Context
Toto IV
Which album does the song Africa come from?
The key of the intro and verse
What is B major?
A type of rhythm which is off the beat
What is syncopation?
A melody which uses scalic or stepwise movement
What is conjunct melody?
Drum Kit and additional percussion, Lead Guitar, Bass Guitar, Synths, Lead Singer and Backing singers
What makes up the instrumentation in the song Africa?
1981
Which year was this song recorded?
The key of the chorus
What is A major?
The name of the notation that we are counting in in this piece
What is a minim?
The description given to music where there is one note per syllable
What is syllabic music?
The Tempo
What is performed at a moderately fast speed?
The genre of music that this song fits into
What is Soft Rock?
The type of scale used in Riff B
What is an E major Pentatonic scale
The name used to describe the time signature
What is 2/2 or Cut Common time?
The name given to describe the type of word setting at the end of the word 'Conversation'
What is melisma?
The part of the song which is sung moderately loud
What is the Verse?
Feb 5th 1983
The month and year that Africa was No. 1 in the US
What is a natural 7 (even though we all know that it should be a flattened 7th but don't get me started)
The name for a repeating rhythmic pattern
What is an ostinato?
The length of the first three phrases in the verse of Africa
What lasts for 9 bars?
The part of the sung which is sung loudly
What is the chorus?
The composers of Africa
Who are David Paich and Jeff Porcaro?
The last chord that is used under Riff A
What is C# minor
The length of notes mainly used in Riff B
What are quavers?
The number of different pitches that are used in the first three phrases of the chorus
What is 2?
The section where the voices drop out
What is the instrumental?