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Year 9 Music Quiz

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    A quiz to revise what we have covered in Year 9 Music class
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  • Which element of music is described as high or low?
    Pitch
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  • Which element of music is described as fast or slow?
    Tempo
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  • What is the name for a three-note chord?
    Triad
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  • Which composer wrote the theme music for ET, Jurassic Park and Jaws?
    John Williams
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  • What is the name of the drum used in Irish folk music?
    Bodhran
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  • What is the name for a short, repeated musical idea used in film music?
    Ostinato
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  • What is the Italian term for "very quiet"?
    Pianissimo
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  • How many sections are in an orchestra?
    Four
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  • What is the name for folk songs sung by sailors at sea?
    Shanties
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  • What is the word to describe when all melody instruments play the same tune?
    unison/homophony
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  • What does "a capella" mean?
    unaccompanied
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  • When was the "silent film" era?
    1920s
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  • How many beats does a crotchet last?
    One
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  • How many beats does a semibreve last?
    Four
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  • What is the name for a two-beat note?
    Minim
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  • What do you call lines that enable notes to be above or below the stave?
    ledger lines
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