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| Question | Answer |
| True or False: Music reflects the time and people throughout history. | True |
| True or False? What we understand today as 'Rock Music' originated in the 1950's. | True: Rock music did not exist before Rock'n'Roll music developed it in the 1950's. |
| What influenced the development of instruments used in Rock Music? | Experimentation and Technology |
| How many strings on a guitar? | 6 (but only 4 on a bass guitar) |
| What is the main difference in how sound is produced when comparing an electric verses an acoustic guitar? | The acoustic guitar has a sound hole which amplify's the sound whereas an electric guitar must be plugged into an amplifier. |
| Name as many parts of a drum kit as you can. | Crash cymbol, ride cymbol, hi-hats, tom-toms, floor tom, bass drum. |
| True or False? Triads & Chords refer to the same thing? | Pretty much true. A triad is a type of chord which uses 3 notes. When played on guitar we call them chords, on keyboard the easist chord positions to learn are triads. |
| How can you tell the difference between Major and minor chords when you hear them? | Major chords have a happy/bright tone, and minor chords have a sad/melancholic tone |
| What is the correct name given to a pattern of chords which is repeated throughout a song? | Chord Progression eg: The 12 bar blues chord progression is commonly used in Rock'n'roll music. |
| True or False? The name of a chord/triad comes from the middle note of the chord/triad. | False, it is always named after the lowest note of the chord. CEG= C chord, DFA= D chord etc |
| How many different chord positions can you now play on the guitar? | 0: not good! 1-3: Keep practicing/revising 4-6: You're on track well done. 7 or more: Outstanding |
| List some of the sections of a song that might make up a typical structure of a rock song. | Intro, verse, chorus, verse, chorus, verse, bridge, chorus, instrumental/solo, coda/outro/fade out. |
| Explain the role of a bass player in a song. | The bass player plays the low notes, often using a funky rhythm. |
| Explain the difference in roles of a lead guitarist and a rhythm guitarist. | Lead plays the solos and the main melodies (finger picking) and the rhythm guitarist plays chords (strumming). |
| What does singing in 'Falsetto' mean? | Males singing in a very high voice. |
| True or False? Females can sing in Falsetto | False |
| What is the word given when the music is accenting the 'off beat'? | Syncopation |
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