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OCR GCSE Music Pop Ballads
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Test your knowledge of pop ballads for GCSE Music
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1
What generally happens to the texture of a pop ballad as it progresses?
It alternates between more and fewer layers of instruments
It gets denser/busier/more layers of instruments are added
It gets less dense/instruments are gradually removed
2
Which word best describes the tempo of a pop ballad?
Slow
Fast
Moderate
3
Name the electronic effect applied to Art Garfunkel's voice in 'Bridge over Troubled Water'
Delay
Distortion
Reverb
4
Name the vocal technique in 'Your Song' which is particularly associated with the pop ballad
Melisma
Vibrato
Yodelling
Syllabic
5
Which word best describes the lyrics of a typical pop ballad?
Anti-establishment
Political
Uplifting
Sentimental
6
Name the rhythmic effect used by Celine Dion in 'My Heart will Go On'
Swing
Rallentando
Rubato
Accelerando
7
Which of these features can you hear at the start of '2 Become 1' by the Spice Girls?
Cymbal sound just before the entrance of the voice
Piano
Synthesised strings
Backbeat
8
Which of these instruments is most associated with the pop ballad?
Electric guitar
Piano
Saxophone
Acoustic guitar
9
Name the instrument accompanying Bette Midler at the start of 'Wind beneath my Wings'
Grand piano
Electric piano
Acoustic guitar
Electric guitar
10
Describe the instrumentation at the beginning of 'Back for Good' by Take That
Acoustic guitar and synthesised strings
Electric guitar and mellotron
Acoustic guitar and mellotron
Electric guitar and synthesised strings