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WorksheetsY7 End of Year M1 Revision
Total questions: 85
Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins
What is tempo?
How loud or soft the music is.
How fast or slow the music is.
The layers in the music.
Match the tempos
Adagio
Slow
Andante
Walking pace
Allegro
Quick
Presto
Very quick
What does adagio mean?
Fast
Very Slowly
Walking Pace
Very Quickly
What does andante mean?
Walking Speed
Fast and Lively
Slowly
Very Slowly
What does allegro mean?
Fast
Very Slowly
Walking Speed
Very fast
Listen to Flight of the Bumblebee. What is the tempo?
Allegro - fast
Adagio - slow
Presto - very fast
Andante - walking pace
The layers in the music
Piano
Quiet
Forte
Loud
Pianissimo
Very quiet
Fortissimo
Very loud
The first two notes you hear are mezzo forte (quite loud), what dynamic is the melody that follows them?
Piano - quiet
Pianissimo - very quet
Fortissimo - very loud
Forte - loud
The first two notes you hear are mezzo forte (quite loud), what dynamic is the melody that follows them?
Piano - quiet
Pianissimo - very quet
Fortissimo - very loud
Forte - loud
Which two contrasting Dynamics can be heard in this clip from Carl Orff's Carmina Burana?
Forte and piano
Andante and allegro
Which best describes the dynamics in this piece?
Decrescendo - gets quieter
Crescendo - gets louder
Forte - loud
Piano - quiet
Match the note to its
Semibreve
Minim
Crotchet
How many beats is each note worth?
4 beats
2 beats
1 beat
What type of note can you hear?
(hint - count how many beats each note lasts)
Semibreve
Minim
Crotchet
What type of note can you hear?
(hint - count how many beats each note lasts)
Semibreve
Minim
Crotchet
What type of note can you hear?
(hint - count how many beats each note lasts)
Semibreve
Minim
Crotchet
Which rhythm can you hear?
Which rhythm can you hear?
Which rhythm can you hear?
Which rhythm can you hear?
Draw a minim

Draw a crotchet

How many beats are there in total in this rhythm?
2
3
4
5
How many beats in total are there in this rhythm?
5
6
7
8
Match the note to its
Semibreve
Minim
Crotchet
Which rhythm can you hear?
What type of note can you hear?
(hint - count how many beats each note lasts)
Semibreve
Minim
Crotchet
What type of note can you hear?
(hint - count how many beats each note lasts)
Semibreve
Minim
Crotchet
How many beats is each note worth?
4 beats
2 beats
1 beat
What type of note can you hear?
(hint - count how many beats each note lasts)
Semibreve
Minim
Crotchet
Which rhythm can you hear?
What is the time signature for this rhythm?
What is the time signature for this rhythm?
What is the time signature for this rhythm?
What is the time signature for this rhythm?
Which of these words could be used to describe tempo?
Fast
Loud
Quiet
Slow
Quite quick
What is the tempo of this piece of music?
Fast
Allegro
Walking pace
Andante
Slow
Adagio
What is the tempo of this piece of music?
Very fast
Quite fast
Walking pace
Put these tempo words in order from slowest to fastest
Largo
Adagio
Andante
Allegro
Presto
Which is faster?
Adagio
Allegro
Which is faster?
Presto
Andante
Which is faster?
Adagio
Andante
Which is slower?
Adagio or allegro
(a)
What is the tempo of this piece of music?
Allegro
Fast
Andante
Walking Pace
Adagio
Slow
Largo
Very slow
What is the tempo of this piece of music?
Allegro
Fast
Andante
Walking Pace
Adagio
Slow
Presto
Very fast
What is the dynamic of this piece of music?
Quiet / Soft
Quite loud
Loud
Loud / Forte
Quiet / Piano
Quite quiet / Mezzo piano
Which sentence best describes the dynamics in this piece?
It starts quiet and suddenly goes loud
It starts loud and suddenly goes quiet
It starts quiet and gradually gets louder
It starts loud and gradually gets quieter
Identify the texture
Thin
Thick
Identify the texture
Thick
Thin
Identify the texure
Thick
Thin
What happens to the texture in this extract?
It start thin and stays thin
It is very thick all the way through
It starts thin and layers are added making it get thicker
It starts thick and layers are removed making it get thinner
Tempo
The speed of the music
Dynamics
The volume of the music
Texture
The layers and how they work together
Timbre
The instruments and voices used
Structure
How the music is organised
When you describe the speed of the music, you are describing the ...
Tempo
Timbre
Dynamics
Stucture
How can you change the DYNAMICS when performing a piece of music?
Play the piece at the same speed throughout.
Play notes that are high and notes that are low.
Play notes that are short and detached.
Play some parts softly and other parts loudly.
When you are describing how many layers there are, you are describing the ...
Dynamics
Tempo
Timbre
Texture
Match the note to its
Semibreve
Minim
Crotchet
Which of these words could be used to describe tempo?
Fast
Loud
Quiet
Slow
Quite quick
What is the tempo of this piece of music?
Fast
Allegro
Walking pace
Andante
Slow
Adagio
What is the tempo of this piece of music?
Very fast
Quite fast
Walking pace
Put these tempo words in order from slowest to fastest
Largo
Adagio
Andante
Allegro
Presto
Which is faster?
Adagio
Allegro
Which is faster?
Presto
Andante
What is the dynamic of this piece of music?
Quiet / Soft
Quite loud
Loud
forte
piano
Piano
Quiet
Forte
Loud
Pianissimo
Very quiet
Fortissimo
Very loud
Which sentence best describes the dynamics in this piece?
It starts quiet and suddenly goes loud
It starts loud and suddenly goes quiet
It starts quiet and gradually gets louder
It starts loud and gradually gets quieter
Identify the texture
Thin
Thick
Identify the texture
Thick
Thin
Identify the texure
Thick
Thin
What happens to the texture in this extract?
It start thin and stays thin
It is very thick all the way through
It starts thin and layers are added making it get thicker
It starts thick and layers are removed making it get thinner
When a melody notes move close together, it is called _________________.
Conjunct
Disjunct
When a melody notes move far apart, it is called _____________
Conjunct
Disjunct
Which is NOT a type of melodic movement?
Step up
Conjunct
Leap Down
Rhythm
What type of melody is this?
Conjunct
Disjunct
Both
A melodic idea that gets higher
Ascending
Descending
Conjunt
Interval
A melody that moves by step
Conjunct
Disjunct
Ascending
Sequence
A melodic idea that gets lower
Descending
Disjunct
Ascending
Contrast
A melody that moves by leap
Conjunct
Disjunct
Ascending
Contrast
After listening carefully to the first excerpt, say if the melody is conjunct or disjunct.
Conjunct
Disjunct
After listening carefully to the first excerpt, say if the melody is conjunct or disjunct.
Conjunct
Disjunct
After listening carefully to the first excerpt, say if the melody is conjunct or disjunct.
Conjunct
Disjunct
After listening carefully to the first excerpt, say if the melody is conjunct or disjunct.
Conjunct
Disjunct
