WorksheetsNCFE Ca1 and Ca3
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 23mins
Which one of the following is part of the role of a session musician?
Composes to a brief
Performs given music
Supervises stage crew
Writes music packages
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)
Which job role is responsible for making sure that musical scores are ready for a rehearsal?
Musical Director
Roadie
Studio Manager
Sound Engineer
Session Musician
I take music that exists and organise it for different parts. What am I?
(a)
I create and record sound effects, usually for films and TV, what is my job role?
Technician
Session Musician
Sound Designer
Producer
Which role is responsible for maintaining recording equipment and managing the recording of a track
Technician
Manager
Producer
Engineer
Which of these is NOT the role of a manager
Negotiating contracts for a band
Scouting for talent
Finding opportunities for clients
Looking after the needs of a client
I help develop the public image of a band or artist. I will create marketing strategies and run promo campaigns. I am a...
(a)
Which of these is the main role of an A+R rep?
Look after a band or artist
Scout for talent
Manage public relations
Manage musical products
What does A+R stand for
(a)
What is the name for a continuous audio signal NOT made by technology?
Analogue
Digital
Waveform
Amplitude
Label the x axis
(a)
Label the Y axis
(a)
Which of these features are NOT common in blues music
Walking bass
12 bar structure
Rondo form
Swing rhythm
When an audio signal is too loud in a recording it is an example of:
Tape Hiss
Distortion
Artefacts
Denegration
Any unwanted sounds created by a tape recorder are called:
Artefacts
Tape Hiss
Distortions
Denegretions
A recording with 2 channels of audio is called a S (a) recording
Cutting a chunk of audio from one recording and joining it to another
Splitting
Consolidating
Editing
Splicing
An edit which cannot be undone (for example splicing) is called
(a)
DAW effect: Boosting the frequencies of a particular track
Compression
EQ
Reverb
Panning
DAW effect: Controlling the amount of sound reflection (echo) of a track
Compression
EQ
Reverb
Panning
DAW effect: 'Squashing' the dynamic range of a track
Compression
EQ
Reverb
Panning
Flipping a melody back to front
Sequence
Retrograde
Inversion
Melodic Device
Moving notes into am ore precise position
Snapping
Quantizing
Panning
Looping
Name the scale: T, T, S, T, T, T, S
Major
Minor
Major pentatonic
Minor pentatonic
When you play notes related to a particular key you are playing ....
chromatically
atonally
diatonically
Name the scale: T, T, T+S, T, T+S
major
minor
major pentatonic
minor pentatonic
A section of music that builds the tension, usually leading to a drop
refrain
chorus
riser
coda
A new or longer passage of music that brings the piece to a close....
Refrain
middle 8
Coda
Drop
A few lines of music that can occur at the end of a verse to tie the music together (not a chorus!)
verse
middle 8
pre chorus
refrain
Name the scale: T, S, T, T, S, T, T
major
minor
harmonic minor
minor pentatonic
AAA is an example of which type of form?
through composed
Strophic
Binary
Rondo
ABACA... is a definition of which type of form?
(a)
Which of these is the shortcut for duplicating notes?
CNTRL + Z
CNTRL + X
CNTRL + D
CNTRL + C
what is the tool for inputting notes?
(a)
I, I, I, I, IV, IV, I, I, V, IV, I, V
12 bar blues
rondo
sequence
retrograde
GENRE: Begins in 1973 in New York. DJ Kool herc brings turntables to a block party. Known for scratching, riffs and breaks
Hip-Hop
House
Reggae
Funk
GENRE: Created in the 1980s, known for using electronic instruments. Usually has a four to the floor rhythm.
Funk
Disco
House
Drum and Bass
GENRE: Originates in the southern US in the 60s, especially out of Gospel music. Is known for heart-felt singing.
Rock and Roll
Soul
Reggae
Disco
How many beats in a bar?
(a)
Playing notes off the beat is called
Dotted rhythms
syncopation
improvisation
accenting
The process of a DAW automatically performing a task over time is better known as
Automation
Quantizing
Equalisation
Panning
