NAISHK Year 8 Baseline Assessment

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NAISHK Year 8 Baseline Assessment

Last updated over 1 year ago

26 questions

Note from the author:

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

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

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

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

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

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Why do you think it comes from this country?

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

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

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

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Describe the dynamics in this piece

NAISHK Year 8 Baseline Assessment

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

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

Strings

Woodwind

Brass

What type of percussion instrument features in this extract?

Tambourine

Wood Block

Field Drum

Bongos

Which texture word best describes this music?

Monophonic

Homophonic

Polyphonic

Heterophonic

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

When do you think this music was composed?

1391

1691

1891

1991

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

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?

Major

Atonal (no key)

Minor

In what century do you think this music was composed?

16th

18th

20th

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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Tracks 2 and 3 were both composed in the same century

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False

Tracks 2 and 3 use the same instruments

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False

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

Adagio

Andante

Allegro

Presto

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

Which stringed instrument do you hear in the introduction?

Cello

Violin

Mandolin

What does this instrument play through the whole track?

Drone

Scale

Ostinato

What type of instrument comes in next?

Synthesiser

Voice

Bass Guitar

Drum

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

Why do you think it comes from this country?

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

How would you describe the tempo of this song?

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Moderate

Fast

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

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bridge		section where there are no voices and the melody is often played by different instruments
chorus		sections where melody often stays the same but the words change
instrumental		section where words and melody remain the same, returning throughout the song
verse		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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In which section of the piece do you think the texture become thicker?

Describe the dynamics in this piece

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

Strings

Woodwind

Brass

What type of percussion instrument features in this extract?

Tambourine

Wood Block

Field Drum

Bongos

Which texture word best describes this music?

Monophonic

Homophonic

Polyphonic

Heterophonic

When do you think this music was composed?

1391

1691

1891

1991

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

Major

Atonal (no key)

Minor

In what century do you think this music was composed?

16th

18th

20th

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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B

C

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Tracks 2 and 3 were both composed in the same century

True

False

Tracks 2 and 3 use the same instruments

True

False

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

Adagio

Andante

Allegro

Presto

Which stringed instrument do you hear in the introduction?

Cello

Violin

Mandolin

What does this instrument play through the whole track?

Drone

Scale

Ostinato

What type of instrument comes in next?

Synthesiser

Voice

Bass Guitar

Drum

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

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B

C

How would you describe the tempo of this song?

Slow

Moderate

Fast

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

bridge

section where there are no voices and the melody is often played by different instruments

chorus

sections where melody often stays the same but the words change

instrumental

section where words and melody remain the same, returning throughout the song

verse

section which normally appears once and contrasts with all other sections

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

A

B

C

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.

A

B

C

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

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B

C

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

A

B

C