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NCFE CA1

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the job role which involves:


Having creative control over sound recordings

Working with musicians and studio personnel

Checking that samples have been cleared for use

(a)  

2.

Which one of the following is part of the role of a session musician?

a)

Composes to a brief

b)

Performs given music

c)

Supervises stage crew

d)

Writes music packages

3.

Which job role is responsible for making sure that musical scores are ready for a rehearsal?

a)

Musical Director

b)

Roadie

c)

Studio Manager

d)

Sound Engineer

e)

Session Musician

4.

Which one of these is the role of a composer

a)

Writing music to a brief

b)

Being able to play an instrument to a high standard

c)

Conducting a orchestra

d)

Fixing sound equipment

5.

I take music that exists and organise it for different parts. What am I?

(a)  

6.

I write the words for songs, my role is a (a)  

7.

I create and record sound effects, usually for films and TV, what is my job role?

a)

Technician

b)

Session Musician

c)

Sound Designer

d)

Producer

8.

What are the some of the responsibilities of a DJ? (more than one answer)

a)

Selecting and playing music for an audience

b)

Creating own beats and remixes

c)

Arrange music

d)

Scratch and manipulate viynl records

9.

Which role is responsible for maintaining recording equipment and managing the recording of a track

a)

Technician

b)

Manager

c)

Producer

d)

Engineer

10.

Which of these is NOT the responsibility of a Technician

a)

Maintaining and repairing equipment

b)

Maintaining musical instruments

c)

Setting up and packing down at events

d)

Managing a recording

11.

Which of these is NOT the role of a manager

a)

Negotiating contracts for a band

b)

Scouting for talent

c)

Finding opportunities for clients

d)

Looking after the needs of a client

12.

I help develop the public image of a band or artist. I will create marketing strategies and run promo campaigns. I am a...

(a)  

13.

Which of these is the main role of an A+R rep?

a)

Look after a band or artist

b)

Scout for talent

c)

Manage public relations

d)

Manage musical products

14.

What does A+R stand for

(a)  

15.

What is the name for a continuous audio signal NOT made by technology?

a)

Analogue

b)

Digital

c)

Waveform

d)

Amplitude

16.

Label the x axis

(a)  

17.

Label the Y axis

(a)  

18.

A repeated musical phrase

a)

Melody

b)

Riff

c)

Sample

d)

Structure

19.

Which of these features are NOT common in blues music

a)

Walking bass

b)

12 bar structure

c)

Rondo form

d)

Swing rhythm

20.

When an audio signal is too loud in a recording it is an example of:

a)

Tape Hiss

b)

Distortion

c)

Artefacts

d)

Denegration

21.

Any unwanted sounds created by a tape recorder are called:

a)

Artefacts

b)

Tape Hiss

c)

Distortions

d)

Denegretions

22.

A recording with 2 channels of audio is called a S (a)   recording

23.

Cutting a chunk of audio from one recording and joining it to another

a)

Splitting

b)

Consolidating

c)

Editing

d)

Splicing

24.

An edit which cannot be undone (for example splicing) is called

(a)  

25.

An electronic or digital instrument that uses pre-existing sounds

(a)  

26.

DI stands for (a)  

27.

An electronic musical instrument that creates audio signals

(a)  

28.

The time is takes for the waveform to go from full volume to the sustain stage.

(a)  

29.

Electronic device that generates waveforms.

a)

Oscillator

b)

Sampler

c)

Synthesiser

d)

Interface

30.

Hardware that converts digital into analogue signals

(a)  

31.

ADC stands for (a)  

32.

DAW effect: Boosting the frequencies of a particular track

a)

Compression

b)

EQ

c)

Reverb

d)

Panning

33.

DAW effect: Controlling the amount of sound reflection (echo) of a track

a)

Compression

b)

EQ

c)

Reverb

d)

Panning

34.

Audio format released in 1963, contained information on a magnetic strip protected by a plastic case

(a)  

35.

Audio format created in 1948, 2 sided and could hold 20 minutes of track per side

(a)  

36.

DAW effect: 'Squashing' the dynamic range of a track

a)

Compression

b)

EQ

c)

Reverb

d)

Panning

37.

Compressed audio format released in 1999, stored digitally

(a)  

38.

Defining a group based on a particular aspect e.g. age

a)

Audience

b)

Demographic

c)

Market research

d)

Branding

39.

Flipping a melody back to front

a)

Sequence

b)

Retrograde

c)

Inversion

d)

Melodic Device

40.

Flipping a melody upside down

a)

Sequence

b)

Retrograde

c)

Inversion

d)

Device

41.

Playing the same melody but starting on a different note

a)

Sequence

b)

Retrograde

c)

Inversion

d)

Melodic device

42.

The 'other' tracks that could feature on an album

a)

A side

b)

B side

c)

C side

d)

D side

43.

A release of between 3-7 tracks, longer than a single, shorter than an Album

(a)  

44.

A digital format in which the data has been squished to make more space

(a)  

45.

An organisation that gathers and distributes music from artists on online platforms for commission.

(a)  

46.

A legal payment required when a musician’s work is used.

(a)  

47.

An organisation a musician can join for legal and financial support

a)

PRS

b)

MU

c)

PPL

d)

MCPS

48.

PRS stands for (a)  

49.

An example of a royalty collection service

a)

MU

b)

XLR

c)

ADAT

d)

PRS

50.

Moving notes into am ore precise position

a)

Snapping

b)

Quantizing

c)

Panning

d)

Looping