WorksheetsYear 8 cover quiz
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 26mins
Where and when did HipHop originate?
1991, Miami
1955, London
1973, New York
1986, Seattle
What were the 4 key features of HipHop culture?
healthy and safety, kindness, gardening, DIY
rapping, Dji-ng, graffitti, break dancing
songs, beats, lyrics, improvisation
Jamming, dancing, rhythm, creativity
Who is seen as the first ever HipHop artist?
Tupac
Snoop Dogg
Grandmaster flash
DJ kool herc
What is it called when a song uses music from another pre-existing track?
Riffing
Sampling
Stealing
Copying
Who wrote 'ready or not'?
The Smiths
NWO
Black Eyed Peas
The Fugees
Who wrote 'Gangsta's paradise'?
Coolio
Snoop Dogg
Eminem
Lil Nas X
Who wrote 'Still Dre'
Andre 3000
Dr Dre
Tupac
Ice Cube
What is it called when a DJ 'Scratches'?
Playing a track in reverse on the turntables
Improvising rapping on top of a track
Moving a vinyl record back and forth to create a scratching sound
Holding the needle down on the record
What was the biggest 'first' HipHop record to hit the charts?
Gangster
Rapper's delight
Changes
Lose yourself
Which of these is NOT a genre that came from HipHop?
Drill
Trap
Country
Grime
What is a riff?
A repeated musical phrase
The part that comes after each verse
The proper term for the melody
A repeating bassline
A Melody is:
When the notes are being played one after the other.
When two or more notes are played at the same time.
What is the name of this symbol?
Flat
Natural
Fermata
Sharp
What are dynamics?
How long or short a note is
How fast or slow a piece of music is
The proper term for volume in music
The type of sound made by an instrument
This word, beginning with H, describes how notes fit together...
(a)
Which element of music uses the terms fast and slow?
Dynamics
Tempo
Pitch
Duration
Which word means a harmony in which the notes fit together in a way that sounds pleasing?
Harmony
Consonance
Dissonance
a capella
Which word means a harmony in which the notes fit together in a way that does not sound pleasing?
a capella
consonance
dissonance
harmony
What note is this?
A
B
C
D
Section of the song that repeats with the same melody and lyrics each time. Normally the most memorable part of the song
Chorus
Pre-chorus
Verse
Bridge
A short section that links together two main sections
Intro
Pre-chorus
Bridge
Instrumental
In music, structure is:
How loud or soft music is
How notes fit together
The number of layers in a piece of music
The way that music fits together
What is the name of this symbol?
Flat
Natural
Fermata
Sharp
What does R and B stand for?
(a)
Which of these terms means 'singing without instruments?'
A capella
Homophonic
Dynamic
Melisma
Which word means a harmony in which the notes fit together in a way that sounds pleasing?
Harmony
Consonance
Dissonance
a capella
Which word means a harmony in which the notes fit together in a way that does not sound pleasing?
a capella
consonance
dissonance
harmony
This word, beginning with H, describes how notes fit together...
(a)
What is the name of this note?
Quarter note
Half note
Eighth notes
Whole note
What is this?
A gap
A pause
A rest
A squiggle
In the TREBLE CLEF, the notes in the spaces spell.....
FACE
ACEG
ABCD
BEAD
What note is this?
A
B
C
D
The five horizontal lines music is written on is called a....
Ledger Lines
Measure/Bar
Staff/Stave
Notes
What is unusual about the pop song structure for survivor?
There are 2 bridges
There is no intro
There are no bridges
There is only one verse
A section of the song just written for instruments - no singing
Verse
Chorus
Instrumental
Middle 8
In music, structure is:
How loud or soft music is
How notes fit together
The number of layers in a piece of music
How the music is put together
which part of the song typically has different words each time it plays?
verse
chorus
prechorus
break
Which of these were in the final trio of destiny's child?
Beyoncé Knowles
Michelle Williams
Alicia Keys
Kelly Rowland
Which is correct?
How many beats is this note worth?
1/2
1
1.5
3
How many beats would be in each bar with this time signature?
1
3
4
2
This word, beginning with H, describes how notes fit together...
(a)
What is the name of this note?
Quarter note
Half note
Eighth notes
Whole note
Which element of music uses the terms fast and slow?
Dynamics
Tempo
Pitch
Duration
What is a chord?
A note on the piano
Two or more notes played together
A pair of trousers
A pattern of notes played ascending or descending
What are the two key skills we grade on in music at Lyng Hall?
Performance and listening
Ability and Confidence
Tempo and Rhythm
Technique and TIming
