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WorksheetsYear 8 Term 1 British Invasion Theory
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is a typical instrumental make up of a British Invasion band?
Drums, Piano, Bass, Vocals
Drums, Guitar, Bass, Vocals
Drums, Guitar, Piano, Vocals
Drums, Tambourine, Bass, Vocals
What three other instruments are also common in British Invasion music?
Piano, Tambourine, Harmonica
Piano, Saxophone, Harmonica
Piano, Harmonica, Trumpet
Harmonica, Saxophone, Trumpet
What is the texture of most British Invasion pieces?
Monophonic
Homophonic
Polyphonic
Heterophonic
What did British Invasion bands do to their guitar sound?
Added extra layers of parts
Changed the number of strings
Added distortion
Changed the patch settings
What was a feature of British Invasion recording processes?
Recording all together as a band
Overdubbing multiple drum layers
Auto tuning vocals
Recording outside
What was a feature of British Invasion melodies?
Leaps between notes
Stepwise movement and catchy
Disjunct
Non diatonic
What was a feature of British Invasion chordal harmony?
Major diatonic chords
Minor non diatonic chords
Minor diatonic chords
Major non diatonic chords
What type of key was British Invasion music generally in?
Modal
Melodic Minor
Harmonic Minor
Major
What time signature was British Invasion music generally in?
2/4
3/4
4/4
5/4
Select a typical structure form for a British Invasion piece.
Rondo
Through Composed
Arch
Verse-Chorus
Select the box with exclusively British Invasion bands.
The Beatles
Arctic Monkeys
The Kinks
The Who
The Beatles
The Kinks
The Who
The Rolling Stones
The Beatles
The Who
The Rolling Stones
Wham
The Who
Pearl Jam
The Rolling Stones
The Kinks
Select the box with exclusively British Invasion songs.
Twist and Shout
My Generation
You Really Got Me
Twist and Shout
My Generation
Chasing Rainbows
My Generation
You Really Got Me
Clint Eastwood
Twist and Shout
You Really Got Me
Bohemian Rhapsody
What is 'instrumentation'?
The layers of a piece of music.
The chords used.
How the melody lines are shaped.
Which instruments are used.
What is 'texture'?
The layers of a piece of music.
The chords used.
How the melody lines are shaped.
Which instruments are used.
'Stepwise', 'conjunct', and 'diatonic' can be used to describe what?
The layers of a piece of music.
The chords used.
How the melody lines are shaped.
Which instruments are used.
What is 'timbre'?
The sound quality of an instrument or voice.
How a piece is organised.
How the melody lines are shaped.
How a piece is recorded.
What is 'production'?
The sound quality of and instrument or voice.
How a piece is organised.
How the melody lines are shaped.
How a piece is recorded.
Analysing chords and how they are used, is the study of what?
Texture
Production
Harmony
Instrumentation
'Introduction', 'Verse', 'Chorus', 'Bridge', 'Outro' are used when describing what?
Timbre
Structure
Rhythm
Harmony
'4/4', '3/4', '2/4' and '6/8' are all types of what?
Time Signature
Structure
Tonality
Harmony
