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A quiz on the concepts covered by the S3 Listening Course.
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1
What is a riff/ostinato?
When you switch from major to minor.
When instruments copy each other.
A mix of a rock band and an orchestra.
A repeated musical pattern.
2
Which of the following is not a feature of ragtime music?
Piano
Pentatonic scale
Vamp
Syncopation
3
The musical term for gradually getting faster is...
Rallentando
Accelerando
Vamp
Imitation
4
Which two words would describe the tonality of a piece of music?
Staccato and legato
Forte and piano
Adagio and allegro
Major and minor
5
A fast dance in 6/8 (compound) time...
Jig
Waltz
Strathspey
Reel
6
Which of the following lists the tempos in order from slowest to fastest?
Allegro, Andante, Adagio
Adagio, Andante, Allegro
Adagion, Allegro, Andante
Andante, Adagio, Allegro
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A lot of Scottish music is based on the...
Quartatonic scale
Pentatonic scale
8
A dance featuring Scotch Snaps...
Jig
Reel
Waltz
Strathspey
9
Which of the following is a compound time signature?
3/4
4/4
2/4
6/8
10
Bass note, chord, bass note, chord. What is this kind of accompaniment called?
Riff
Vamp
Ostinato
Broken chord
11
What is a wind band?
A band with woodwind only.
A band with woodwind, brass and percussion.
A band with woodwind and percussion.
A band with strings and brass.
12
How many notes are in the pentatonic scale?
2
4
5
3
13
What is the musical term for walking pace?
Andante
Adagio
Piano
Allegro
14
Which of the following lists the dynamics from quietest to loudest?
Adagio, allegro
Allegro, adagio
Forte, piano
Piano, forte
15
What is a clarsach?
A Scottish drum.
A small Scottish harp.
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The musical term for gradually getting faster is...
Accelerando
Vamp
Imitation
Rallentando
17
What is a broken chord?
When you play a chord staccato.
Playing the notes of the chord separately.
When you play a wrong note in a chord.
When you play a chord out of time.
18
What is a crescendo?
Gradually getting louder.
Playing as loud as you can all the time.
Gradually getting faster.
Gradually getting quieter.
19
Which definition of compound time is correct?
The beat divides into two, you can say coffee, coffee.
You need to multiply the time signature by itself.
The beat divides into three, you can say hoppity, skippity.
You have to play the piece as fast a possible.
20
Which of the following is not a member of the brass family?
French horn
Trumpet
Tuba
Saxophone
