WorksheetsYear 8 summary quiz
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 29mins
Who wrote Toccata and Fugue
Bach
Mozart
Beethoven
Chopin
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 type of broken chord is this?
(a)
A broken chord is.....
2 or more notes played at the same time
The notes of a chord played successively
A melody
An unfortunate medical condition
What is this an example of?
Arpeggios
Chords
Alberti Bass
Melody
What are these?
(a)
Who is seen as the first ever HipHop artist?
Tupac
Snoop Dogg
Grandmaster flash
DJ kool herc
What is a riff?
A repeated musical phrase
The part that comes after each verse
The proper term for the melody
A repeating bassline
Which word means a harmony in which the notes fit together in a way that does not sound pleasing?
a capella
consonance
dissonance
harmony
In the TREBLE CLEF, the notes in the spaces spell.....
FACE
ACEG
ABCD
BEAD
In the TREBLE CLEF, the notes on the lines are....
ABCDE
ACEG
GBDFA
EGBDF
What is this accidental #
& how does it affect the pitch?
Flat - lowers pitch
Sharp - raises pitch
Natural - cancels previous
hashtag
What is this accidental♭ and how does it affect the notes pitch?
Flat - lowers pitch
Sharp - raises pitch
Natural - cancels pitch
Stays the same
What does a Key Signature tell you?
How many accidentals are used in the scale/which type of accidentals (sharps/flats)
How many beats per measure
What note gets the beat
What the music sounds like
A repeating pattern of music that occurs in the BACKGROUND is an (a)
Which country did Reggae originate?
Brazil
Jamaica
South America
Cuba
What part of the world is Jamaica located?
Australasia
Azures
Caribbean
Canaries
What year did Jamaica gain independence from the UK?
1942
1952
1962
1972
What is this?
chord
riff
hook
fill
A repeating pattern of music that occurs in the FOREGROUND is a (a)
A repeating pattern of music that occurs in the BACKGROUND is an (a)
Viva La Vida's dynamic is forte. Forte means
Loud
Medium loud
Medium quiet
Quiet
Viva La Vida's tempo is allegro. Allegro means
Slow
Medium
Fast
Really Fast
What family of instruments play the ostinato in Viva La Vida?
Brass
Strings
Percussion
Woodwing
What articulation best describes the ostinato at the start of the song?
Legato
Staccato
plucked
Viva la vida has an intro, verses, a chorus, a bridge and an outro. These words all refer to the ....
Structure
Harmony
Articulation
Dynamics
Who sings Viva La Vida?
(a)
Who composed the Toccata and Fugue in D Minor?
King Bach
Mozart
Beethoven
Johann Sebastian Bach
What is a chord ?
Two notes played separately
One note played
Two or notes played together
Something that carries electricity
What is a pipe organ?
a small piano
a large piano
An instrument played that has tubes of all the same size.
An instrument with tubes of varying length that create sound by forcing air through tubes
What key is the Toccata and Fugue in D minor in?
B minor
A major
D minor
C minor
What country was JS Bach from?
United States
England
France
Germany
How is sound created on the pipe organ?
player blows into pipes
player strikes pipes with drumstick
air is forced through the tubes of varying length
singing
Which element of music uses the terms fast and slow?
Dynamics
Tempo
Pitch
Duration
What does this symbol mean?
rest
pause on the note
play loudly
play quicker
How many children did Bach have?
(a)
This is the best-selling album of all time:
Bad
Thriller
HIStory
Off The Wall
Thriller is the best selling album of all time with approximately how many sales?
40 million
50 million
60 million
70 million
Reggae developed during which decade?
1950's
1960's
1970's
1980's
Viva la vida has an intro, verses, a chorus, a bridge and an outro. These words all refer to the ....
Structure
Harmony
Articulation
Dynamics
A repeating pattern of music that occurs in the FOREGROUND is a (a)
What is this?
chord
riff
hook
fill
Who wrote Fur Elise?
Bach
Mozart
Beethoven
Mr Lodge
What was unique about Beethoven?
He wrote music when he was 4
He was blind
He was deaf
He had 20 children
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
Who wrote 'Still Dre'
Andre 3000
Dr Dre
Tupac
Ice Cube
Where and when did HipHop originate?
1991, Miami
1955, London
1973, New York
1986, Seattle
What is a riff?
A repeated musical phrase
The part that comes after each verse
The proper term for the melody
A repeating bassline
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
