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WorksheetsSolo Artists 1990s onwards
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the definition of "melisma" in music?
Artificial pitch correction
Singing many notes per syllable of text
Adding multiple echoes to a sound
A rapid, slight variation in pitch
Which term describes a rapid, slight variation in pitch?
Delay
Vibrato
Melisma
Reverb
What is the purpose of "auto-tune" in music production?
To correct the pitch of a singer
To create electronic drum beats
To add echoes to a sound
To record parts over one another
Which feature involves taking an extract from one recording and using it in another?
Loops
Panning
Sampling
Chorus
What does "reverb" do to a sound?
Repeats short phrases
Adds multiple echoes to make it appear to be coming from different spaces
Changes the key
Corrects the pitch
Which term refers to electronically repeated short phrases, often drum beats?
Sampling
Delay
Loops
Multitrack
What is "overdubbing" in music production?
Adding artificial pitch correction
Producing electronic sound from speech
Placing sounds in left or right speaker
Recording parts over one another
What is the function of a "synthesiser"?
Operates as an electronic musical instrument, played by a keyboard
Allows digital music equipment to connect
Adds echoes to a sound
Records live sound through a sequencer
Which term describes an additional melody that supports the main melody?
Chorus
Countermelody
Panning
Delay
What is the main function of "panning" in music production?
Produces electronic sound from speech
Records parts over one another
Adds artificial pitch correction
Places different sounds in either the left or right speaker
What is the effect called when there is a break between the sound and a repeat of the sound, like an echo?
Chorus
Delay
Reverb
Sampling
Which term describes making one voice sound like many, by building layers of the same sound?
Loops
Audio
Chorus
Overdubbing
What is the typical structure of songs sung by solo artists from the 1990s to the present day?
Intro, verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, chorus
Chorus, chorus, chorus
Verse, verse, verse
Bridge, intro, outro
What do additional backing singers typically sing to support the solo artist?
Only the main melody
Only the chorus
In unison, harmonies, repetition of the lyrics, oohs or ad libs
Only the bridge
Which device allows musicians to connect and control multiple digital instruments together?
Chorus pedal
MIDI interface
Auto-tune
Reverb unit
