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Year 8 Baseline Test MUSIC

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. PIECE 1: Happy (Pentatonix):

What style of singing is this?

a)

A Capella

b)

Acapulco

c)

Ariana

d)

Capriccio

2.

PIECE 1: Happy (Pentatonix):

What type of voice does the female singer have?

a)

Treble

b)

Tenor

c)

Soprano

d)

Bass

3.

PIECE 1: Happy (Pentatonix):

What musical technique is the man in purple using:?

a)

Beat-boxing

b)

Scatting

c)

Rapping

d)

Improvising

4.

PIECE 1: Happy (Pentatonix):

True or false, the tempo stays consistent throughout?

a)

True

b)

False

5.

PIECE 1: Happy (Pentatonix):

What is the name of what happens at 2min30secs?

a)

Interlude

b)

Cadenza

c)

Drop

d)

Break

6.

PIECE 2: Baby Elephant Walk (Mancini):

What genre of film can you imagine this being written for?

a)

Horror

b)

Sci-fi

c)

Comedy

d)

Thriler

7.

PIECE 2: Baby Elephant Walk (Mancini):

Which instrument plays the first statement of the main melody/tune?

a)

trumpet

b)

saxophone

c)

guitar

d)

piano

8.

PIECE 2: Baby Elephant Walk (Mancini):

Which instrument plays the main tune the SECOND time?

a)

Saxophone

b)

Flute

c)

Organ

d)

Piccolo

9.

PIECE 2: Baby Elephant Walk (Mancini):

Which percussion instrument plays along with the instrument stated in Question 8?

a)

xylophone

b)

marimba

c)

glockenspiel

d)

triangle

10.

In what ways does the music mimic a baby elephant walking? Give one example. Remember to link your answer to a musical element (eg pitch/tempo).

4 lines
11.

PIECE 3: Prelude (JS Bach):

What is the name of the instrument playing?

a)

Violin

b)

Viola

c)

Cello

d)

Double Bass

12.

PIECE 3: Prelude (JS Bach):

Is this piece in a major or a minor key?

a)

Major

b)

Minor

13.

PIECE 3: Prelude (JS Bach):

The instrument is played using a stick with horsehair stretched along it. What is the name of this special stick?

a)

a string

b)

a bridge

c)

a mute

d)

a bow

14.

PIECE 3: Prelude (JS Bach):

Is this piece played mainly staccato (detached) or legato (smooth)?

a)

staccato

b)

legato

15.

PIECE 3: Prelude (JS Bach):

Does this piece use mainly long or short note lengths?

a)

long

b)

short

16.

What is the name of this musical symbol?

a)

bass clef

b)

treble clef

c)

tenor clef

d)

alto clef

17.

What is the name of this musical symbol?

a)

bass clef

b)

treble clef

c)

tenor clef

d)

alto clef

18.

What do we mean by 'dynamics' in music?

a)

the speed

b)

the volume

c)

the layers

d)

the personality

19.

Major chords and keys tend to have what type of mood?

a)

happy/upbeat

b)

sad/melancholy

20.

In our advertising topic last year, what was the name given to the music that goes behind the speaking/acting?

a)

underground

b)

underachieving

c)

underscore

d)

underarm

21.

In our advertising topic last year, what was the name given to the catchy melody that gets stuck in our head?

a)

Jungle

b)

Jangle

c)

Jongle

d)

Jingle

22.

What is the note name of the key with the red dot?

a)

C

b)

D

c)

Eb

d)

F

23.

What is the name of the piano key with the red dot?

a)

C

b)

D

c)

E

d)

B

24.

What is the name of the piano key with the red dot?

a)

Ab

b)

Bb

c)

Gb

d)

Db

25.

Thinking back to your GarageBand work in Year 7, what is the name for the function where rhythms/note lengths can be corrected to fit into the pulse correctly?

a)

Qualification

b)

Quantisation

c)

Quarantine

d)

Quadrangle