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Hip Hop, R and B and Microphones

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where and when did HipHop originate?

a)

1991, Miami

b)

1955, London

c)

1973, New York

d)

1986, Seattle

2.

What were the 4 key features of HipHop culture?

a)

healthy and safety, kindness, gardening, DIY

b)

rapping, Dji-ng, graffitti, break dancing

c)

songs, beats, lyrics, improvisation

d)

Jamming, dancing, rhythm, creativity

3.

Who is seen as the first ever HipHop artist?

a)

Tupac

b)

Snoop Dogg

c)

Grandmaster flash

d)

DJ kool herc

4.

What is it called when a song uses music from another pre-existing track?

a)

Riffing

b)

Sampling

c)

Stealing

d)

Copying

5.

Who wrote 'ready or not'?

a)

The Smiths

b)

NWO

c)

Black Eyed Peas

d)

The Fugees

6.

Who wrote 'Gangsta's paradise'?

a)

Coolio

b)

Snoop Dogg

c)

Eminem

d)

Lil Nas X

7.

Who wrote 'Still Dre'

a)

Andre 3000

b)

Dr Dre

c)

Tupac

d)

Ice Cube

8.

What is it called when a DJ 'Scratches'?

a)

Playing a track in reverse on the turntables

b)

Improvising rapping on top of a track

c)

Moving a vinyl record back and forth to create a scratching sound

d)

Holding the needle down on the record

9.

What was the biggest 'first' HipHop record to hit the charts?

a)

Gangster

b)

Rapper's delight

c)

Changes

d)

Lose yourself

10.

Which of these is NOT a genre that came from HipHop?

a)

Drill

b)

Trap

c)

Country

d)

Grime

11.

What is a riff?

a)

A repeated musical phrase

b)

The part that comes after each verse

c)

The proper term for the melody

d)

A repeating bassline

12.
What letters make up the music alphabet?
a)
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
b)
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
c)
A, B, C, D, E, F
d)
A, B, C, D, E, F, G
13.

A Melody is:

a)

When the notes are being played one after the other.

b)

When two or more notes are played at the same time.

14.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Flat

b)

Natural

c)

Fermata

d)

Sharp

15.

What are dynamics?

a)

How long or short a note is

b)

How fast or slow a piece of music is

c)

The proper term for volume in music

d)

The type of sound made by an instrument

16.
What is this called?
a)
Treble Clef
b)
Bass Clef
c)
Alto Clef
d)
Tenor Clef
17.

This word, beginning with H, describes how notes fit together...

(a)  

18.
What is the name of this symbol? 
a)
Treble Clef
b)
Alto Clef
c)
Tenor Clef
d)
Bass Clef
19.

Which element of music uses the terms fast and slow?

a)

Dynamics

b)

Tempo

c)

Pitch

d)

Duration

20.

Which word means a harmony in which the notes fit together in a way that sounds pleasing?

a)

Harmony

b)

Consonance

c)

Dissonance

d)

a capella

21.

Which word means a harmony in which the notes fit together in a way that does not sound pleasing?

a)

a capella

b)

consonance

c)

dissonance

d)

harmony

22.

What note is this?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

23.

Section of the song that repeats with the same melody and lyrics each time. Normally the most memorable part of the song

a)

Chorus

b)

Pre-chorus

c)

Verse

d)

Bridge

24.

A short section that links together two main sections

a)

Intro

b)

Pre-chorus

c)

Bridge

d)

Instrumental

25.

In music, structure is:

a)

How loud or soft music is

b)

How notes fit together

c)

The number of layers in a piece of music

d)

The way that music fits together

26.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Flat

b)

Natural

c)

Fermata

d)

Sharp

27.

What does R and B stand for?

(a)  

28.

Which of these terms means 'singing without instruments?'

a)

A capella

b)

Homophonic

c)

Dynamic

d)

Melisma

29.

Which word means a harmony in which the notes fit together in a way that sounds pleasing?

a)

Harmony

b)

Consonance

c)

Dissonance

d)

a capella

30.

Which word means a harmony in which the notes fit together in a way that does not sound pleasing?

a)

a capella

b)

consonance

c)

dissonance

d)

harmony

31.

This word, beginning with H, describes how notes fit together...

(a)  

32.

What is the name of this note?

a)

Quarter note

b)

Half note

c)

Eighth notes

d)

Whole note

33.

What is this?

a)

A gap

b)

A pause

c)

A rest

d)

A squiggle

34.

In the TREBLE CLEF, the notes in the spaces spell.....

a)

FACE

b)

ACEG

c)

ABCD

d)

BEAD

35.

What note is this?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

36.

The five horizontal lines music is written on is called a....

a)

Ledger Lines

b)

Measure/Bar

c)

Staff/Stave

d)

Notes

37.

What is a riff?

a)

A repeated musical phrase

b)

The part that comes after each verse

c)

The proper term for the melody

d)

A repeating bassline

38.

What does R and B stand for?

(a)  

39.

In music, structure is:

a)

How loud or soft music is

b)

How notes fit together

c)

The number of layers in a piece of music

d)

The way that music fits together

40.

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

a)

USB

b)

Jack

c)

Kettle lead

d)

XLR

41.

What is the important rule when connecting a mic clip to a stand?

a)

Spin the clip not the stand

b)

Spin the stand not the clip

c)

there are no rules

42.

Which one of these is not an important rule when setting up a microphone?

a)

Never turn the volume fader up too high

b)

Always spin the stand not the mic clip

c)

Place the microphone stand close to a wall

d)

Always make sure cables are not trip hazards

43.

Which one of these was not in destiny's child?

a)

Michelle Williams

b)

Rihanna

c)

Beyonce

d)

Kelly Rowland

44.

The two ends of an XLR cable are...

a)

Male and Female

b)

Boy and Girl

c)

Left and Right

d)

X and Y