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.
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
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
|---|---|---|
bridge | arrow_right_alt | section where there are no voices and the melody is often played by different instruments |
chorus | arrow_right_alt | sections where melody often stays the same but the words change |
instrumental | arrow_right_alt | section where words and melody remain the same, returning throughout the song |
verse | arrow_right_alt | 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
In which section of the piece do you think the texture become thicker?
Describe the dynamics in this piece