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WorksheetsYear 8 end of year Music test
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 32mins
What is the beat in music?
The pattern of durations
A steady pulse
how loud the music is
how long the music is
how long is a semibreve?
1
2
3
4
how long is a crotchet?
(a)
What is rhythm?
The pattern of durations
A steady pulse
how loud the music is
how long the music is
What is the name of this note value?
semibreve
minim
crotchet
quaver
semiquaver
Draw a quaver (2 marks)
What effect does placing a dot after a note have?
you play it shorter
The dot takes half the value of the note and adds it on
It tells you to play smoothly
True or False?
Triplets mean that you play 3 notes in the time of two
True
False
Match the rhythms (3 marks)
1
2
3
What are dynamics?
loud or quiet
slow or fast
high or low
major or minor
What is articulation?
(a)
What is tempo?
(a)
Which of the following is a SONG form?
binary
verse-chorus
rondo
ternary
What is a shanty?
a folk song sung by sailors
a reggae song
a pop song
blues music
how many notes are in a pentatonic scale?
(a)
how many bars are in a blues structure?
4
8
10
12
The blues is often in strophic form (verses only). How are the lyrics and melody structured within each verse?
aaa
aab
aba
bab
What are Primary Chords?
chords built on the 1st, 4th and 5th notes of a scale
chords built on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd notes of a scale
chords built on the 1st, 3rd and 5th notes of a scale
Organize these options into the right categories (7 marks)
Chord II
Chord VI
Chord I
Chord V
Chord III
Chord IV
Chord VII
In reggae, which part does the bass guitar play?
offbeat chords
bass riff
melody
In reggae, what is the articulation of the the offbeat chords?
(a)
List 4 timbres that you would expect to hear in a pop song (4 marks)
How many sections are there in Binary form?
(a)
What does the word texture mean in music?
(a)
What would be the texture of a pop song?
(a)
If I describe a piece of music as being slow, what am I describing?
Tempo
Dynamics
Texture
Timbre
I can hear a trumpet, a piano and a drumkit. What am I describing?
Tempo
Dynamics
Texture
Timbre
what is the Italian word for smooth articulation?
(a)
The piece of music a verse and a chorus. Which element of music am I describing?
(a)
Which of these Italian words means quiet?
Forte
Fortissimo
Crescendo
Piano
What does the word metre mean?
how fast the music is
how loud the music is
how many beats are in the bar
how long the notes are
What is the metre in Reggae music?
(a)
How many lines are on a stave?
(a)
What is the pitch?
A
B
C
D
E
How many spaces are on a stave?
(a)
What is the pitch?
A
B
C
D
E
What is the pitch?
(a)
What is the pitch?
(a)
What is the pitch? (2 marks)
(a)
True or False. The pitch of this note is C
True
False
Name a famous Blues Singer
Bob Marley
Bessie Smith
Ed Sheeran
Circle or underline the correct spelling:
melody and accompaniment
melody and accompanyment
melody and accompment
melody and acompliment
What is a chord?
(a)
How many notes are in a triad?
(a)
What notes are in a chord of C major?
help: A B C D E F G A B C D E F G
What notes are in a chord II in C major (D minor)?
help: A B C D E F G A B C D E F G
D F A
What notes are in a chord IV in C major? (3 Marks)
help: A B C D E F G A B C D E F G
(a)
Explain how to play F# on a keyboard? (2 marks)
Tip: use words such as left/right/black/white in your answer. You can draw a diagram if you want to.
How do we write the chord symbol for D major?
True or false: Em means play an E major chord?
True
False
What is a leitmotif?
What is the tonality in Blues music?
(a)
This is the grid for the 12 bar blues. Which of the following shows the correct chords for the blues in G major?
How many notes in a pentatonic scale?
