WorksheetsThe Role of Music in Society
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
What role does music play in society?
It is used for entertainment.
It helps express a society's culture.
It is used for worship.
It is mainly for educational purposes.
All of the above
Which of the following is NOT a function of music?
Healing
Cooking
Storytelling
Worshipping a god
What is a society?
A group of animals living together.
A group of people living in a specific area and time.
A collection of buildings and roads.
A set of laws and regulations.
Which of the following is a purpose of music?
Building houses
Expressing patriotism
Growing plants
Designing clothes
What is a common element found in all traditional Aboriginal music?
Use of electronic instruments
Chanting with a limited number of notes
Fast-paced rhythms
Use of piano and violin
Which instrument is commonly used in traditional Aboriginal music?
Guitar
Piano
Didgeridoo
Violin
What are traditional Aboriginal songs usually about?
Love stories
Hunting and finding water
Space exploration
Cooking recipes
What are the three main types of Indigenous Australian songs?
Sacred, Semi Sacred, Non-sacred
Classical, Pop, Rock
Folk, Jazz, Blues
Hip-hop, Country, Reggae
Which type of song is sung only by the initiated for a particular tribal event?
Non-sacred songs
Sacred songs
Semi Sacred songs
Pop songs
What is a corrobboree?
A type of dance
A festival where men dance and women and children sing
A musical instrument
A type of song
What is a characteristic of pitch in Indigenous Australian music?
Melodies that often ascend in pitch
Melodies that often descend in pitch
Melodies that remain constant in pitch
Melodies that have no pitch
Which instrument provides an underlying drone in Indigenous Australian music?
Clapsticks
Boomerangs
Didgeridoo
Guitar
What is the typical texture of the music described?
One instrument playing
Two to three instruments playing
Four to five instruments playing
No instruments playing
What is one unique aspect of the tone-color in Indigenous Australian music?
It is very bright and cheerful
It is similar to classical music
It includes the dark tone of the didgeridoo
It is only produced by electronic instruments
What is the structure of the music often based on?
Long, complex melodies
Short melodies/rhythms
Random notes
Silence
What instrument is used to create rhythmic patterns in Indigenous Australian music?
Didgeridoo
Guitar
Piano
Violin
