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Music: High School: 9th and 10th Grade Quiz - Revision (Questions)

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Hooks, rags and fortes all appear in this year 9 revision music quiz. Aretha Franklin states, "I always felt rock and roll was very, very wholesome music."

This revision quiz goes over elements of the high school syllabus and contains selected material from each of the Year 9 units. Get rockin' and rollin' with this quiz!

1. What is a 'swar'?
[ ] A type of solo concerto
[ ] The note/pitch of a piece of Indian music
[ ] The tempo of an African dance
[ ] The volume of a piece of Indian music
2. Which of these is NOT a film composer?
[ ] Danny Elfman
[ ] Howard Shore
[ ] John Williams
[ ] Robert Schumann
3. What best describes a concerto?
[ ] A 3-movement work with accompanied solo instrument
[ ] A concert featuring a type of strobe lighting effect
[ ] A type of Italian opera
[ ] An especially long concert
4. Which part of an Indian composition is 'asthayi'?
[ ] The first
[ ] The second
[ ] The third
[ ] The fourth
5. What is 'incidental music'?
[ ] Music with sudden dynamic sections
[ ] A type of dance music
[ ] Music featured in plays, tv shows, radio, video games etc
[ ] None of the above
6. Where is a hook usually found in a pop song?
[ ] At the end of the song
[ ] In the chorus
[ ] In the guitar line
[ ] At the beginning of the song
7. What is a 'rag'?
[ ] A type of progressive rock
[ ] A type of cleaning cloth for woodwind instruments
[ ] A type of experimental rock
[ ] The modal basis of Indian classical music
8. What does the term 'forte' relate to?
[ ] BPM
[ ] Dynamics
[ ] Rhythm
[ ] Tempo
9. A soloist with outstanding ability is called a .......
[ ] cadenza
[ ] complete show off!
[ ] conductor
[ ] virtuoso
10. What is a 'tal'?
[ ] The system of rhythm in Indian music as a whole
[ ] System of volume
[ ] A solo vocal track
[ ] None of the above
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Music: High School: 9th and 10th Grade Quiz - Revision (Answers)
1. What is a 'swar'?
[ ] A type of solo concerto
[x] The note/pitch of a piece of Indian music
[ ] The tempo of an African dance
[ ] The volume of a piece of Indian music
2. Which of these is NOT a film composer?
[ ] Danny Elfman
[ ] Howard Shore
[ ] John Williams
[x] Robert Schumann
3. What best describes a concerto?
[x] A 3-movement work with accompanied solo instrument
[ ] A concert featuring a type of strobe lighting effect
[ ] A type of Italian opera
[ ] An especially long concert
4. Which part of an Indian composition is 'asthayi'?
[x] The first
[ ] The second
[ ] The third
[ ] The fourth
5. What is 'incidental music'?
[ ] Music with sudden dynamic sections
[ ] A type of dance music
[x] Music featured in plays, tv shows, radio, video games etc
[ ] None of the above
Strictly speaking, it's a music format used in the context of something not primarily musical. Films don't tend to fall in this category as they are usually referred to as soundtracks
6. Where is a hook usually found in a pop song?
[ ] At the end of the song
[x] In the chorus
[ ] In the guitar line
[ ] At the beginning of the song
It's a musical idea or phrase that is meant to be 'catchy' and defining of the song as a whole
7. What is a 'rag'?
[ ] A type of progressive rock
[ ] A type of cleaning cloth for woodwind instruments
[ ] A type of experimental rock
[x] The modal basis of Indian classical music
Strictly speaking, a prescribed selection of melodic material that is the basis for composition and improvisation
8. What does the term 'forte' relate to?
[ ] BPM
[x] Dynamics
[ ] Rhythm
[ ] Tempo
9. A soloist with outstanding ability is called a .......
[ ] cadenza
[ ] complete show off!
[ ] conductor
[x] virtuoso
Remember, a cadenza isn't a type of soloist, it's what soloists tend to actually play in concertos!
10. What is a 'tal'?
[x] The system of rhythm in Indian music as a whole
[ ] System of volume
[ ] A solo vocal track
[ ] None of the above
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