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Year 8 Exam Revision Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the drum commonly used in African drumming that produces three different sounds?

a)

Djembe drum

b)

Bongo drum

c)

Conga drum

d)

Snare drum

2.

What is an "Ostinato" in music?

a)

A very loud sound

b)

A repeated pattern

c)

A fast rhythm

d)

A type of drum

3.

What does "Call and response" mean in African drumming?

a)

Everyone plays together

b)

One player plays a phrase and another one answers

c)

Only one person plays

d)

The drummers take turns playing solos

4.

Which sound is NOT produced by the Djembe drum?

a)

Bass

b)

Tone

c)

Slap

d)

Ring

5.

Which term describes a repeated musical pattern?

a)

Syncopation

b)

Ostinato

c)

Improvisation

d)

Polyrhythm

6.

Which of the following is NOT a key word related to African drumming?

a)

Polyrhythm

b)

Syncopation

c)

Improvisation

d)

Harmony

7.

What does the term "polyrhythm" refer to?

a)

Playing one rhythm at a time

b)

Playing lots of different rhythms at the same time

c)

Playing only slow rhythms

d)

Playing only fast rhythms

8.

What does the musical element "Timbre" refer to?

a)

The type of sound

b)

The speed

c)

Patterns of durations

d)

Major or minor

9.

Which element of music is about being "Smooth or detached"?

a)

Articulation

b)

Structure

c)

Melody

d)

Tonality

10.

Which musical element is about "High or low"?

a)

Pitch

b)

Dynamics

c)

Texture

d)

Melody

11.

Which woodwind instrument is sometimes included in Baroque ensembles?

a)

Oboe

b)

Saxophone

c)

Clarinet

d)

Bassoon

12.

What does it mean when a melody moves in step?

a)

The notes move to the next closest note

b)

The notes jump by large intervals

c)

The notes are played at the same time

d)

The notes are played in reverse

13.

Which of the following is NOT a common chord?

a)

IV

b)

I

c)

V

d)

VII

14.

What is the main function of repetition in a melody?

a)

To make the tune memorable

b)

To make the tune faster

c)

To make the tune quieter

d)

To change the key

15.

What is the most common type of chord structure?

a)

I, IV, V

b)

II, III, VI

c)

VII, I, II

d)

V, VI, VII

16.

What is the minimum number of notes needed to form a chord?

a)

Two

b)

Three

c)

Four

d)

One

17.

What does a melody use to make it recognizable?

a)

Repetition

b)

Silence

c)

Speed

d)

Volume

18.

Which of the following is an example of a repeated musical phrase?

a)

Riff

b)

Triad

c)

Inversion

d)

Step

19.

What does this diagram represent?

a)

A chord on the ukulele

b)

A chord on the guitar

c)

A melody on the guitar

d)

A bass guitar

20.

What is the main difference between a chord and a melody?

a)

A chord is two or more notes played together, a melody is a tune

b)

A chord is a single note, a melody is many notes together

c)

A chord is always fast, a melody is always slow

d)

A chord is a repeated phrase, a melody is not

21.

How does an inversion change a chord?

a)

By changing the order of the notes

b)

By making it louder

c)

By repeating it

d)

By playing it faster

22.

If a melody uses repetition, what effect does it have?

a)

Makes the tune more memorable

b)

Makes the tune quieter

c)

Makes the tune faster

d)

Makes the tune less interesting

23.

What is the value of a semibreve in beats?

a)

4 beats

b)

2 beats

c)

1 beat

d)

1/2 beat

24.

Which note has the longest duration?

a)

Semibreve

b)

Minim

c)

Crotchet

d)

Quaver

25.

If you have two minims, how many beats do you have in total?

a)

4 beats

b)

2 beats

c)

1 beat

d)

8 beats

26.

How many crotchets are equal to one semibreve?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

8

d)

16

27.

How many quavers are in one crotchet?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

8

d)

1

28.

What notes are the strings on the ukulele tuned to?

a)

G C E A

b)

A B C D

c)

F G B E

d)

D E G A

29.

Who composed Canon in D?

a)

Mozart

b)

Beethoven

c)

Pachelbel

d)

Vivaldi

30.

Which part plays all the way through the Canon in D?

a)

Tune

b)

Ground Bass

c)

Theme 2

d)

Theme 1