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NCFE Quiz 1 2023-24

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Flipping a melody back to front

a)

Sequence

b)

Retrograde

c)

Inversion

d)

Melodic Device

2.

Playing the same melody but starting on a different note

a)

Sequence

b)

Retrograde

c)

Inversion

d)

Melodic device

3.

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

a)

Major

b)

Minor

c)

Major pentatonic

d)

Minor pentatonic

4.

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

a)

chromatically

b)

atonally

c)

diatonically

5.

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

a)

major

b)

minor

c)

major pentatonic

d)

minor pentatonic

6.

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

a)

refrain

b)

chorus

c)

riser

d)

coda

7.

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

a)

Refrain

b)

middle 8

c)

Coda

d)

Drop

8.

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

9.

A scale which uses every single note on the keyboard

a)

diatonic

b)

pentatonic

c)

major

d)

chromatic

10.

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

a)

major

b)

minor

c)

harmonic minor

d)

minor pentatonic

11.

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

a)

Major

b)

Minor

c)

Major pentatonic

d)

Harmonic minor

12.

Moving from a C to a D on a piano is an example of playing a:

a)

Tone

b)

Semitone

13.

A computer program used to compose and record music is called...

a)

Sampler

b)

DAW

c)

Phaser

d)

MIDI

14.

An 8 bar phrase usually found in the middle of a song to add contrast

a)

Riser

b)

Refrain

c)

Coda

d)

Middle 8

15.

A section of music that releases tension is called the

(a)  

16.

AAA is an example of which type of form?

a)

through composed

b)

Strophic

c)

Binary

d)

Rondo

17.

ABCBA is the definition of which form?

(a)  

18.

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

(a)  

19.

Which of these is the shortcut for duplicating notes?

a)

CNTRL + Z

b)

CNTRL + X

c)

CNTRL + D

d)

CNTRL + C

20.

what is the tool for inputting notes?

(a)  

21.

I, I, I, I, IV, IV, I, I, V, IV, I, V

a)

12 bar blues

b)

rondo

c)

sequence

d)

retrograde

22.

GENRE: Begins in 1973 in New York. DJ Kool herc brings turntables to a block party. Known for scratching, riffs and breaks

a)

Hip-Hop

b)

House

c)

Reggae

d)

Funk

23.

GENRE: Created in the 1980s, known for using electronic instruments. Usually has a four to the floor rhythm.

a)

Funk

b)

Disco

c)

House

d)

Drum and Bass

24.

GENRE: Originates in the southern US in the 60s, especially out of Gospel music. Is known for heart-felt singing.

a)

Rock and Roll

b)

Soul

c)

Reggae

d)

Disco

25.

GENRE: created in the US in 1940s out of the Blues and Blue grass. Known for swing rhythm, walking basses and 12 bar blues structure

a)

Rock

b)

Soul

c)

Disco

d)

Rock and Roll

26.

How many beats in a bar?

(a)  

27.

What does BPM stand for?

(a)  

28.

Name the chord

(a)  

29.

GENRE: Begins in Jamaica in the 1960s out of calypso music. Famous for syncopated rhythms

a)

Soul

b)

Hip-Hop

c)

Reggae

d)

House

30.

How many beats is this note worth?

a)

0.5

b)

1

c)

4

d)

1.5

31.

Playing notes off the beat is called

a)

Dotted rhythms

b)

syncopation

c)

improvisation

d)

accenting

32.

Repeating the same section of music on Ableton is called

a)

Truncating

b)

Snipping

c)

Looping

d)

Quantizing

33.

A genre arising in the 1960s, usually only using a guitar and vocals

a)

Folk

b)

Funk

c)

Soul

d)

Disco

34.

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

a)

Compression

b)

EQ

c)

Reverb

d)

Panning

35.

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

a)

Compression

b)

EQ

c)

Reverb

d)

Panning

36.

DAW effect: Boosting the frequencies of a particular track

a)

Compression

b)

EQ

c)

Reverb

d)

Panning

37.

The process of a DAW automatically performing a task over time is better known as

a)

Automation

b)

Quantizing

c)

Equalisation

d)

Panning