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NCFE Ca1 and Ca3

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 23mins

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.

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)  

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.

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

(a)  

5.

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

6.

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

a)

Technician

b)

Manager

c)

Producer

d)

Engineer

7.

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

8.

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

(a)  

9.

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

10.

What does A+R stand for

(a)  

11.

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

a)

Analogue

b)

Digital

c)

Waveform

d)

Amplitude

12.

Label the x axis

(a)  

13.

Label the Y axis

(a)  

14.

Which of these features are NOT common in blues music

a)

Walking bass

b)

12 bar structure

c)

Rondo form

d)

Swing rhythm

15.

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

a)

Tape Hiss

b)

Distortion

c)

Artefacts

d)

Denegration

16.

Any unwanted sounds created by a tape recorder are called:

a)

Artefacts

b)

Tape Hiss

c)

Distortions

d)

Denegretions

17.

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

18.

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

a)

Splitting

b)

Consolidating

c)

Editing

d)

Splicing

19.

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

(a)  

20.

DAW effect: Boosting the frequencies of a particular track

a)

Compression

b)

EQ

c)

Reverb

d)

Panning

21.

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

a)

Compression

b)

EQ

c)

Reverb

d)

Panning

22.

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

a)

Compression

b)

EQ

c)

Reverb

d)

Panning

23.

Flipping a melody back to front

a)

Sequence

b)

Retrograde

c)

Inversion

d)

Melodic Device

24.

Moving notes into am ore precise position

a)

Snapping

b)

Quantizing

c)

Panning

d)

Looping

25.

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

a)

Major

b)

Minor

c)

Major pentatonic

d)

Minor pentatonic

26.

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

a)

chromatically

b)

atonally

c)

diatonically

27.

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

a)

major

b)

minor

c)

major pentatonic

d)

minor pentatonic

28.

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

a)

refrain

b)

chorus

c)

riser

d)

coda

29.

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

a)

Refrain

b)

middle 8

c)

Coda

d)

Drop

30.

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

31.

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

a)

major

b)

minor

c)

harmonic minor

d)

minor pentatonic

32.

AAA is an example of which type of form?

a)

through composed

b)

Strophic

c)

Binary

d)

Rondo

33.

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

(a)  

34.

Which of these is the shortcut for duplicating notes?

a)

CNTRL + Z

b)

CNTRL + X

c)

CNTRL + D

d)

CNTRL + C

35.

what is the tool for inputting notes?

(a)  

36.

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

a)

12 bar blues

b)

rondo

c)

sequence

d)

retrograde

37.

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

38.

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

39.

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

40.

How many beats in a bar?

(a)  

41.

Playing notes off the beat is called

a)

Dotted rhythms

b)

syncopation

c)

improvisation

d)

accenting

42.

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

a)

Automation

b)

Quantizing

c)

Equalisation

d)

Panning