Beatles GCSE quiz

Question 1

What is overdubbing?

Accepted Answer

Where new sounds or music are added to an existing recording

Question 2

What is the name of the album from which your set works come from?

Accepted Answer

Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Question 3

What is the name given to a rapid glide over a series of notes?

Accepted Answer

Glissando

Question 4

What is another word for 'stepwise'?

Accepted Answer

Conjunct

Question 5

What is a triad?

Accepted Answer

A three-note chord, consisting of root, 3rd and 5th

Question 6

What are swung quavers?

Accepted Answer

Long-short rhythms, Dotted rhythms, Notes written equally played with 1st note longer than 2nd

Question 7

How many chords does the chorus of 'I Get by With a Little Help...' use?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 8

What is melisma?

Accepted Answer

Where two or more notes are sung on the same syllable, The opposite of syllabic

Question 9

What is tala?

Accepted Answer

The repetitive rhythmic cycle heard in Indian music

Question 10

Which of the following are NOT Indian instruments used in 'Within You Without You'?

Accepted Answer

Djembe

Question 11

What are the keys found in 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds'?

Accepted Answer

A major, B flat major and G major

Question 12

What is a perfect cadence?

Accepted Answer

A 'finished'-sounding end of a musical phrase, Chords V-I

Question 13

Name given to the texture where a single melody is heard at the same pitch by more than 1 voice

Accepted Answer

Monophony, Unison

Question 14

What genre is 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' considered as?

Accepted Answer

Psychedelic pop

Question 15

What is syncopation?

Accepted Answer

Notes are rhythmically stressed on weak beats/between beats, Offbeat rhythmic patterns/effects

Question 16

'With a Little Help from My Friends' was written by whom?

Accepted Answer

Paul, John

Question 17

What is the stringed instrument you see/hear being played here?

Accepted Answer

Sitar

Question 18

How long did the album take to complete?

Accepted Answer

Around 700 hours

Question 19

What is an ostinato?

Accepted Answer

A repeated pattern of notes

Question 20

Who is the fictional character sung at the beginning of 'I Get By...'?

Accepted Answer

Billy Shears

Question 21

What is a fermata?

Accepted Answer

A pause

Question 22

Which of the following genres are NOT heard on the album?

Accepted Answer

Reggae

Question 23

What date was the album released?

Accepted Answer

1967

Question 24

The 60s were associated with the 'flower-power' movement - what did this involve?

Accepted Answer

Bands and artists were promoting peace and love, There was open use of drugs - music was known as psychedelic

Question 25

What is the name given to a short melodic or rhythmic fragment?

Accepted Answer

Motif

Question 26

What is it called when men sing notes of pitches that are outside their normal range?

Accepted Answer

Falsetto

Question 27

Why is the album named so?

Accepted Answer

McCartney wanted to create a fictional band, McCartney was influenced by salt and pepper shakers

Question 28

How would you define tabla?

Accepted Answer

An Indian percussion instrument consisting of 2 small drums

Beatles GCSE quiz

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Beatles GCSE quiz

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