Lesson 3.2.2

3.2.2 DJing skills Quiz: AQA Music, Unit 2

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. Which of these is a basic DJ skill?

    • Cue stuttering
    • Flares
    • Baby scratches
    • Juggling
  2. Which DJing skill is classified as an intermediate skill in the specification?

    • Looping
    • Rewind spin-back
    • Advanced scratching
    • Cue stuttering
  3. Which is an advanced scratching technique?

    • Hot cues
    • Drop-ins
    • Cue stuttering
    • Transforms
  4. Which skill uses platters rather than buttons for live looping?

    • Drop-ins
    • Looping
    • Hot cues
    • Juggling
  5. What is the minimum a cappella length for an intermediate sound source?

    • 4 bars
    • 16 bars
    • 32 bars
    • 8 bars
  6. What is the minimum a cappella length for an advanced sound source?

    • 32 bars
    • 16 bars
    • 8 bars
    • 64 bars
  7. Which sound source is pre-separated vocals from another song?

    • Bass loops
    • Drum loops
    • A cappellas
    • Scratch samples
  8. Which DJing technique is classified as an advanced skill in the AQA GCSE specification?

    • Flare scratching
    • EQ blending
    • Baby scratching
    • Cue stuttering
  9. A DJ uses EQ blending and onboard filtering. Which category is this?

    • Advanced skills
    • Sound sources
    • Basic skills
    • Intermediate skills
  10. A DJ uses a 10-bar vocal a cappella as a sound source. Which category is this?

    • Basic skill
    • Advanced skill
    • Not listed here
    • Intermediate
  11. What is the minimum duration for an edited live a cappella to count as an intermediate DJ skill?

    • 8 bars
    • 4 bars
    • 16 bars
    • 2 bars
  12. A DJ performs drop-ins and cue stuttering. Which level are these?

    • Intermediate
    • Basic
    • Sound sources
    • Advanced
  13. A DJ jumps to parts of a song live using hot cues. Which level is this?

    • Basic
    • Level 6 only
    • Advanced
    • Intermediate
  14. Which item is a sound source rather than a skill?

    • Flares
    • Looping
    • Drum loops
    • Baby scratches
  15. Which level needs two basic, two intermediate, one advanced and two additional sound sources?

    • Level 5
    • Level 4
    • Level 6
    • Level 3
  16. Which level needs two basic skills, one intermediate skill and one additional sound source?

    • Level 4
    • Level 5
    • Level 3
    • Level 2
  17. A level 5 DJ performance needs how many advanced skills?

    • One
    • None
    • Three
    • Two
  18. A level 4 DJ performance needs how many intermediate skills?

    • Three
    • Zero
    • Two
    • One
  19. Which skill level includes rewind, spin-back, and drop-ins in DJing performance?

    • Basic skills
    • Advanced skills
    • Mastery skills
    • Intermediate skills
  20. A level 5 DJ performance needs how many additional sound sources?

    • Two
    • None
    • Three
    • One

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