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Africa and AoS 4 Revision

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What form is the piece "Africa" by Toto in?

a)

Binary form

b)

Ternary form

c)

Strophic or verse-chorus form

d)

Rondo form

2.

What is the time signature of "Africa" by Toto?

a)

3/4

b)

4/4

c)

2/2

d)

6/8

3.

What type of rhythm is used in "Africa" by Toto?

a)

Polyrhythm

b)

Ostinato rhythm

c)

Syncopated rhythm

d)

Swing rhythm

4.

Who composed the song "Africa" by Toto?

a)

David Paich and Jeff Porcaro

b)

John Lennon and Paul McCartney

c)

Freddie Mercury and Brian May

d)

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards

5.

In what year was "Africa" by Toto released?

a)

1980

b)

1981

c)

1982

d)

1983

6.

What is the genre of the song "Africa" by Toto?

a)

Pop

b)

Jazz

c)

Soft rock

d)

Classical

7.

What is the tonality of the majority of the song "Africa" by Toto?

a)

A major

b)

B major

c)

C major

d)

D major

8.

What is the tempo of the song "Africa" by Toto?

a)

Slow

b)

Moderately fast

c)

Very fast

d)

Very slow

9.

What type of texture is used in "Africa" by Toto?

a)

Monophonic

b)

Homophonic

c)

Polyphonic

d)

Heterophonic

10.

What is the dynamic level of most of the song "Africa" by Toto?

a)

Pianissimo

b)

Forte

c)

Mezzo-forte

d)

Fortissimo

11.

In which year was Toto:Africa recorded?

a)

1981

b)

1982

c)

1983

d)

1984

12.

Tick the instruments which play in "Africa".

a)

bass guitar

b)

drum kit

c)

violin

d)

saxophone

13.

What is the texture?

a)

Monophonic

b)

Polyphonic

c)

Canon

d)

Homophonic

14.

What is the key of the introduction?

a)

C major

b)

G Major

c)

D major

d)

A major

15.

In which key are the verses?

a)

C major

b)

D major

c)

B major

d)

A major

16.

Is the melody of the verse?

a)

Disjunct

b)

Adjunct

c)

Conjunct

d)

Junction

17.

How many link sections can be found in the song?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

18.

What is the chord pattern of the link sections?

a)

B D# G#m A

b)

A G#m C#m

c)

F#m D A E

d)

E F#m D

19.

What is chord V in the key of E major?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

20.

What is the subdominant of A?

a)

B

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

21.

Which of the following genres is NOT listed under popular music in the document?

a)

Pop

b)

Rock

c)

Classical

d)

Hip Hop

22.

What is the role of the lead guitar in a pop/rock band?

a)

Plays the bass line

b)

Provides the beat

c)

Plays the melody/solos/riffs

d)

The main vocalist

23.

What is a 'riff' in popular music?

a)

A short, repeated pattern

b)

A finger brought sharply onto the string

c)

A guitar chord using the root and 5th note

d)

An effect which distorts the sound

24.

Which instrument provides the beat in a pop/rock band?

a)

Electric guitar

b)

Bass guitar

c)

Drum kit

d)

Lead singer

25.

What does 'a cappella' mean in the context of popular music?

a)

A short, improvised drum solo

b)

Voices singing without instrumental accompaniment

c)

Each syllable sung to a number of different notes

d)

Male voice in a higher than usual range

26.

Which of the following is a feature of a typical rock ballad in verse-chorus form?

a)

Intro, Verse 1, Chorus, Verse 2, Chorus, Middle Eight, Chorus, Outro

b)

Intro, Verse 1, Verse 2, Chorus, Middle Eight, Outro

c)

Intro, Chorus, Verse 1, Verse 2, Middle Eight, Outro

d)

Intro, Verse 1, Chorus, Middle Eight, Verse 2, Outro

27.

What does 'phasing' refer to in music technology?

a)

Made louder with an amplifier

b)

Moving the sound between left and right speakers

c)

A delay effect

d)

An electronic echo effect

28.

What is 'fusion' in the context of popular music?

a)

A genre combining jazz and pop

b)

A genre combining rock and hip hop

c)

A genre combining classical and folk music

d)

A genre combining two different styles to create a new sound

29.

Africa was composed by David Paich and (a)  

30.

The genre of Africa is..............................

a)

baroque

b)

soft rock

c)

pop

d)

classical

31.

The harmony of Africa is (a)  

32.

Africa: This is the score of ...............

a)

verse

b)

Riff a

c)

instrumental

d)

chorus

33.

Africa: Fill in the chords for the 'Riff a' chord progression:

​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)  

(d)  

34.

Africa starts in the key ​of ​_____ and modulates to the key of ​ _______ for the choruses

a)

B major

A major

b)

A major

B major

c)

C minor

B minor

d)

D major

G major

e)

F# minor

D major

35.

The texture of Africa is.................

a)

polyphonic

b)

monophonic

c)

homophonic/melody and accompaniment

36.

The structure of Africa is (a)  

37.

The tempo of Africa is..................

a)

moderately slow

b)

slow

c)

moderately fast

d)

very fast

38.

Africa was recorded in the year...............

a)

1979

b)

1981

c)

1982

d)

1983

39.

Africa was released in the year (a)  

40.

The dynamics for Africa are.....................

a)

mostly 'mf' but change to 'p' for the chorus

b)

mostly 'mf' but change to 'f' for the chorus

c)

mostly 'mp' but change to 'mf' for the chorus

d)

mostly 'mf'

41.

Africa: Fill in the chords in the chorus.

(a)  

42.

Who composed Badinerie?

a)

J.S.Bach

b)

N.R.Bach

c)

Steve Reich

d)

J.S.Bachelor

43.

Badinerie is the last of seven movements from the work........

a)

Symphony No.2

b)

Orchestral Suite No. 2

c)

Orchestral Suite No. 20

44.

The harmony of Badinerie is (a)  

45.

In Badinerie both sections end with which cadence?

a)

interrupted

b)

perfect

c)

imperfect

d)

plagal

46.

In Badinerie, Section A begins in which key?

a)

F# minor

b)

B major

c)

B minor

d)

F# major

47.

In Badinerie, Section B starts in which key?

a)

F# minor

b)

B minor

c)

B major

d)

F# major

48.

In Badinerie, Section A modulates to which key before arriving at F# minor?

(a)  

49.

In Badinerie, Section B modulates from F# minor to the following keys before arriving at B minor?

a)

G major, E minor, D major

b)

E minor, D major, G major, D major

c)

G# minor, A major

d)

B major, F# major, E major, E minor

50.

In Badinerie, the texture is......

a)

polyphonic

b)

monophonic

c)

homophonic/melody and accompaniment

51.

In Badinerie the tempo is..............

a)

adagio

b)

allegro

c)

andante

d)

vivace

52.

In Badinerie, which is the correct statement?

a)

both motifs begin with an anacrusis

b)

both motifs start on the first beat of the bar

53.

In Badinerie, which is the correct statement?

a)

motif X is entirely disjunct, motif Y combines disjunct and conjunct movement

b)

motif X is conjunct, motif Y is entirely disjunct

c)

motif X is mainly disjunct, motif Y is entirely conjunct

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