)
c)
13.

The key features of Minimalist Music are:

a)

Simplicity & repetition

b)

Built on small motifs called Cells

c)

Gradual Changes

d)

Layered Textures

14.

How many notes in pentatonic scale ?

a)

7

b)

6

c)

5

15.

Which of the following is an impressionist composer?

a)

Debussy

b)

Mozart

c)

Cage

d)

Glass

16.

Who were the first artists to create Impressionist art?

a)

Painters

b)

Musicians

c)

Dancers

d)

Sculptors

17.

True or False? Impressionist Music is represented by ambiguity and vagueness in terms of harmony and rhythm.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Impressionist composers used _________ to paint "blurry" or "washed together" portraits of sound.

a)

dissonance

b)

whole tone scale

c)

Asian influenced melodies

d)

All of the above

19.

The term impressionism was borrowed from painting.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

The following are features of Impressionism

music EXCEPT ___________________________

a)

The use of "color", or in musical terms, timbre, which can be achieved through orchestration, harmonic usage, and texture.

b)

New combinations of extended chords, harmonies, whole tone,

chromatic scales, and pentatonic scales emerged.

c)

extreme contrasts of dynamics (from pianissimo to fortissimo, very soft to very loud)

d)

Impressionism was an attempt not to depict reality, but merely to suggest it.

21.

How would we describe folk music?

a)

Music that is originally written down on paper.

b)

Music that is typically played by an orchestra.

c)

Music transmitted orally or music with unknown composers.

22.

Which selection of instruments would you typically hear in a folk group?

a)

Vocals, electric guitar, bass guitar, drum kit

b)

Vocals, acoustic guitar, bodhran, fiddle

c)

Vocals, piano, drum kit

d)

Strings, Woodwind, Brass and Percussion

23.

Which of these pictures represents a folk group?

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

Japanese music uses the same scales (Major and minor) that are common in American/European music

a)

True

b)

False

25.

What is the Japanese instrument that is similar to a harp in sound, but uses moveable bridges and picks that are worn on the fingers to play?

a)

Shamisen

b)

Taiko

c)

Japanese guitar

d)

Koto

26.

What is the name of the giant Japanese performance drums?

a)

Tao Drums

b)

Taiko

c)

Tappety Tums

d)

Daichi

27.

What instrument is played in a similar way to a guitar but uses a fan-like instrument to tap on the front of the instrument for rhythm as the fingers play the strings?

a)

Koto

b)

Taiko

c)

Shamisen

d)

Shodo

28.

Gamelan is a style of music from...

a)

Indonesia

b)

India

c)

Pakistan

d)

China

29.

The five note scale used in Gamelan is called a...

a)

Pelog

b)

Slendro

c)

Ostinato

d)

Major

30.

Most instruments in Gamelan music come from which 'family'?

(a)  

31.

The seven note scale used in Gamelan is called a...

a)

Pelog

b)

Ostinato

c)

Selendro

d)

Minor

32.

Gamelan music has a lot of...

a)

Pianos

b)

Lyrics

c)

Repetition

d)

Breakdowns

33.

When multiple rhythms are played at the same time in a song is called

a)

Lots of rhythms

b)

multiple melodies

c)

polyrhythms

34.

The form in music where one group plays a rhythm and another group plays a different rhythm back is called

a)

echo drumming

b)

Repetitive Drumming

c)

Call and Response

35.
Uplifting anthems were written for these people.
a)
Bad guys 
b)
Damsels in distress
c)
Heroes
d)
Creepy characters
36.
Fast tempo music was written for these types of scenes.
a)
Love scenes
b)
Death scenes
c)
Chase scenes 
d)
Scary scenes
37.
Slow and somber music was written for these types of scenes.
a)
Sad scenes
b)
Love scenes
c)
Chase scenes
d)
Comedic scenes
38.
A melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation. Sort of like a “theme song” for a person, place, thing, or idea.
a)
Leitmotif
b)
Film Score
c)
Motive 
d)
Melody
39.

Which 2 instruments below would indicate that the music belongs to a western film?

a)

Guitar

b)

Piano

c)

Whistling

d)

Saxophone

e)

Brass

40.

Which 2 descriptions of tonality below are correct?

a)

Major = happy

b)

Major = sad

c)

minor = happy

d)

minor = sad

41.

Which of the following is the musical term to describe 'sound that gradually gets louder'

a)

diminuendo

b)

forte

c)

piano

d)

crescendo

42.

Which of the following is the musical term to describe 'sound that gradually gets quieter'

a)

diminuendo

b)

forte

c)

piano

d)

crescendo

43.
Original music written specifically to accompany the film.
a)
Sound effect 
b)
Soundtrack
c)
Score
d)
Demo
44.
Composer of Jaws, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Schindler's List.
a)
James Horner
b)
Danny Elfman
c)
John Williams
d)
Hans Zimmer
45.

Blues originated from in what country?

a)

Jamaica

b)

UK

c)

America

d)

Russia

46.

The 12 bar blues is how many bars long?

a)

12

b)

24

c)

36

d)

6

47.

The walking bass line is most often played by which instrument?

a)

Trumpet

b)

Keyboard

c)

Electric guitar

d)

Bass guitar or double bass

48.

What is the bass line called that goes up and down in pitch?

a)

12 Bar Blues

b)

Walking Bass

c)

Improvisation

d)

Work Song

49.

What notes are used for improvisation?

a)

G, F# and E

b)

The Blues Scale

c)

Black Notes

d)

A Major Scale

50.

Improvisation is....

a)

creating music from a selection of notes on the spot.

b)

playing chords.

c)

repeating a rhythm.

d)

playing notes up and down a scale.

51.

The example above is an example of what?

a)

A walking bass

b)

A blues scale

c)

Improvisation

d)

The 12 bar blues

52.

The 12 Bar Blues has how many different chords?

a)

3

b)

1

c)

4

d)

5

Similar Resources on Wayground

Music Symbols and Note Value Review

55 questions

Music Symbols and Note Value Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

5th - 12th Grade

Semester 1 Review

50 questions

Semester 1 Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th - 12th Grade

Key Signatures JP

50 questions

Key Signatures JP

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th Grade - University

EoA/PoD Quiz #3

52 questions

EoA/PoD Quiz #3

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th - 12th Grade

Color Theory Vocabulary

50 questions

Color Theory Vocabulary

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th Grade - University

Music Theory One Review

50 questions

Music Theory One Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th - 12th Grade

Music Unit Review

50 questions

Music Unit Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th - 12th Grade

Principles of Art and Design

50 questions

Principles of Art and Design

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th - 12th Grade