GCSE Music Revision

Question 1

Which word best describes the overall texture of Electric Counterpoint?

Accepted Answer

Contrapuntal

Question 2

What are the fast scale passages in the gat section of the Rag Desh pieces called?

Accepted Answer

Tan

Question 3

If a question asks you to comment on vocal lines which of these answers is not appropriate?

Accepted Answer

The same instruments are used

Question 4

Which of these is NOT a guitar playing technique or a particular guitar feature?

Accepted Answer

Syncopated rhythm

Question 5

Which of these is not used in Skye Waulking Song?

Accepted Answer

Acoustic guitar

Question 6

What is the tonality of Electric Counterpoint?

Accepted Answer

Major

Question 7

Which of these is an acceptable way of describing how a THEME has been DEVELOPED?

Accepted Answer

By use of a sequence

Question 8

What is the best way to describe the end of 'Something's Coming'?

Accepted Answer

A unresolved flat 7th is sung and held

Question 9

How has Moby altered the vocal sample in the second half of the chorus?

Accepted Answer

Re-triggering

Question 10

Which of the following is related to the melody in 'Something's Coming'?

Accepted Answer

Tritone interval

Question 11

Which of these features is NOT typical of a LAMENT (Sad, lilting, mourning song)

Accepted Answer

Use of gaelic instruments

Question 12

In 'Yiri' when the second balafon joins the texture is?

Accepted Answer

Heterophonic

Question 13

When vocals sing triplets in 'Yiri' over the quaver semiquaver drums this is called?

Accepted Answer

Cross rhythms

Question 14

The main section of 'Yiri' alternates between vocal call and responses and?

Accepted Answer

Instrumental breaks

Question 15

Which of these instruments does not play a drone?

Accepted Answer

Bansuri

Question 16

Which of the following could you use to describe rhythm in 'Something's Coming'?

Accepted Answer

Cross rhythms on 'around the corner'.

Question 17

Which of these correctly describes the sound of the synth at the beginning of S W S?

Accepted Answer

Sustained cluster chord with modulation

Question 18

Which of these best represents the structure of 'Something's Coming'?

Accepted Answer

A B B1 A1

Question 19

What studio effect is used on the recorded parts of EC to separate the sounds?

Accepted Answer

Panning

Question 20

Which of these is NOT a minimalist TECHNIQUE?

Accepted Answer

Small range in instruments

Question 21

Which of these is NOT a musical device?

Accepted Answer

Crescendo

Question 22

Which of these studio effects will NOT make a sample sound as if it is in the distance?

Accepted Answer

Overdubbing

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