FILM AND T V

MUSIC AND THE

CONCEPTS OF
MUSIC
 QUESTION 1

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX3bN5YeiQs

• How would you describe the melody within the opening of this track.

a) A dark, menacing sound because of the minor second sounding interval.

b) A happy joyous melody because of the major second sounding interval.
c) A mean spirited sounded melody because of its minor fourth interval
QUESTION 2

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8zlUUrFK-M

• What are some terms to describe the duration of the opening?

a) Short staccato rhythm, use of semiquavers, strong sense of pulse.

b) Rubato
c) Accelerando.
QUESTION 3:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtYRMGnj-_A

• Which sentence best describes the opening of this piece.

a) A male acapella group begin to sing, they are singing in harmony. Then a a drum fill begins to play as
the singers finish their final phrase.
b) The male vocals are singing in harmony they are accompanied by a guitar playing chordal harmony.
c) A male acapella group begin to sing, they are singing in harmony. Then a complex drum fill begins to
play over the top of the final melody.
QUESTION 4

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQEpTXFGNgE

• True or false, this song changes in dynamics throughout the piece?

A) True
B) False
QUESTION 5

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-xnvdtuRRo

• How would you describe the tone of the guitar?

a) Clean, undistorted, pretty sounding

b) Distorted, Higher register, overdriven.
c) Fun, angry, violent sounding.
QUESTION 6

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYeDsa4Tw0c

• What time signature is this piece in

a) 3/4
b) 5/4
c) 7/4
QUESTION 7

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anGYFI_hmII&list=PL8IPNFFeqgJPzHzPtJGxgbCYzmdoud9
Bc

• Would you describe the rhythms of this piece as syncopated?

a) Yes
b) No
QUESTION 8

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZGBxiNPu3k

• In the first 10 seconds of this except does this piece

a) Stay in the same key

b) Change from a major tonality to a minor tonality
c) Change from a minor tonality to a major tonality
QUESTION 9

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTWqwSNQCcg

• What term best fits the opening piano part

a) Riff
b) Ostinato
c) Arpeggiated piano solo.
QUESTION 10

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ9BHGX58vQ

• Which sentence describes the texture of this piece, from 00:00 – 00:40 seconds.
a) Thick complex texture, the drum part plays a complex rhythm while male vocalist sings.
b) Homophonic texture, the guitar plays chords over the vocals.
c) Thin texture as there are only 2 layers a synth and vocalist. This piece is monophonic in
parts.
QUESTION 11

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSZxmZmBfnU

• Is this melody in a major or minor key, 00:00 - 00:30 seconds

a) Major
b) Minor
QUESTION 12

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvrZJ5C_Nwg

• Cut to 02:25. Which expressive techniques best describe the male vocalists.

a) Falsetto
b) Vibrato
c) Melismatic phrasing
d) Both vibrato and melismatic phrasing
QUESTION 13

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_1312707823&feature=iv&src_vid=
1iYEwFDLVnM&v=FCmveo84d8Q

• How would you describe the harmonic accompaniment underneath the main melody? 00:08 –
00:25

a) Long sustained chords played by strings

b) Arpeggiated sting part.
c) Rhythmic block chords.
QUESTION 14

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNa2Fr6CA0E

• How would you describe the rhythm of the male vocals in 00:00 – 00:20?

a) Long sustained notes

b) Short staccato rhythm
c) A combination of semibreves, minims, crotchets and semiquavers.
QUESTION 15

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9vrfEoc8_g

• In the early intro, how would you describe the tonality of the very first instrument being
played?
a) Woodwind
b) Percussion
c) Brass
d) String
QUESTION 16

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6IYt2qMj1A

• What time signature is this piece in

a) 5/4
b) 4/4
c) 12/8
QUESTION 17

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=557IR0VckTM

Listen from 00:00 – 01:30. Which sentence describes the pulse of the piece.

a) Introduction - there is no sense pulse, the woodwind instrument plays the melody with no
rhythmic accompaniment until a drum fill comes in and the drum kit plays on beats 2 and 4;
providing a sense of pulse.
b) There is no pulse in the time frame
c) Introduction – there is a slight sense of pulse as woodwind instrument played syncopated and
accented beats. The sense of pulse is maintained with the woodwind instruments playing the
melody.
QUESTION 18

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geVYIHOat5o

• Which term best describes the dynamics of the introduction to this piece? 00:00 – 00:15

a) Crescendo
b) Terrace dynamics
c) Decrescendo
QUESTION 19

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t0fZeySNck

• Would you describe this as syncopated?

a) Yes
b) No
QUESTION 20

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbrbUfYSt0E

• The claps are accenting which beats

a) 1+3
b) 2 + 4
QUESTION 21

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7UrFYvl5TE

• Which of these note values best describes the rhythm of the guitar part in the first verse?

a) Syncopated crotchets
b) Quavers
c) Crotchets
QUESTION 22

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXvtDm820zI&t=41s

• Which term describes the use of structure within this excerpt. Listen from 00:00 – 02:00

A) Theme and variation

B) Rondo form
C) ABA Structure
QUESTION 23

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAYhNHhxN0A

• What time signature is this piece in?

a) 4/4
b) 7/4
c) 5/4
QUESTION 24

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCPDVVLUw-4

• Which of these expressive techniques are used in the guitar solo 01:14 – end?

a) Bending
b) Vibrato
c) Legato
d) All of the above
QUESTION 25

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1i5coU-0_Q

• How would you describe the structure of piece of music, start at 00:25

a) 12 bar blues
b) ABAC
c) Intro, verse, bridge, pre-chorus, chorus, breakdown.
QUESTION 26

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZt8dti-r14

• How would you describe the tone colour of the vocals 00:00 – 00:45

a) Compressed vocals, with wide range.

b) Male voice in falsetto
c) Female lead vocals
d) Male soprano
QUESTION 27

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR6L_C0Ii6s

Describe the chords being played on guitar

a) Block chords
b) Arpeggiated chords
c) Syncopated strumming pattern
QUESTION 28

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBe0VCso0qs

• Which bpm is the closest to the tempo?

a) 70
b) 100
c) 150
QUESTION 29

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ5uRxWCb2g

• Which sentence best describes the male vocalists range in this song?

a) The male vocalist sings in a low register with minimal range in the melody. The male vocalist
uses monotone in his melody.
b) The male vocalist has a medium low end tenor range. The melody is semi-wide as the
melody darts across the scale
c) The male vocalist has a high register. He uses a wide range of notes when signing the melody.
QUESTION 30

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFx7kfHnKg8

• What type of structure is this piece in, start from 01:10 – 02:10

a) Through composed
b) Rondo form
c) ABA structure
d) AB Structure
 QUESTION 31

What key is this piece in?

QUESTION 32

W H AT N O T E S A R E S E M I -
Q U AV E R S ?
QUESTION 33

W H AT T E R M D E S C R I B E S T H E
CIRCLED CHORDS;

A) SLASH CHORD F CHORD WITH

A C IN THE BASS

B) SLASH CHORD C CHORD WITH

A F IN THE BASS
QUESTION 34
W H AT B E AT D O E S T H E
SECOND CM OF THE FIRST
BAR LAND ON

• A) on 4
• B) on 1
• C) on 3
QUESTION 35
W H AT A R E T H E
SHARPENED NOTES IN
THE KEY OF D MAJOR
QUESTION 36
WOULD YOU DESCRIBE
THE DOUBLE STOPS IN
B A R 2 A S S Y N C O PAT E D

• A) Yes
• B) No
Q U E S T I O N 37
NAME THE NOTES IN THE
CIRCLED CHORD
38.
NAME A BAR THAT HAS 4 STACCATO
NOTES.
QUESTION 39
WHICH TERMS BEST
D E S C R I B E T H E M E LO D Y
• A) Bright and legato
• B) Bright and staccato
• C) Bright and syncopated
Q UEST I ON 40
H O W W OUL D Y OU
DESCR I BE T H E M ELODY
OF TH E BA SS CL EF
A) A descending ostinato
B) A melodic ostinato
C) A scalic ostinato
Q U E S T I O N 41
W H AT D O Y O U C A L L T H E
MUSICAL NOTES BEING
P L AY E D B E F O R E B A R
ONE?
QUESTION 42
DESCRIBE THE VOLUME
OF THIS PIECE
• A) Fortissimo
• B) Fortississmo
• C) Fortissississmo
QUESTION 43
THESE THREE NOTES ARE;
• A) Descending
• B) Descending Chromatically
• C) Descending in tones
QUESTION 44
W H AT N O T E G ET S
R E P E AT E D T H R O U G H O U T
T H E M E LO D Y I N T H E
TREBLE CLEF?
QUESTION 45
W H AT K E Y I S T H I S I N ?
QUESTION 46
W H AT I N T E R VA L A R E T H E
2 NOTES IN THE CIRCLED
BAR?
Q U E S T I O N 47
W H AT D O W E C A L L T H E
CIRCLED TRIANGLE
• A) Crescendo
• B) Volume intensifier
• C) Glisando
QUESTION 48
W H AT I S T H E I N T E R VA L
IN THE CIRCLED NOTE
49. WHAT
DOES N.C.
MEAN?
QUESTION 50
CAN YOU SPOT THE
A C C I D E N TA L ?