GCSE Music Revision

Question 1

which word means slow?

Accepted Answer

largo

Question 2

Rubato means.....

Accepted Answer

Played freely

Question 3

Who is the odd one out?

Accepted Answer

The Beach Boys

Question 4

Which would you not expect to find in African music?

Accepted Answer

stabs

Question 5

Indian music uses which kind of scale?

Accepted Answer

Raga

Question 6

If you hear a harpsichord, what period will you be listening to?

Accepted Answer

Baroque

Question 7

Which note lasts 4 beats?

Accepted Answer

Semibreve

Question 8

A drone is....

Accepted Answer

a long held note

Question 9

If the music has big crescendos and uses the whole range of the piano, which period is it from?

Accepted Answer

Romantic

Question 10

If you see ff written under a score, what does it mean?

Accepted Answer

very loud

Question 11

Which instrument would best represent a little fairy?

Accepted Answer

flute

Question 12

If the music has a clear melody with accompaniment, which period is it probably from?

Accepted Answer

Classical

Question 13

Which of these is the highest voice?

Accepted Answer

Soprano

Question 14

If the music has lots of ornamentation, which period is it probably from?

Accepted Answer

Baroque

Question 15

What speed is allegro?

Accepted Answer

fast

Question 16

How many movements does a concerto have?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 17

Which of these is not an artist from the 1990's?

Accepted Answer

Adele

Question 18

What does forte mean?

Accepted Answer

Loud

Question 19

Legato means....

Accepted Answer

played smoothly

Question 20

What is an ostinato?

Accepted Answer

A repeated pattern

Question 21

How might the music sound if someone was walking up the stairs?

Accepted Answer

ascending scale

Question 22

A singer adds some extra yeahs, oohs, ahhs, etc. What is this called?

Accepted Answer

Ad libs

Question 23

What is a coda?

Accepted Answer

The end of a song

Question 24

Which one of these is not a film composer?

Accepted Answer

Steve Reich

Question 25

What does pizzicato mean?

Accepted Answer

plucked strings

Question 26

If you hear a steel band, what kind of genre will you be listening to?

Accepted Answer

Calypso

Question 27

If you hear Rock n Roll in the exam and you have to suggest an artist, who could you put?

Accepted Answer

Elvis Presley

Question 28

What does the time signature tell you?

Accepted Answer

How many beats in a bar

Question 29

A capella is...

Accepted Answer

unaccompanied voices

Question 30

How many notes in an octave?

Accepted Answer

8

Question 31

Major sounds.....

Accepted Answer

Happy

Question 32

Which of these is not an ornament?

Accepted Answer

cadenza

Question 33

Middle Eastern Music has irregular time signatures.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 34

The clave rhythm is found in which type of music?

Accepted Answer

Samba

Question 35

What is the name of the rhythm used in bhangra music?

Accepted Answer

Chaal

Question 36

In film music, which instrument is often used to represent heroes?

Accepted Answer

trumpet

Question 37

In film music, what is a leitmotif?

Accepted Answer

A theme tune

Question 38

Which one of these is NOT normally in the orchestra?

Accepted Answer

saxophone

Question 39

1, 4 and 5 are .....

Accepted Answer

Primary Chords

Question 40

An example of an irregular time signature is...

Accepted Answer

7/8

Question 41

What does atonal mean?

Accepted Answer

not in a key

Question 42

In a concerto, what is a cadenza?

Accepted Answer

An unaccompanied section by the soloist.

Question 43

If you hear a rock anthem in the exam, which of these bands could you suggest as the performer?

Accepted Answer

Bon Jovi

Question 44

The trumpet is from which family?

Accepted Answer

Brass

Question 45

African music uses polyrhythm. What is this?

Accepted Answer

Many rhythms played at the same time

Question 46

What are dynamics?

Accepted Answer

How loud/quiet the music is

Question 47

A song has what kind of structure?

Accepted Answer

Verse and Chorus

Question 48

Which of these is played by the drums?

Accepted Answer

A fill

Question 49

Who is the odd one out?

Accepted Answer

Vivaldi

Question 50

Which period is the concerto grosso from?

Accepted Answer

Baroque

GCSE Music Revision

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