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WorksheetsOpus 1 Unit 4 Rhythms of the Nile
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is an ostinato?
A melody that changes constantly
A repeating pattern
A single sustained note
A fast rhythm
Define pitch.
How loud or soft a sound is
How high or low a note sounds
The speed of the music
The length of a note
What is a chord?
(a)
What is a duet?
A piece for two instruments or voices
A solo performance
A group of singers
A musical conversation
What does cyclic mean in music?
A melody or rhythm repeated during a piece
A piece that speeds up gradually
A type of African drum
A melody that only plays once
What is a ney?
A type of Arabian flute
A large drum
A string instrument
A type of bell
What does syncopation mean?
A rhythm with strong beats
An off-beat rhythm or melody
A piece played very slowly
A type of scale
What is the key feature of most music from Africa?
(a)
How does Western music differ from cyclical music?
Western music is loud, cyclical music is soft
Western music is linear, cyclical music is repetitive
Western music uses no rhythms
Cyclical music is always fast
What is a dohol?
A type of flute
A double-headed drum
A metal percussion instrument
A string instrument
What is a derbouka?
A goblet-shaped drum
A type of keyboard instrument
A wooden flute
A stringed instrument
What is texture in music?
The number of layers of sound
The softness of an instrument
The speed of a piece
The mood of a song
What does improvisation mean?
Reading music from a score
Making up music as you go along
Playing music backwards
Changing the rhythm of a piece
How is the derbouka played?
With the flat of the hand
With the fingers
With a drumstick
With a beater
How is the dohol played?
With sticks
With the hand
By plucking strings
By shaking it
What is a drone?
A continuous pitched note
A type of rhythm pattern
A fast melody
A type of syncopation
Who wrote the opera ‘Aida’?
Mozart
Beethoven
Verdi
Tchaikovsky
What is a maqam?
(a)
What is the order of tones and semitones in a major scale? (you can put T for Tone and S for Semitone
(a)
What is a semitone?
The shortest possible distance between two notes (on a Western chromatic keyboard instrument)
Two notes played together
A note
A repeating rhythm
What is a tone?
Two semitones
A note
A sound
A rhythmic cycle
