NAISHK Year 9 Baseline Assessment

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36 questions

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NAISHK Year 9 Baseline Assessment

Last updated over 1 year ago

36 questions

Note from the author:

NAISHK Year 9 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 track 1 and answer questions 1 - 6

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To which family does this instrument belong?

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TRACK 2:
Listen to Track 2 and answer questions 7 - 12 below.

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Write TWO statements referring to the pitch and the instruments.

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TRACK 3:
Listen to Track 3 and answer questions 13 - 16 below

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Name three orchestral instruments from different families that you can hear

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How would you describe the dynamics of this track? Do the dynamics change?

TRACK 4:
Listen to track 4 and answer questions 17 - 22

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This musical style is called bebop. It was never as popular as other styles of jazz because people found it difficult to listen to. Give TWO reasons why you think this statement could be true. Comment on TEMPO and RHYTHM in your answer.

TRACK 5:
Listen to track 5 and answer questions 21 - 30

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The album this track is from is called "Sketches if Spain". What percussion instrument do you hear that is associated with music from Spain?

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This track was recorded by the same musician as track 4. Compare track 4 and track 5 and give ONE similarity and TWO differences between them.

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Why does the trumpet in Track 5 sound different to the trumpet in Track 4?

TRACK 6:
Listen to Track 6 and answer questions 31 - 37 below

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How would you describe the pitch of the drums?

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Write TWO statements describing the texture of this track

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The title of this piece, Djala, is township slang for getting together or having a good time. How does the music give this impression? Give TWO reasons.

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What happens to the drumming during the vocal section?

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NAISHK Year 9 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 track 1 and answer questions 1 - 6

Which instrument is playing the melody?

Trumpet

Piano

Oboe

To which family does this instrument belong?

How many instruments are playing in this ensemble?

2

4

8

How many beats are there in a bar?

3

4

5

How would you describe the dynamics at the beginning of the extract?

Very soft

Moderately loud

Very loud

This is a piece of CHAMBER MUSIC, what is CHAMBER MUSIC?

Music written for a large hall

Music written for a small number of performers and performed in a room

Music written by boy wizard's for a performance in a secret castle

TRACK 2:
Listen to Track 2 and answer questions 7 - 12 below.

Which brass instruments are playing in this track?

French Horns

Tubas

Saxophones

Which statement is true of this track?

The extract is in a minor key

The extract is in a major key

Write TWO statements referring to the pitch and the instruments.

How would you describe the tempo of this extract?

Allegro

Adagio

Moderato

What type of keyboard instrument can you hear?

Piano

Bassoon

Harpsichord

Synthesiser

Although Tracks 1 and 2 come from different periods, they both come from the same century. Which do you think it is?

1500s

1700s

1900s

TRACK 3:
Listen to Track 3 and answer questions 13 - 16 below

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Name three orchestral instruments from different families that you can hear

How would you describe the dynamics of this track? Do the dynamics change?

TRACK 4:
Listen to track 4 and answer questions 17 - 22

Choose TWO of the following words that best describe the tempo and pulse of the track

Irregular

Regular

Fast

Moderate

At the beginning of the track which other instrument plays the melody with the trumpet?

Trombone

French Horn

Saxophone

Drum Kit

Choose TWO of the following that best describes this music

Notated

Simple

Improvised

Complex

This musical style is called bebop. It was never as popular as other styles of jazz because people found it difficult to listen to. Give TWO reasons why you think this statement could be true. Comment on TEMPO and RHYTHM in your answer.

TRACK 5:
Listen to track 5 and answer questions 21 - 30

Which TWO sections of the orchestra can you hear in the very beginning.

Brass

Woodwind

Strings

Percussion

The album this track is from is called "Sketches if Spain". What percussion instrument do you hear that is associated with music from Spain?

A saxophone holds a single note at the beginning of the track

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False

A trumpet holds a single note at the beginning of this track

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False

There a four beats in a bar

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False

There are three beats in a bar

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False

In the introduction the pitch mainly moves in steps

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False

In the introduction the pitch mainly moves in leaps

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False

This track was recorded by the same musician as track 4. Compare track 4 and track 5 and give ONE similarity and TWO differences between them.

Why does the trumpet in Track 5 sound different to the trumpet in Track 4?

TRACK 6:
Listen to Track 6 and answer questions 31 - 37 below

Other than drums, which percussion

Guiro

Tambourine

Bell

Rattle

How would you describe the pitch of the drums?

Write TWO statements describing the texture of this track

The title of this piece, Djala, is township slang for getting together or having a good time. How does the music give this impression? Give TWO reasons.

What happens to the drumming during the vocal section?

How many different pitches are sung in the vocal section?

3

6

8

Which instrument is playing the melody?

Trumpet

Piano

Oboe

How many instruments are playing in this ensemble?

2

4

8

How many beats are there in a bar?

3

4

5

How would you describe the dynamics at the beginning of the extract?

Very soft

Moderately loud

Very loud

This is a piece of CHAMBER MUSIC, what is CHAMBER MUSIC?

Music written for a large hall

Music written for a small number of performers and performed in a room

Music written by boy wizard's for a performance in a secret castle

Which brass instruments are playing in this track?

French Horns

Tubas

Saxophones

Which statement is true of this track?

The extract is in a minor key

The extract is in a major key

How would you describe the tempo of this extract?

Allegro

Adagio

Moderato

What type of keyboard instrument can you hear?

Piano

Bassoon

Harpsichord

Synthesiser

Although Tracks 1 and 2 come from different periods, they both come from the same century. Which do you think it is?

1500s

1700s

1900s

Which rhythmic pattern does the guitar play before the singers enter

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B

Which graphic score best represents the opening line 'Is it worth the waiting for, if we live to 84, all we ever get it gruel?'

A

B

C

Choose TWO of the following words that best describe the tempo and pulse of the track

Irregular

Regular

Fast

Moderate

At the beginning of the track which other instrument plays the melody with the trumpet?

Trombone

French Horn

Saxophone

Drum Kit

Choose TWO of the following that best describes this music

Notated

Simple

Improvised

Complex

Which TWO sections of the orchestra can you hear in the very beginning.

Brass

Woodwind

Strings

Percussion

A saxophone holds a single note at the beginning of the track

True

False

A trumpet holds a single note at the beginning of this track

True

False

There a four beats in a bar

True

False

There are three beats in a bar

True

False

In the introduction the pitch mainly moves in steps

True

False

In the introduction the pitch mainly moves in leaps

True

False

Other than drums, which percussion 

Guiro

Tambourine

Bell

Rattle

How many different pitches are sung in the vocal section?

3

6

8

Which rhythmic pattern does the guitar play before the singers enter

A

B

Which graphic score best represents the opening line 'Is it worth the waiting for, if we live to 84, all we ever get it gruel?'

A

B

C