OCR GCSE Music - AoS 5 - Rock 'n' Roll

Question 1

What is the name given to when beats 2 and 4 are emphasized by the snare drum?

Accepted Answer

Backbeat

Question 2

The standard line-up in Rock 'n' Roll music is: electric guitar, bass guitar, drum kit, piano, flute, lead vocals

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

Which of these is the format for a 12-Bar-Blues?

Accepted Answer

I, I, I, I, IV, IV, I, I, V, IV, I, I

Question 4

Blues scales are often used to write melodies and to improvise in Rock 'N' Roll

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

A note that doesn't fit the conventional harmony can be called a ___________ note.

Accepted Answer

Blue

Question 6

Which two decades does Rock 'n' Roll cross over?

Accepted Answer

1950s and 1960s

Question 7

Rock 'N' Roll vocals are often 'shouty'

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

Rock 'N' Roll music is nearly always in 3/4

Accepted Answer

False

Question 9

Which of these artists is the odd one out (for Rock 'N' Roll)

Accepted Answer

Celine Dion

Question 10

What type of bass line is this?

Accepted Answer

Walking

Question 11

Which notes are flattened in a Blues scale?

Accepted Answer

3rd, 5th and 7th

Question 12

Syncopation is a term used to describe an off beat rhythm, where there is emphasis on a 'weak' beat.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

Rock 'n' Roll has rhythmic drive and energy

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

Rock 'n' Roll was a genre which appealed to older people in the mid-century

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

Rock 'N' Roll is often based on primary chords

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

The texture of Rock 'N' Roll songs is nearly always 'melody and accompaniment'

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

What are the names of the primary chords?

Accepted Answer

Tonic, Subdominant, Dominant

Questions 17