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NCFE recap quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

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

3.

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

(a)  

4.

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

5.

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

a)

Technician

b)

Manager

c)

Producer

d)

Engineer

6.

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

7.

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

(a)  

8.

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

9.

Label the x axis

(a)  

10.

Label the Y axis

(a)  

11.

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

a)

Tape Hiss

b)

Distortion

c)

Artefacts

d)

Denegration

12.

Any unwanted sounds created by a tape recorder are called:

a)

Artefacts

b)

Tape Hiss

c)

Distortions

d)

Denegretions

13.

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

a)

Splitting

b)

Consolidating

c)

Editing

d)

Splicing

14.

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

(a)  

15.

An electronic or digital instrument that uses pre-existing sounds

(a)  

16.

An electronic musical instrument that creates audio signals

(a)  

17.

Electronic device that generates waveforms.

a)

Oscillator

b)

Sampler

c)

Synthesiser

d)

Interface

18.

Hardware that converts digital into analogue signals

(a)  

19.

DAW effect: Boosting the frequencies of a particular track

a)

Compression

b)

EQ

c)

Reverb

d)

Panning

20.

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

a)

Compression

b)

EQ

c)

Reverb

d)

Panning

21.

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

(a)  

22.

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

a)

Compression

b)

EQ

c)

Reverb

d)

Panning

23.

Compressed audio format released in 1999, stored digitally

(a)  

24.

Flipping a melody back to front

a)

Sequence

b)

Retrograde

c)

Inversion

d)

Melodic Device

25.

Flipping a melody upside down

a)

Sequence

b)

Retrograde

c)

Inversion

d)

Device

26.

Playing the same melody but starting on a different note

a)

Sequence

b)

Retrograde

c)

Inversion

d)

Melodic device

27.

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

(a)  

28.

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

(a)  

29.

An organisation a musician can join for legal and financial support

a)

PRS

b)

MU

c)

PPL

d)

MCPS

30.

PRS stands for (a)  

31.

Moving notes into am ore precise position

a)

Snapping

b)

Quantizing

c)

Panning

d)

Looping

32.

What kind of cable usually connects a microphone to an interface?

a)

USB

b)

Jack

c)

Kettle lead

d)

XLR

33.

Name the scale: T, T, S, T, T, T, S

a)

Major

b)

Minor

c)

Major pentatonic

d)

Minor pentatonic

34.

When you play notes related to a particular key you are playing ....

a)

chromatically

b)

atonally

c)

diatonically

35.

Name the scale: T, T, T+S, T, T+S

a)

major

b)

minor

c)

major pentatonic

d)

minor pentatonic

36.

The process of recording two or more EXISTING TRACKS into one track is called

a)

Splicing

b)

Bouncing

c)

Destructive editing

d)

Layering

37.

The S in ADSR stands for

a)

Sine

b)

Suspend

c)

Sustain

d)

Spectrum

38.

Which of these allows you to remove parts of the frequency spectrum?

a)

Filter

b)

Amplitude

c)

VCA

d)

Portmento

39.

AAA is an example of which type of form?

a)

through composed

b)

Strophic

c)

Binary

d)

Rondo

40.

ABCBA is the definition of which form?

(a)  

41.

ABACA... is a definition of which type of form?

(a)  

42.

Emphasizing notes that are 'off the beat' is called

a)

Triplets

b)

Syncopation

c)

Dotted notes

d)

Swing

43.

5/4, 7/4 are examples of....

a)

Compound time signatures

b)

Common time signatures

c)

Irregular time signatures

44.

6/8, 9/8, 12/8 are examples of

a)

Compound time signatures

b)

Common time signatures

c)

Irregular time signatures

45.

Playing three notes in the space of two notes....

a)

Duplets

b)

Syncopation

c)

Dotted rhythm

d)

Triplets

46.

A new or longer passage of music that brings the piece to a close....

a)

Refrain

b)

middle 8

c)

Coda

d)

Drop

47.

A section of music that builds the tension, usually leading to a drop

a)

refrain

b)

chorus

c)

riser

d)

coda

48.

A few lines of music that can occur at the end of a verse to tie the music together (not a chorus!)

a)

verse

b)

middle 8

c)

pre chorus

d)

refrain

49.

A dot after a note adds....

a)

one beat

b)

50% (or half) of the notes value

c)

half of a beat

50.
How many beats is a dotted half note worth?
a)
1 beat
b)
3 beats
c)
2 and 1/2 beats
d)
4 beats