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Let's talk about music

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The musical performance given in public.

a)

Concert

b)

Event

c)

Auditorium

d)

Music Stand

2.

What is the name for a group of people singing?

a)

chorus

b)

chores

c)

corus

d)

choir

3.

The person who plays the guitar is a __________

a)

drummer

b)

guitarrist

c)

singer

d)

bass player

4.

You can go to a concert once you buy the _________.

a)

entrance

b)

bills

c)

concert tickets

d)

membership

5.

The roots of a music genre refers to the ______.

a)

band

b)

first people who played the music

c)

who invented the music genre

d)

origins

6.

A __________ is a person who plays a musical instrument, especially as a profession, or is musically talented.

a)

music

b)

musitian

c)

musician

d)

music player

7.

Mozart is an example of a ________

a)

composer

b)

singer

c)

choirist

d)

drummer

8.

A drummer is someone who ________.

a)

plays the flaute

b)

plays the piano

c)

plays the drumms

d)

plays the keyboard

9.

Also known as western, this genre of music has its roots in the south of the USA. Having evolved from a combination of different fold styles. Combining the influence of working-class immigrants it takes its cues from Irish and Celtic folk, traditional English ballads and cowboy songs.

a)

pop

b)

country

c)

folk

d)

blues

10.

Historically started in New Orleans in the early 1900s, this genre of music typifies musical flexibility not seen by many other genres. Featuring a mix of rhythms and tempos as well as a focus on soloing, it also has a huge range of potential instrumental structures and setups.

It’s very common for there to be a drummer and a bass instrument as well as any number of lead instruments ranging from woodwind to stringed instruments.

a)

house

b)

jazz

c)

rap

d)

blues

11.

This genre of music is an ever-evolving genre that encompasses any music that is designed for the masses. Anything played on mainstream radio can be categorized as .... Over the years, it has enveloped almost every genre from Motown to metal, hip-hop to drum and bass.

a)

rock

b)

pop

c)

jazz

d)

hip hop

12.

Originating in Jamaica in the 1960s and taking the world by storm through the work of Bob Marley, this genre is a fusion of traditional Jamaican folk music with jazz and R&B.

Offbeat rhythms and staccato chords are common musical themes, and it is closely linked to Rastafarianism and Afrocentric religion.

a)

pop

b)

reggae

c)

folk

d)

rock

13.

Another genre that came from African American roots, this music genre is an evolution from original rhythm and blues, gospel and jazz. Featuring hand claps, call and response singing, heavy focus on lead singers, it became so popular it eventually began to splinter into other genres, like Motown.

a)

soul

b)

jazz

c)

rap

d)

blues

14.

Arising from the evolution of the electric guitar and distorted amplification, this music genre is now home to hundreds of sub-genres. Popularized in both the UK and the United States. It is characterized by guitars and a heavy snare and kick drum rhythm.

a)

pop

b)

rock

c)

reggae

d)

jazz

15.

This genre evolved out of a cultural explosion in the United States. Featuring vinyl records mixed on turntables and incorporating heavy bass-lines and samples, it has now become extremely significant in terms of music’s cultural influence in modern times.

a)

country

b)

metal

c)

rap

d)

jazz

16.

- to make a song or album available to the public

a)

Top 40

b)

post

c)

platinum

d)

release

17.

- a performance by a single singer

a)

debut album

b)

single

c)

solo

d)

release

18.

___ : an ardent devotee; an enthusiast

a)

talent

b)

fan

c)

pop

19.

___ : one that is adored, often blindly or excessively

a)

clip

b)

idol

c)

fan