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Year 9 autumn assessment preparation

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which country did Reggae originate?

a)

Brazil

b)

Jamaica

c)

South America

d)

Cuba

2.

Reggae developed during which decade?

a)

1950's

b)

1960's

c)

1970's

d)

1980's

3.

What is this?

a)

chord

b)

riff

c)

hook

d)

fill

4.

Which of these genres did inspired Reggae music? (more than one answer!)

a)

Ska

b)

Hip-Hop

c)

Country

d)

Rocksteady

5.

Which of these instruments would you NOT FIND in reggae music

a)

Organ

b)

Cello

c)

Bass guitar

d)

Electric Guitar

6.

What year did Jamaica gain independence from the UK?

a)

1942

b)

1952

c)

1962

d)

1972

7.

This is the best-selling album of all time:

a)

Bad

b)

Thriller

c)

HIStory

d)

Off The Wall

8.

What is Michael Jackson's nickname?

a)

Master of Soul

b)

Father of Rock and Roll

c)

The Prince of R&B

d)

The Boss

e)

King of Pop

9.

Thriller is the best selling album of all time with approximately how many sales?

a)

40 million

b)

50 million

c)

60 million

d)

70 million

10.

Which word means a harmony in which the notes fit together in a way that sounds pleasing?

a)

Harmony

b)

Consonance

c)

Dissonance

d)

a capella

11.

This word, beginning with H, describes how notes fit together...

(a)  

12.
What is this called?
a)
Treble Clef
b)
Bass Clef
c)
Alto Clef
d)
Tenor Clef
13.

Which of these terms means 'singing without instruments?'

a)

A capella

b)

Homophonic

c)

Dynamic

d)

Melisma

14.

Which word means a harmony in which the notes fit together in a way that does not sound pleasing?

a)

a capella

b)

consonance

c)

dissonance

d)

harmony

15.

This word, beginning with H, describes how notes fit together...

(a)  

16.

Which element of music uses the terms fast and slow?

a)

Dynamics

b)

Tempo

c)

Pitch

d)

Duration

17.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Flat

b)

Natural

c)

Fermata

d)

Sharp

18.

What is the meaning of the sharp sign?

a)

It lowers the pitch one half step

b)

It raises the pitch one half step

19.

What musical term means playing OFF BEAT (typical in Reggae music)

a)

Syncopation

b)

Rhythm

c)

Dissonant

d)

Tempo

20.

Which word means a harmony in which the notes fit together in a way that sounds pleasing?

a)

Harmony

b)

Consonance

c)

Dissonance

d)

a capella

21.

Which word means a harmony in which the notes fit together in a way that does not sound pleasing?

a)

a capella

b)

consonance

c)

dissonance

d)

harmony

22.

This word, beginning with H, describes how notes fit together...

(a)  

23.

Which element of music uses the terms fast and slow?

a)

Dynamics

b)

Tempo

c)

Pitch

d)

Duration

24.

The guitarist plays a very famous line at the beginning of Sweet Child of Mine. What is another name for this pattern?

a)

Ostinato

b)

Riff

c)

Comping

d)

Improvisation

25.

Which of these terms best describes the dynamic of the song Sweet Child of Mine?

a)

Forte

b)

Mezzo forte

c)

Piano

d)

Pianissimo

26.

What is a chord ?

a)

Two notes played separately

b)

One note played

c)

Two or more notes played together

d)

Something that carries electricity

27.

Which element of music refers to how many layers there are in a song

a)

Structure

b)

Tempo

c)

Texture

d)

Dynamics

28.

What note is this?

a)

A

b)

F

c)

B

d)

C

29.

What is the name for a part of a song that grabs your attention?

a)

Riff

b)

Hook

c)

Syncopation

d)

Bridge

30.

What is the name of the opening section of a traditional raga?

(a)  

31.

What is the name of the accompanying sound that often sits underneath a raga melody?

a)

Bass

b)

Tal

c)

Veena

d)

Drone

32.

What does Raga mean in sanskrit?

a)

music

b)

melody

c)

colour

d)

flavour

33.

What is the name for the middle section of a raga which usually has a repeated melodic phrase?

a)

Alap

b)

Jhor

c)

Jhala

d)

Tal

34.

What is the name of the fast improvised section at the end of a raga?

a)

Jhala

b)

Tal

c)

Jhor

d)

Alap