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HipHop homework 1

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where and when did HipHop originate?

a)

1991, Miami

b)

1955, London

c)

1973, New York

d)

1986, Seattle

2.

Who is seen as the first ever HipHop artist?

a)

Tupac

b)

Snoop Dogg

c)

Grandmaster flash

d)

DJ kool herc

3.

Who wrote 'Still Dre'

a)

Andre 3000

b)

Dr Dre

c)

Tupac

d)

Ice Cube

4.

What is it called when a DJ 'Scratches'?

a)

Playing a track in reverse on the turntables

b)

Improvising rapping on top of a track

c)

Moving a vinyl record back and forth to create a scratching sound

d)

Holding the needle down on the record

5.

What was the biggest 'first' HipHop record to hit the charts?

a)

Gangster

b)

Rapper's delight

c)

Changes

d)

Lose yourself

6.

What is a riff?

a)

A repeated musical phrase

b)

The part that comes after each verse

c)

The proper term for the melody

d)

A repeating bassline

7.

Who wrote 'ready or not'?

a)

The Smiths

b)

NWO

c)

Black Eyed Peas

d)

The Fugees

8.

What is it called when a song uses music from another pre-existing track?

a)

Riffing

b)

Sampling

c)

Stealing

d)

Copying

9.

Who wrote 'Gangsta's paradise'?

a)

Coolio

b)

Snoop Dogg

c)

Eminem

d)

Lil Nas X

10.

Which of these is NOT a genre that came from HipHop?

a)

Drill

b)

Trap

c)

Country

d)

Grime

11.
What letters make up the music alphabet?
a)
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
b)
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
c)
A, B, C, D, E, F
d)
A, B, C, D, E, F, G
12.

A Melody is:

a)

When the notes are being played one after the other.

b)

When two or more notes are played at the same time.

13.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Flat

b)

Natural

c)

Fermata

d)

Sharp

14.
What is this called?
a)
Treble Clef
b)
Bass Clef
c)
Alto Clef
d)
Tenor Clef
15.

This word, beginning with H, describes how notes fit together...

(a)  

16.

Which word means a harmony in which the notes fit together in a way that sounds pleasing?

a)

Harmony

b)

Consonance

c)

Dissonance

d)

a capella

17.

Which word means a harmony in which the notes fit together in a way that does not sound pleasing?

a)

a capella

b)

consonance

c)

dissonance

d)

harmony