NAISHK Year 8 Baseline Assessment

Instructions

Read the questions carefully and answer the questions.

You can listen to each track as many times as you like.

TRACK 1:
Listen to this track and answer questions 1 - 5

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1

In addition to percussion , what other family of instruments is used in the music?

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What type of percussion instrument features in this extract?

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Which texture word best describes this music?

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2

Give two musical reasons why this music is suitable for a solemn (sad) occasion

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When do you think this music was composed?

TRACK 2:
Listen to this track and answer questions 6 - 9

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2

What is the first instrument you hear and what family do all the instruments in this piece of music belong?

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How would you describe the key of this piece of music?

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In what century do you think this music was composed?

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3

Briefly describe the music, referring to Texture, Pitch and Rhythm

TRACK 3: 
Listen to this track and answer questions 10 - 13

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In track 3 the lowest-pitched instruments play a short three-note motif several times. Choose one answer to indicate which shape best represents this motif.

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Tracks 2 and 3 were both composed in the same century

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Tracks 2 and 3 use the same instruments

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What tempo are tracks 1, 2 and 3 all played at

TRACK 4:
Listen to this track and answer questions 11 - 19

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Which stringed instrument do you hear in the introduction?

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What does this instrument play through the whole track?

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What type of instrument comes in next?

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Choose one letter to show which shape best matches the repeating bass line.

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Which non-western country do you think this extract is influenced by?

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2

Why do you think it comes from this country?

TRACK 4:
Listen to Track 4 and answer questions 20 - 26

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How would you describe the tempo of this song?

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3

Name three instruments you can hear in the introduction (before the singer joins in)

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Which family of instruments joins in during the first verse and features in most of the song?

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4

Match the following terms about structure to their definitions by drawing the lines between them

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
instrumental		section where there are no voices and the melody is often played by different instruments
verse		sections where melody often stays the same but the words change
chorus		section where words and melody remain the same, returning throughout the song
bridge		section which normally appears once and contrasts with all other sections

Look at the song structures pictured as A, B and C

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Which structure does this track follow? Tick either A, B or C after following the descriptions on the picture

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In which section of the piece do you think the texture become thicker?

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2

In addition to percussion , what other family of instruments is used in the music?

What type of percussion instrument features in this extract?

Which texture word best describes this music?

Give two musical reasons why this music is suitable for a solemn (sad) occasion

When do you think this music was composed?

What is the first instrument you hear and what family do all the instruments in this piece of music belong?

How would you describe the key of this piece of music?

In what century do you think this music was composed?

Briefly describe the music, referring to Texture, Pitch and Rhythm

In track 3 the lowest-pitched instruments play a short three-note motif several times. Choose one answer to indicate which shape best represents this motif.

Tracks 2 and 3 were both composed in the same century

Tracks 2 and 3 use the same instruments

What tempo are tracks 1, 2 and 3 all played at

Which stringed instrument do you hear in the introduction?

What does this instrument play through the whole track?

What type of instrument comes in next?

Choose one letter to show which shape best matches the repeating bass line.

Which non-western country do you think this extract is influenced by?

Why do you think it comes from this country?

How would you describe the tempo of this song?

Name three instruments you can hear in the introduction (before the singer joins in)

Which family of instruments joins in during the first verse and features in most of the song?

Match the following terms about structure to their definitions by drawing the lines between them

Which structure does this track follow? Tick either A, B or C after following the descriptions on the picture

In which section of the piece do you think the texture become thicker?

Describe the dynamics in this piece