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WorksheetsOCR Music Theory
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 13mins
What words relate to Articulation? (two answers)
Staccato
Forte
Melisma
Pianissimo
Which Cadence sounds completed?
Finished
Plagal
Imperfect
Perfect
Fortissimo means?
Very soft
Soft
Get louder
Very loud
What word could be used to describe chords? (pick two)
Pizzicato
Dissonant
Sequence
Broken
Repetition
What is a Sequence?
when a melodic idea is copied by another part
a short pattern of notes immediately repeated one note higher or lower
when two balanced phrases compliment each other
when parts of the melody repeat
Countermelody is when another melody is played at the same time as the main melody
True
False
What makes a song playful? (pick three)
Repeated rhythms
Fast notes
Staccato notes
String instruments
Minor key
Harpsichord only appears in what musical period?
Romantic
Baroque
Calypso
Classical
Baroque usually features Terraced Dynamics. It could be attributed to the use of the Harpsichord, why?
It has no volume control
There are two levels to it
The hammers inside are also terraced
Harpsichord players were wild
What instruments would you find in African drumming? (Pick 2)
Claves
Djembe
Talking drum
Traditional guitar
Darbuka
There are 6 demisemiquavers in a bar. What is the time signature?
3/4
4/4
6/4
6/8
What composers are from the Classical period? (Pick 2)
Bach
Vivaldi
Rachmaninoff
Mozart
Beethoven
What words can be used to describe a voice? (Pick 3)
Vibrato
Syllabic
Falsetto
Slow
Polyrhythm
Which of the following composers would be accepted in the exam for an action film? (2)
Bruno Mars
John Williams
Marvin Gaye
Johan Cruyff
Hans Zimmer
What acronym do you write on the blank page of the essay question WITH the headings of Beginning, Middle and End?
(a)
Which of the following are NOT features of a ballad? (Pick 3)
Male singer
Storytelling
Romantic lyrics
Piano solo
Guitar solo
Melody and accompaniment is a form of what texture?
Contrapuntal
Polyphonic
Homophonic
Monophonic
What vocals effects are common in BOTH Bhangra and Pop music? (Pick 2)
Distortion
Wah-wah
Autotune
Chorus
Reverb
How could you describe the Timbre of a Steel Pan? (Pick 2)
Steely
Dark
Soothing
Metallic
Bright
What does Syncopation mean?
Emphasis on the down-beat
Played with a swung rhythm
Played faster
Placing the accent on the off-beat
When you rush the rhythm
What does Call and Response mean?
When another instrument plays the same phrase at the same time
When a melody is copied by another instrument one note higher or lower
When the second instrument replies to the first instrument's phrase
When the chords are repeated
