Duplicate of Duplicate of Y8 End of Year Mega Quiz!

Question 1

This is an example of rock music. What effect is used on the electric guitar to make it sound 'crunchy' ?

Accepted Answer

Distortion

Question 2

The solo instrument here is the _______ and the technique use

Accepted Answer

Domra, tremolo

Question 3

What are the dynamics like in rock music?

Accepted Answer

Loud

Question 4

What part is Ed Sheeran playing on his acoustic guitar ?

Accepted Answer

Chords

Question 5

What makes Darth Vader's leitmotif sound evil and scary?

Accepted Answer

Loud dynamics, percussion & brass instruments, minor key

Question 6

In this song, we hear a repeated melody played by the band. This is known as a _____.

Accepted Answer

Riff

Question 7

What is the opposite of a crescendo called ?

Accepted Answer

Dimminuendo

Question 8

What is this type of singing called?

Accepted Answer

Scat singing

Question 9

Listen to this music taken from a horror film. What is the term given to notes that clash ?

Accepted Answer

Dissonance

Question 10

On which beats can you hear the 'claps' ?

Accepted Answer

2 & 4

Question 11

Diegetic or Non-diegetic ?

Accepted Answer

Diegetic

Question 12

Where and when did hip hop music come about ?

Accepted Answer

The Bronx (NYC) in the 1970s

Question 13

What style is this protest song in ?

Accepted Answer

Reggae

Question 14

In this song, there are 3 beats in a bar.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

The person in charge of leading a West African ensemble is known as the. . .

Accepted Answer

Master drummer

Question 16

When was the game Super Mario Bros first released ?

Accepted Answer

1980s

Question 17

This Russian folk instrument is called a gusli.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 18

What is folk music?

Accepted Answer

Music from a particular area that is passed on through generations

Question 19

West African musicians learn music through the Oral tradition. This means that . . .

Accepted Answer

Music is taught in families/communities and passed on. Not written down.

Question 20

A key feature of worksongs was ...

Accepted Answer

Call & response

Question 21

This technique is known as . . .

Accepted Answer

Mickeymousing

Question 22

Blues music was influenced by ____&_____.

Accepted Answer

Worksongs & spirituals

Question 23

In this guitar solo, how are the notes played so fast ?

Accepted Answer

Use of tremolo

Question 24

Which instrument is this blues musician improvising on?

Accepted Answer

Harmonica

Question 25

What are some of the main features of hip-hop music?

Accepted Answer

Rapping, use of loops and samples

Question 26

Musicians in a West African ensemble usually improvise. This means that they. . .

Accepted Answer

Make some things up on the spot

Question 27

In folk music, the chords are played on beats ____ and _____.

Accepted Answer

2 & 4

Question 28

At the start of this song we hear an ostinato played by the _______.

Accepted Answer

Bongos

Question 29

Select the only percussion instrument heard in this extract.

Accepted Answer

Bodhran

Question 30

This is a . . .

Accepted Answer

Balafon

Question 31

What makes the lyrics of this chorus catchy?

Accepted Answer

Repetition and rhyming

Question 32

The duration of the notes here is...

Accepted Answer

Short

Question 33

In popular music, what are the names given to the different sections in a song?

Accepted Answer

Verse , chorus , bridge

Question 34

Which answer describes the use of texture here ?

Accepted Answer

Thin to thick

Question 35

The blues is a style of music that has its roots in . . .

Accepted Answer

African slavery

Question 36

I&#x27;m a

Accepted Answer

Djembe

Question 37

West African music contains polyrhythms. A polyrhythm is. . .

Accepted Answer

When there are many different rhythms played together at the same time

Question 38

Call and response is when . . .

Accepted Answer

Someone sings/plays something and the rest of the group responds

Question 39

How would you describe the timbre of this music ?

Accepted Answer

Electronic sounds/computer made sounds

Question 40

Blues musicians improvise their solos.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 41

How can you change the pitch on the talking drum?

Accepted Answer

By squeezing the strings on the outside of the drum

Question 42

What is a leitmotif in film music ?

Accepted Answer

A musical theme associated with a character in a film.

Question 43

The key here becomes ______

Accepted Answer

Major

Question 44

In this ballad, the instrument accompanying the voice is the ______ the texture is ______ and the key is ________.

Accepted Answer

Piano, thin, major

Question 45

How many notes are there in a pentatonic scale ?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 46

Film music has no effect on the audience's emotions while watching a film.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 47

What is the name of this Russian folk instrument ?

Accepted Answer

Balalaika

Question 48

What is a protest song ?

Accepted Answer

A song that is associated with a movement for social change

Question 49

What happens to the texture and dynamics here ?

Accepted Answer

Dynamics get louder, texture gets thicker

Question 50

Most blues songs use a famous chord progression. What is this called ?

Accepted Answer

12-bar blues

Question 51

Electronic dance music (EDM) usually uses a live band/orchestra to create songs.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 52

I am a sentimental, relaxed song. Adele sings a lot of songs in my style. I'm a . . .

Accepted Answer

Ballad

Question 53

What is diegetic music in a film?

Accepted Answer

When the source of the music is shown on screen.

Question 54

What type of scale could you use to improvise with in a blues song ?

Accepted Answer

Blues scale

Question 55

What type of dancing is this ?

Accepted Answer

Break dancing

Question 56

Listen to this part of 'Kalinka.' What word could be used to describe to tempo ?

Accepted Answer

Accelerando

Question 57

West African music contains syncopated rhythms. These are. . .

Accepted Answer

Rhythms that are played on the off-beat.

Question 58

The main instruments in a West African ensemble are from the string family

Accepted Answer

false

Question 59

Which folk instrument plays a solo in this extract ?

Accepted Answer

Fiddle

Question 60

This symbol is used on a score to show a type of dynamic known as ________.

Accepted Answer

Crescendo- gradually getting louder

Duplicate of Duplicate of Y8 End of Year Mega Quiz!

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