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Year 8 Test
Terms used in Year 8 Music Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which part of the music does a bass guitar play? a)melody b)harmony c)bass line d)rhythm | c) Bass line |
| Which part of the music does a singer perform a)melody b)harmony c)bass line d)rhythm | a) melody |
| What does the term "riff" mean | a short repeated phrase in popular music usually performed by a guitar or piano |
| What does the term "ascending" mean? | getting higher |
| What is a chord? | a group of (typically three or more) notes sounded together, as a basis of harmony. |
| What does the term "flat" mean? | Lower the note by a semi-tone |
| How many beats in a semi-breve? | 4 beats |
| Define a 4/4 time signature | 4 crotchet beats per bar |
| Define a 6/8 time signature | 6 quaver beats per bar |
| How many beats in a dotted minim? | 3 |
| What does a #sharp# do to a note? | Raises the note by a semi-tone |
| How many beats in a dotted crtochet? | 1.5 beats |
| How many beats in a quaver | 1/2 a beat |
| Which concept of music discusses the thick and thin of music? | Texture |
| Which concept of music discusses rhythm? | Duration |
| What is the saying to work out the lines of the bass clef? | Good Burritos Don't Fall Apart Good Boys Do Fine Always |
| What is a saying for the treble clef lines? | Every Gross Boy Does Farts |
| Which word do you we use to remember for the Treble Clef spaces? | FACE |
| What is a saying for the Bass Clef spaces? | All Cows Eat Grass |
| Which dynamic is moderately loud? | Mezzo Forte - mf |
| Which dynamic means softly? | Piano - p |
| Which dynamic means moderately soft? | Mezzo Piano - mp |
| Which dynamic means loud? | Forte - f |
| What is the definition of a drone? | A long, sustained note through a section of music |
| Which Concept discuses instruments and how they sound? | Tone Colour |
| Which chords are used in a twelve bar blues? | (1 - 4 -5) or (I - IV - V) |
| Which three parts of the drum kit are used in a rock beat? | Bass drum, snare and hi hat |
| Name the 6 concepts of music | Pitch, duration, tone colour (timbre), dynamics + expression, structure, texture |
| What is a chord? | A combination of 3 or more notes to make harmony |
| What is a trill? | Rapid alternation between the main note and the note above it |
| fills | A melodic or rhythmic motif that fills-in the gap between phrases. |
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