KS3 Music Musical Cycle quiz

15 Questions

Quiz Description

Here in this quiz, we are going to be discussing the music cycle. You are going to understand the meaning of music as well as some aspects of music such as harmony and melody amongst others. Also, we are going to cover some popular instruments that are being played with respect to some different countries. In a nutshell, we will be discussing music.

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 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 briefing on the music cycle:

Acoustically, the music cycle refers to one complete vibration. Hence, a cycle could be considered as individual pieces that pile up into larger works. 

To conclude, music is very important to us because it brings joy and emotions. Are you willing to pass your questions on music in the exam? Answer this quiz correctly and make yourself proud. You can also try out some other music quizzes on this platform. 

1:

Repeated harmonies, melodies and rhythms are .......


Correct
  • 1:
    a feature of musical cycles
  • 2:
    exclusively representative of early 16th century music
  • 3:
    hardly used in any form of modern music
  • 4:
    only found in Indian classical compositions
2:

A Tihai is a rhythmic formula that is repeated .......


Correct
  • 1:
    Once. It is used at the beginning of Italian operas
  • 2:
    Twice. It marks the end of sections in African music
  • 3:
    Three times. It marks the end of sections in Indian music
  • 4:
    Four times to bring out the endings of western concertos
3:

A melorhythm is .......


Correct
  • 1:
    the series of note-values of a melody/tune
  • 2:
    a mellow toned rhythmic guitar backing
  • 3:
    a musical passage with multiple rhythms played together
  • 4:
    All of the above
4:

A linear progression is a chord progression that .......


Correct
  • 1:
    arises from step by step movements in one or more voices
  • 2:
    features a crescendo hairpin to indicate volume increase
  • 3:
    hasn't been used in music since the 5th century AD
  • 4:
    is inaudible to the natural human ear
5:

What is a 'Rag' or 'Raga'?


Correct
  • 1:
    A cleaning cloth used for instruments with silver keys
  • 2:
    A predecessor to the rise of jazz in the 1920s
  • 3:
    A type of horn which produces a 'raging' growl
  • 4:
    An important melodic mode in Indian classical music
6:

Two or more rhythms sounding simultaneously is called .......


Correct
  • 1:
    dual rhythmic
  • 2:
    multirhythmic
  • 3:
    polyrhythmic
  • 4:
    quad rhythmic
7:

'Tala' roughly corresponds to what in western music?


Correct
  • 1:
    Composer dedication
  • 2:
    Composition and Composer titles on sheet music
  • 3:
    Dynamics
  • 4:
    Metre
8:

Musical cycles often feature repeated .......


Correct
  • 1:
    rhythms
  • 2:
    melodies
  • 3:
    harmonies
  • 4:
    All of the above
9:

What 'S' is a stringed instrument from India?


Correct
  • 1:
    Saxophone
  • 2:
    Sitar
  • 3:
    Steel guitar
  • 4:
    Synthesizer
10:

A Tabla is a set of .......


Correct
  • 1:
    table-like keyboard instruments from France
  • 2:
    tuning forks
  • 3:
    two Indian drums, usually played together
  • 4:
    written rhythms which are set to the composition
11:

What is a Gamelan?


Correct
  • 1:
    A nursery rhyme
  • 2:
    A type of heavy rock music
  • 3:
    An abbreviation for video game backing tracks
  • 4:
    An Indonesian ensemble mainly of percussive instruments
12:

The melody of a Gamelan piece is called .......


Correct
  • 1:
    balungan
  • 2:
    bamelan
  • 3:
    gameline
  • 4:
    gamelody
13:

What is a drone?


Correct
  • 1:
    A bleeping sound emitted from aerial spy devices
  • 2:
    A harsh and unexpected change of dynamics
  • 3:
    A type of song usually performed when in mourning
  • 4:
    Continuous sounding of a note/chord throughout a piece
14:

The Agbadza is a social dance which originated in .......


Correct
  • 1:
    Australia
  • 2:
    Tanzania
  • 3:
    Ghana
  • 4:
    Cyprus
15:

What time signature is used for the Agbadza?


Correct
  • 1:
    2/4 two crotchets in a bar
  • 2:
    3/4 three crotchets in a bar
  • 3:
    6/8 six quavers in a bar
  • 4:
    12/8 twelve quavers in a bar

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