Year 9 Music Game

Instrument families

100

What family is made up of instruments that produce noise by being struck, hit, shaken, scrapped or rubbed

Percussion

200

Saxophones are part of which family?

Woodwind

300

What is the name of the instrument classification that includes drums and any instrument with a stretched skin?

Membranophones

400

What family does the piano belong to?

Percussion and/or strings!

500

Describe what is meant by the term "pitched" percussion?

A percussion instrument that is capable of playing specific pitches or notes, such as timpani, xylophone, tubular bells

Rhythms

100

How many beats is a minim held for?

2

200

What does "tempo" refer to?

The speed of the piece

300

What does a tie do?

joins the length of two notes together to make a longer note

400

What is syncopation?

Rhythms that are off the beat, e.g. "rest go rest go" and "syncopate the beat".

500

What might the time signature be if one bar of music has a crotchet, a minim, two quavers and a crotchet?

5/4

Tempo

100

What does accel. stand for, and what does it mean?

accelerando - to become faster 

200

What does rit. stand for, and what does it mean?

ritardando - to slow down

300

What is a fermata?

A pause

400

What does "A Tempo" mean?

return to the original tempo

500

Which is faster, Andante or Presto?

Presto

Composition words

100

What is a repeated pattern called?

Riff or Ostinato

200

What is the main theme of a piece called?

Motif

300

What are "chord tones"?

Notes that are in the chord

400

What is the other name for a "bar" in music?

Measure

500

What is it called when you take your original motif and start the pattern on a higher or lower note?

Sequence

Musicals

100

How is a musical different to an opera?

In opera's, all the dialogue is sung. In musicals, the dialogue is spoken

200

Give an example of a character who provides comic relief in any musical

various acceptable answers e.g.

Donkey (Shrek)

Thenardier (Les Mis)

Edna Turnblad (Hairspray)

Timone and Pumba (Lion King)

Genie (Aladdin)

300

Who is the "chorus" in musical theatre?

The performers whose role it is to sing as part of a group, rather than predominantly as soloists in main roles. These actors may be required to play multiple roles in the show

400

Who are the "leads" in musical theatre?

The main characters who are responsible for delivering main points in the narrative of the show

500

What musical did KHS do in 2015?????

AIDA