KS3 Music Arrangement quiz

15 Questions

Quiz Description

In this quiz, our topic of discussion will be music arrangement. We will be looking at some terms such as a coda, an interlude, a descant, and many more. Also, we are going to cover some instrumental aspects and the dynamics of music. In a nutshell, we will be discussing music on a whole new level.

Music as we all know could be defined as vocal or instrumental sounds that are combined in a beautiful way such that it produces harmony and expression of emotions. Music can be further subdivided into genres. Some genres of music include: Rock, Jazz, Blues, Pop music, Reggae, Disco, Gospel music, etc Anyone who composes, conducts, and performs music professionally is known to be a musician. A musician could also be a person who plays musical instruments as a profession. This type of musician can also be called an instrumentalist. Let’s have a recap of what music arrangement is:

Music arrangement simply refers to a reworking of a piece of music for the purpose of playing it on other instruments or a combination of instruments.

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1:

A Coda is .......


Correct
  • 1:
    a quiet kind of dynamic marking
  • 2:
    a passage which brings a movement to a conclusion
  • 3:
    a type of accelerando
  • 4:
    a type of classical movement
2:

What is an interlude?


Correct
  • 1:
    A 16-bar section which features a drone
  • 2:
    A long composition comparable to a symphony
  • 3:
    A short piece in-between parts of longer compositions
  • 4:
    None of the above
3:

What is a descant?


Correct
  • 1:
    A counter-melody at a higher pitch than the main melody
  • 2:
    A fast section of music
  • 3:
    A loud and accented bass line
  • 4:
    A piece in the key of D major
4:

What kinds of music feature improvisation?


Correct
  • 1:
    Jazz solo sections
  • 2:
    Rock guitar solo sections
  • 3:
    Classical recitative sections
  • 4:
    All of the above
5:

What type of passage brings a section to a conclusion?


Correct
  • 1:
    A Coda
  • 2:
    A pause
  • 3:
    A ritardando
  • 4:
    An accelerando
6:

What high-pitched counter-melody is found in hymns?


Correct
  • 1:
    Bass line
  • 2:
    Descant
  • 3:
    Falsetto
  • 4:
    Tenor line
7:

A minim is made up of how many quaver beats?


Correct
  • 1:
    Three
  • 2:
    Four
  • 3:
    Six
  • 4:
    Eight
8:

What does 'andante' mean?


Correct
  • 1:
    At a moderate/'walking' pace
  • 2:
    Gradually getting faster
  • 3:
    Very fast
  • 4:
    Very slow
9:

What is a 'homophonic' texture?


Correct
  • 1:
    A single and unaccompanied voice
  • 2:
    Multiple voices varying a main melody simultaneously
  • 3:
    The overlapping of several melodic voices in a piece
  • 4:
    Where one voice stands out on top of a backing harmony
10:

What is the purpose of dynamics in a piece of music?


Correct
  • 1:
    To express how loud or quiet the music should be played
  • 2:
    To illustrate a key signature
  • 3:
    To represent a change of speed
  • 4:
    To show a change of time signature
11:

Which element of music best describes how 'high' or 'low' notes sound?


Correct
  • 1:
    Pitch
  • 2:
    Timbre
  • 3:
    Texture
  • 4:
    Rhythm
12:

Binary form is made up of how many sections?


Correct
  • 1:
    One (A) - a single section often repeated
  • 2:
    Two (AB)
  • 3:
    Three (ABA)
  • 4:
    Five (ABACD)
13:

What does the marking 'mezzo forte' (mf) mean?


Correct
  • 1:
    Moderately loud
  • 2:
    Moderately quiet
  • 3:
    Very loud
  • 4:
    Very quiet
14:

Which of these instruments has a 'bright' timbre?


Correct
  • 1:
    Bassoon
  • 2:
    Cello
  • 3:
    Double bass
  • 4:
    Piccolo
15:

What is an 'acoustic' instrument?


Correct
  • 1:
    A sound card that changes background acoustics
  • 2:
    An effect pedal that produces a specific sound
  • 3:
    An equalisation setting to make higher tones audible
  • 4:
    An instrument producing sound by entirely natural means

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