Lesson 3.1.5
3.1.5 Area of study 3: Traditional music Quiz: AQA Music, Unit 1
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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Which folk music style is explicitly listed under Area 3 unfamiliar listening?
- Nordic folk
- American bluegrass
- Celtic punk
- British Isles folk
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Whose album Graceland is a study piece for Area 3?
- Paul Simon
- Ry Cooder
- Youssou N'Dour
- Paul McCartney
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Which track is NOT part of the Esperanza Spalding study set?
- Graceland
- I Adore You
- Little Fly
- I Know You Know
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How many tracks are listed in the Paul Simon Graceland study set?
- Three
- Four
- Six
- Two
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Which of these is a track from the Esperanza Spalding study set?
- Little Fly
- Summertime
- Feeling Good
- Cry Me a River
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Which tonality is listed for traditional music, alongside pentatonic?
- Chromatic
- Tonic major
- Dominant seventh
- Modal
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Which Latin dance rhythm is listed under traditional music?
- Polka
- Tango
- Waltz
- Foxtrot
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Which genre is reinterpreted in a contemporary style within traditional music?
- Folk music
- Jazz music
- Baroque music
- Classical music
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Which texture term means sung without instrumental accompaniment?
- Drone
- Layered
- Imitative
- A cappella
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A constant repeating pattern is played under a tune. Which term is this?
- Scat
- Ostinato
- Melisma
- Pitch bend
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A singer's voice pulses rapidly on a held note. Which vocal technique is this?
- Falsetto
- Rap
- Belt
- Vibrato
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A piece has verses that share the same tune. Which structure is this?
- Through-composed
- Strophic
- Sonata
- Rondo
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In the Area 3 structure list, which form returns to its opening material?
- Rondo
- Cyclic
- Binary
- Through-composed
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Two different rhythms in different metres sound at once. Which term is this?
- Diminution
- Polyrhythm
- Anacrusis
- Augmentation
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Which instrument family is listed for traditional music sonority?
- Steel drums
- Pipe organ
- Harpsichord
- Double bass
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Which musical element category covers synthesised sounds and studio effects like reverb?
- Dynamics
- Technology
- Instrumentation
- Tonality
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Besides the twelve-bar form, which blues structure is listed for Area 3?
- 8-bar blues
- 16-bar blues
- 32-bar blues
- 24-bar blues
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Which metric rhythmic ratio describes three beats played in the time of two?
- Two against four
- Three against two
- Five against four
- Four against three
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Which term means a smooth glide between two pitches in singing?
- Trill
- Mordent
- Portamento
- Vibrato
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Which musical term describes a continuous sustained note played beneath a melody?
- Drone
- Sequence
- Ostinato
- Riff
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