Lesson 3.1.3
3.1.3 Musical language (Area of study 1) Quiz: AQA Music, Unit 1
20 questions
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Lesson 3.1.3, Musical language (Area of study 1): 20 multiple choice questions for the AQA GCSE Music (8271), Unit 1: Understanding music, written with Revision Ninja.
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The 20 questions
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What is the longest passage of staff notation a student must read in Area 1?
- Up to 12 bars
- Up to 16 bars
- Up to 4 bars
- Up to 8 bars
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What is the maximum bar length for writing staff notation in Area 1?
- Eight bars
- Sixteen bars
- Four bars
- Twelve bars
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Up to how many sharps or flats must students write in a melody?
- Two
- Four
- Five
- Seven
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Which two metre types must students be able to write rhythmically in staff notation?
- Additive and syncopated
- Simple and compound
- Regular and irregular
- Duple and triple
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Which primary chord qualities must students learn to identify aurally and visually in Area 1?
- Suspended and added
- Dominant and extended
- Major and minor
- Augmented and diminished
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Which term means an upbeat leading into the first strong beat?
- Anacrusis
- Diminution
- Augmentation
- Hemiola
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Which Italian term is a tempo marking listed in Area 1?
- Allegro
- Staccato
- Forte
- Crescendo
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What does 'sfz' stand for in dynamics?
- Staccato
- Sforzando
- Sostenuto
- Smorzando
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Which Italian term means very loud in musical dynamics?
- Pianissimo
- Fortissimo
- Mezzoforte
- Crescendo
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Which French term describes notes played smoothly and connected?
- Legato
- Staccato
- Pizzicato
- Rubato
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Which type of triad is formed by the notes C, E and G?
- Minor triad
- Major triad
- Diminished triad
- Augmented triad
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A bar is in 6/8. Which rhythmic type is this?
- Compound time
- Free time
- Simple time
- Irregular time
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Which Italian tempo instruction means gradually getting slower?
- Accelerando
- Allegro
- Rallentando
- Andante
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A student says a melody moves mostly by step. Which term fits?
- Conjunct
- Disjunct
- Triadic
- Arpeggio
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A melody outlines the notes C, E and G in turn. Which melodic type is this?
- Scalic
- Ostinato
- Chromatic
- Triadic
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A rhythm has a short accented note followed by a longer note. Which Area 1 rhythm term fits?
- Dotted rhythm
- Scotch snap
- Triplet
- Hemiola
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Which melodic element describes a note that links two notes a step apart?
- Drone
- Pedal note
- Appoggiatura
- Passing note
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Writing a melody with five sharps exceeds which Area 1 limit?
- Bar length limit
- Sharps limit
- Note value limit
- Tempo limit
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Which type of chord must students identify in Area 1 alongside major and minor chords?
- Diminished seventh
- Major seventh
- Half-diminished
- Dominant seventh
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Which two time signature styles are specified for rhythmic writing in Area 1?
- Simple and compound
- Regular and irregular
- Duple and triple
- Additive and divisive
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