Lesson T5.1.2
T5.1.2 Listening to musicians across a wide range of music Quiz: KS3 Music, Unit 5
20 questions
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Lesson T5.1.2, Listening to musicians across a wide range of music: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 Music (National Curriculum), Unit 5: Listening, written with Revision Ninja.
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The 20 questions
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Which instrument is central to a jazz trumpet solo tradition?
- Harp
- Tuba
- Recorder
- Trumpet
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Which musician is known for popularising the sitar in Western music in the 1960s?
- Louis Armstrong
- Nina Simone
- Ravi Shankar
- Miles Davis
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Which musician is famous for the album Kind of Blue?
- Charlie Parker
- Miles Davis
- Duke Ellington
- Dizzy Gillespie
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Which instrument is central to Caribbean steelband music?
- Steel pan
- Shakuhachi
- Accordion
- Harpsichord
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What is the primary role of a session musician?
- Orchestral conductor
- Music producer
- Recording artist for hire
- Concert promoter
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Which genre features DJs sampling and looping recorded sounds?
- Madrigal
- Hip hop
- Baroque opera
- Gregorian chant
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Which standard choir voice type has the highest pitch range?
- Alto
- Soprano
- Tenor
- Bass
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What does a guitar capo do when attached to the fretboard?
- Adds digital delay
- Raises string pitch
- Slows down tempo
- Amplifies the volume
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Which musical tradition uses a sitar and a tabla?
- Indian classical
- Gamelan ensemble
- Celtic folk
- Western classical
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What key performance skill is essential in bebop jazz?
- Rigid sight reading
- Classical conducting
- Choral blending
- Fast improvisation
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Which feature is most typical of a traditional Scottish reel?
- Fast driving rhythm
- Slow wandering drone
- Heavy electronic beat
- Staggered jazz syncopation
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What is the term for singing several notes on one syllable?
- Rubato
- Staccato
- Melisma
- Vibrato
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Which musical element is altered when a guitar uses distortion?
- Tempo
- Pitch
- Timbre
- Texture
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A listener hears a cathedral organ ringing for several seconds. Which feature is this?
- Strong syncopation
- A tight, dry sound
- Long reverberation
- A sudden key change
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Why should a musician listen to a wide range of genres?
- Memorise song lyrics
- Broaden stylistic understanding
- Learn music theory
- Increase playing speed
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Which studio technique combines old recordings with a new beat?
- Sequencing
- Sampling
- Transposing
- Panning
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What musical layers are typically combined in a steel pan band?
- Brass and feedback
- Vocals and strings
- Distortion and drones
- Melody and groove
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What is a key feature of improvisation in Hindustani vocal music?
- Twelve bar blues
- Strict counterpoint rules
- Ornaments within a raga
- Major scale triads
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What is the primary role of a walking bass in jazz?
- To keep silence
- To play solos
- To sing melodies
- To outline chords
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Which genre developed from African American communities in New Orleans in the early 20th century?
- Opera
- Plainsong
- Jazz
- Madrigal
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