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Killer Queen

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote the song "Killer Queen"?

a)

Brian May

b)

Roger Taylor

c)

Freddie Mercury

d)

John Deacon

2.

In which year was the album "Sheer Heart Attack" released?

a)

1972

b)

1974

c)

1976

d)

1978

3.

What type of voice does Freddie Mercury use in "Killer Queen"?

a)

Baritone

b)

Bass

c)

Tenor

d)

Alto

4.

Which musical techniques are used by the guitars in "Killer Queen"?

a)

Hammer-ons and slides

b)

Slides, bends, pull-offs, and vibrato

c)

Tapping and harmonics

d)

Arpeggios and trills

5.

What key is the piece in?

a)

Eb major

b)

E# major

c)

C minor

d)

C# minor

6.

Which musical form is 'Killer Queen' in, according to the document?

a)

Sonata form

b)

Verse–chorus form

c)

Rondo form

d)

Binary form

7.

What melodic device is played in the guitar part at bar 7?

a)

Ascending sequence

b)

Descending sequence

c)

Repetition

d)

Retrograde

8.

What is the texture created by the lead and backing vocals in bar 15?

a)

Monophonic

b)

Homophonic

c)

Four-part texture

d)

Polyphonic

9.

In the Guitar solo (Bars 44–61), what effect is used by guitars 2 and 3 before coming together?

a)

Tremolo effect

b)

Hocketing effect

c)

Distortion effect

d)

Reverb effect

10.

What musical technique is used in Verse 3 (Bars 61–69) on the word 'wild'?

a)

Word-painting

b)

Syncopation

c)

Modulation

d)

Arpeggiation

11.

What is the main texture of the song?

a)

Polyphonic

b)

Homophonic

c)

Monophonic

d)

Heterophonic

12.

What is the time signature of the song?

a)

4/4

b)

3/4

c)

12/8

d)

6/8

13.

The time signature is 12/8. Which word best describes this.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Irregular

14.

Which musical technique is frequently used throughout the song?

a)

Syncopation

b)

Ostinato

c)

Canon

d)

Fugue

15.

What is the tempo marking of the song?

a)

Allegro

b)

Moderato

c)

Adagio

d)

Presto

16.

How are the backing vocals created.

a)

Overdubbing - all of them are Freddie's voice

b)

The other band members

c)

Using a MIDI keyboard

d)

Using a choir

17.

What rhythmic devise does each verse start with?

a)

Semiquavers

b)

Syncopation

c)

Triplet

d)

Anacrusis