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NAISHK Year 9 Baseline Assessment

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NAISHK Year 9 Baseline Assessment
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TRACK 1:
Listen to track 1 and answer questions 1 - 6
Question 1
1.

Which instrument is playing the melody?

Question 2
2.

To which family does this instrument belong?

Question 3
3.

How many instruments are playing in this ensemble?

Question 4
4.

How many beats are there in a bar?

Question 5
5.

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

Question 6
6.

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

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

Which brass instruments are playing in this track?

Question 8
8.

Which statement is true of this track?

Question 9
9.

Write TWO statements referring to the pitch and the instruments.

Question 10
10.

How would you describe the tempo of this extract?

Question 11
11.

What type of keyboard instrument can you hear?

Question 12
12.

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

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

Which rhythmic pattern does the guitar play before the singers enter

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Question 14
14.

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?'

Question 15
15.

Name three orchestral instruments from different families that you can hear

Question 16
16.

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

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

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

Question 18
18.

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

Question 19
19.

Choose TWO of the following that best describes this music

Question 20
20.

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
Question 21
21.

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

Question 22
22.

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

Question 23
23.

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

Question 24
24.

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

Question 25
25.

There a four beats in a bar

Question 26
26.

There are three beats in a bar

Question 27
27.

In the introduction the pitch mainly moves in steps

Question 28
28.

In the introduction the pitch mainly moves in leaps

Question 29
29.

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.

Question 30
30.

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
Question 31
31.

Other than drums, which percussion

Question 32
32.

How would you describe the pitch of the drums?

Question 33
33.

Write TWO statements describing the texture of this track

Question 34
34.

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.

Question 35
35.

What happens to the drumming during the vocal section?

Question 36
36.

How many different pitches are sung in the vocal section?