In a song a 'bridge' refers to

a part of the song that differs from the verse or chorus

the specific sound of a musical note made by a sound source

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Portland Music Exam Revision

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Revising key concepts in Stage 4 Music 2017

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1
An improvised melody is one
you make up as you go
a new melody that's better than the first one
that features a call and response
you play at the same time as the main melody
2
12 Bar is a musical feature of
Blues Music
Folk Music
Country and Western Music
Classical Music
3
Popular music that developed in the south east of the U.S. in the early 1900s is known as
classical music
reggae music
rap music
country music
4
The piano is
a wind instrument
a keyboard instrument
a membranophone
a string instrument
5
Who wrote and recorded 'To Her Door'?
Guy Sebastien
Paul Kelly
Jessica Mauboy
Jimmy Barnes
6
In a song a 'bridge' refers to
the ending of the song
the high notes
the main melody
a part of the song that differs from the verse or chorus
7
'Bright', 'clear', 'distorted' and 'sweet' are all words you can use to talk about
structure
texture
tone colour
duration
8
Reggae music originated in
Pakistan
Jamaica
Los Angeles
Melbourne
9
Tempo refers to
the sounds of specific instruments
the volume of the music
the speed of the music
the length of the musical notes
10
Strange Fruit was a famous song about
a festival
a bus journey
a lynching
a battle
11
Which Aboriginal instrument was traditionally produced with the help of termites?
rasp
didgeridoo
skin drum
clap sticks
12
A catchy, repetitive guitar part is sometimes called a
lyric
riff
melody
chord
13
Which letters are used in musical notation?
A C E G I J L
A B C D E F G H
A C E G I K N
A B C D E F G
14
'Tone Colour' is
a rap artist from the 80s
the specific sound of a musical note made by a sound source
how loud or soft the musical sounds are
how high or low the musical sound is
15
The most famous folk artist of the 60s was
Sufjan Stevens
Frank Sinatra
Woodie Guthrie
Bob Dylan
16
A basic drum beat uses which parts of the drum kit?
tom, snare, cowbell and hi hat
kick, snare, cymbal and hi hat
kick, snare, cowbell and hi hat
tom, snare, cowbell and hi hat
17
In music, the variations of loud and soft sounds relates to
texture
structure
dynamics
duration
18
Djembe drums are
membranophones
aerophones
idiophones
chordophones
19
'Where is the Love' is a song by
Kanye West
The Black Eyed Peas
Amy Whitehouse
Beyonce
20
A guitar is
an aerophone
a membranophone
an idiophone
a chordophone

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