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2425 Yr 8 M2 H5 Revision

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Accompaniment is the

a)

Background music that supports a main part

b)

People that play in a band

c)

Something that goes nicely with other music

2.

Pachelbel's Canon

The first part that is heard is called the ​ (a)   ​ played by the ​ (b)   first.

The texture of the music gradually​ ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
bass
cello
violin
treble
becomes thicker
becomes thinner
3.

Which instrument can you hear?

Hint - how do you think the sound is being produced?

a)

b)

4.

If you describe how high or low an instrument plays, which musical element are you describing?

(a)  

5.

Which instrument do you think is playing this melody?

a)

Double bass

b)

Oboe

6.

Which instrument do you think is playing this melody?

a)

Viola

b)

Trombone

7.

Which instrument do you think is playing this melody?

a)

Xylophone

b)

Tuba

8.

If you said that a piece of music had a very fast beat, you would be describing the :​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
tempo
pitch
dynamics
9.

Which instrument can you hear playing this melody?

a)

Bassoon

b)

Piccolo

10.

Which TWO of these instruments are bass instruments?

a)

Flute

b)

Violin

c)

Bassoon

d)

Double Bass

e)

Clarinet

11.

BASS NOTES ARE BEST DESCRIBED AS

a)

Highest

b)

Lowest

c)

Fastest

d)

Loudest

12.

THE BASS GUITAR IS

a)
b)
c)
13.

THE DOUBLE BASS IS

a)
b)
c)
14.

WHICH INSTRUMENT IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A BASS?

a)
b)
c)
15.

Select the two instruments that are bass instruments

a)

Trombone

b)

Double Bass

c)

Flute

d)

Horn

e)

Bassoon

16.

Alberti bass is.......

a)

an accompaniment played on a bass drum

b)

an accompaniment based on a broken chord (note 1,5,3,5 of the chord).

c)

a composition device created by Albert Einstein

17.

What is a chord?

a)

A note on the piano

b)

Two or more notes played together

c)

A pair of trousers

d)

A pattern of notes played ascending or descending

18.

What does a lower case m mean in a chord symbol (e.g. Em)?

a)

major

b)

minor

c)

mini

d)

missing

19.

A broken chord is.....

a)

2 or more notes played at the same time

b)

The notes of a chord played successively

c)

A melody

d)

An unfortunate medical condition

20.

Which are the Primary chords?

a)

I, III, VII

b)

I, II, III

c)

I, IV, V

d)

V, VI, VII

21.

The order of chords is called a.....

a)

chord progression/chord sequence

b)

chord spelling

c)

binary

22.

What is a chord?

a)

A note on the piano

b)

Two or more notes played together

c)

A pair of trousers

d)

A pattern of notes played ascending or descending

23.

When the notes are played simultaneously, what type of chord is played?

a)

Block chord

b)

Broken chord

c)

Stacked chord

d)

Riff

24.

When the chord notes are played separately, what type of chord is played?

a)

Block chord

b)

Broken chord

c)

Stacked chord

d)

Riff

25.

A root note is

a)

the lowest note in a triad/chord

b)

the highest note in a triad/chord

c)

the middle note in a triad/chord

26.

Bass instruments are all

a)

Low pitched

b)

High pitched

c)

able to play chords

27.

Which part of the song do you hear ?

a)

Bass line

b)

Melody

c)

Harmony

d)

Rhythm

28.

Which part of the song do you hear?

a)

Harmony line

b)

Bass line

c)

Main melody

d)

Rhythm

29.

Which part of the song do you hear?

a)

Bass line

b)

Rhythm

c)

Harmony line

d)

Main melody

30.

This symbol is called a ____ ____

(a)  

31.

Use the diagram to help you build a D MAJOR chord

Major = root +4 +3

Minor = root +3 +4

(a)  

32.

Use the diagram to help you build a A MINOR chord

Major = root +4 +3

Minor = root +3 +4

(a)  

33.

Use the diagram to help you build a E MINOR chord

Major = root +4 +3

Minor = root +3 +4

(a)  

34.

The lowest pitched layer in a piece of music is called the ...

(a)  

35.

Select the root note in this chord