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Gr.8 Music Final

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Relax, take a breath. I believe in you. You've got this!

a)

Bet!

b)

Yeah!

c)

I got this!

d)

Let's do this!

2.

Name the four families of instruments.

4 lines
3.

Which instrument family requires the motor force of impact to produce a sound?

a)

Drums

b)

Percussion

c)

Guitars

d)

Strings

4.

What is a "motor force"

a)

The energy force needed to begin vibration of an instrument

b)

The portion of the instrument that vibrates

c)

The drive of a musician to improve

d)

The power output of a combustion engine, measured in horsepower.

5.

How is the word "timbre" pronounced?

a)

tim-bree

b)

tum-burr

c)

tam-burr

d)

;asidlkhg;ajnfboeirg;s.mdfngs;oidfgjs;lekdfngsoidfjkg'spljmf

6.

Organization of sections in a piece of music is called its _____________________

a)

Harmony

b)

Structure

c)

Map

d)

Form

7.

Which instrument family typically uses a reed as it's source of vibration

(a)  

8.

What element of music is measured in BPM? (Beats Per Minute)

(a)  

9.

What do we call the part of the music known as the "tune" or the part that you'd likely walk away singing?

a)

the lyrics

b)

the harmony

c)

the rhythm

d)

the melody

10.

What do we call the chords that support the melody and contribute to the "feel" of a piece?

a)

The melody

b)

The Rhythm

c)

I - IV - V - vi - IV - V5/4-V4/3 - I

d)

The Harmony

11.

The portion of the instrument that reverberates and amplifies the vibration is known as its _______________________________________.

a)

Body

b)

Source of Vibration

c)

Motor Force

d)

Source of Resonance

12.

This instrument family utilizes the musician's lips as the source of vibration

(a)  

13.

To which family of instruments does the harp and banjo belong?

a)

Brass

b)

Strings

c)

Woodwinds

d)

Percussion

14.

Name the four elements of hip-hop.

4 lines
15.

From where does the term "breakdance" originate?

4 lines
16.

What is the visual element of hip hop? Hint: mostly seen on buildings and traincars.

(a)  

17.

What is the abbreviation "DJ" short for?

a)

Disk Jams

b)

Disk Jammer

c)

Disk Jockey

d)

Down Jonesin'

18.

Who invented the "Merry-Go-Round" system of spinning records.

a)

DJ Kool Herc

b)

Grandmaster Flash

c)

Grand Wizard Theo

d)

Mr. Martins

19.

Who invented the "Peek-a-Boo" system of spinning records.

a)

DJ Kool Herc

b)

Grandmaster Flash

c)

Grand Wizard Theo

d)

Mr. Martins

20.

Who gets credit as the first to use records to make new sounds? hint: we're talking about scratching...

a)

Grandmaster Flash

b)

DJ Kool Herc

c)

Afrika Bambaataa

d)

Grand Wizard Theo

21.

Who started Zulu nation to use hip hop to bring kids out of crime?

a)

Afrika Bambaataa

b)

it's not this one...pick Afrika Bambataa

c)

NWA

d)

Tupac Shakur

22.

Who was the first female hip hop group to have a #1 hit song?

a)

Jennifer Lopez

b)

TLC

c)

Salt n' Pepa

d)

En Vogue

23.

Where was Bad Boy Records founded?

a)

Memphis

b)

LA

c)

Detroit

d)

New York

24.

Which of the options below is the musical alphabet?

a)

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

b)

EGBDFFACE

c)

GBDFAACEG

d)

ABCDEFG

25.

What makes a great artist a great artist?

(essay response)

4 lines
26.

What is hip hop?

(essay response)

4 lines
27.

What is music and what does it mean to you?

(essay response)

4 lines
28.

Thank you guys for a fun semester! I hope you enjoyed it!

a)
True
b)
False