National 5 Jazz Music Unit Assessment: Name

National 5
Jazz Music
Unit
Assessment
Total m
At
NAME:
Attem
Question 1
This questio
(a) Li
y
Latin American
Pizzica
Ragtime
Accen
Reggae
Walkin
Bass
(b) Listen to a continuation of that excerpt and name the main Instrument
featured.
(c)
Listen to a different piece of music and tick two boxes to describe what
(d) Listen to that excerpt again and describe the tonality of the music.
(e) Listen to another excerpt and name the main instrument featured.
Contra
motion
Question 2
In this question you will hear an excerpt of Jazz music.
A guide to the music has been laid out on the following page. You will see that further
information is required and you should insert this in each of the four areas.
There will now be a pause of one minute to allow you to read through the question. The music will
be played three times, with a pause of 20 seconds between playings.
In the first two playings a voice will help guide you through the music. There is no voice in the
third playing.
Here is the music for the first time.
Here is the music for the second time.
Here is the music for the third time.
Identify the
Style of
Music
Identify
the solo
instrument
Identify
the time
signature
Identify
the
tonality
t
h
e
Question 3
You now have to answer questions relating to the music guide printed below.
Listen to the excerpt and follow the music. Do not attempt to write during this playing. Here is
m
u
s
i
c
Th
(c) (It
The music will be played three more times with a pause of 30 seconds between playings. After
the final playing you will have 2 minutes in which to complete your answers. A warning tone will
sound 30 seconds before the next question starts.
(d) C
Here is the music for the first time. Here is the
(e) C
music for the second time.
(f)
Here is the music for the third time.
(g) N
(a) What key is the piece in?_____________
(b) Insert the time signature into the correct place.
1
1
Question 4
This question is based on Jazz Music.
a)
Listen
to the
following excerpt and tick one box to describe what you hear.
Simple time throughout
Compound time throughout
Simple time changes to Compound time
Compound time changes to Simple time
(b) Listen to the following excerpt and tick one box to describe what you hear.
Major key throughout
Minor key throughout
Major key changes to Minor key
Minor key changes to Major key
(c) Listen to the following excerpt and tick one box in each column to describe what you hear.
Column A
Column B
Column C
Syncopation
Trombone
Improvisation
Scat Singing
Saxophone
Syllabic
Andante
Trumpet
Strophic
(d) Listen to the following excerpt and tick one box to describe what you hear.
Chromatic
Melismatic
Blues Scale
Ostinato
(e) Listen to the following excerpt and tick one box to describe what you hear.
Vamp
Alberti bass
Walking Bass
Cross Rhythms
Question 5
In this question you will hear an excerpt of music which will be played three times. Tick one
answer only in each of the four sections:

Melody
Rhythm
Struc
Timbre
Structure/form
You have 1 minute to read the question before hearing the excerpt.
Here is the excerpt for the first time.
Here is the excerpt for the second time.
Here is the excerpt for the third time.
4
Tick
Minor
Melody
Blues Scale
Countermelody
Tick one box

from this
section
Adagio
Rhythm
Syncopation
4
4
Tick one box

from this
section
Question 6
In this question, you are asked to describe music you hear by inserting the appropriate
concepts in the text below.
There will now be a pause of 30 seconds to allow you to read through the question.
You will hear the music twice, with a pause of 20 seconds between playings and 20 seconds
before the next question starts.
The music is in _____________ time.

The style of singing performed is called
The tonality of the music is

.
Here is the music for the second time.
Question 7
This question is based on Jazz music.
(a) As you listen to the excerpt:
(i) tick one box to describe the style of music, and
(ii) in the space below, give a reason to support your answer.
There will be a pause of 20 seconds before the next question starts.

Here is the music.
Blues
Ragtime
Swing
Gospel
Reaso
n
(b) As you listen to a different excerpt:

(i) tick one box to describe the style of music, and
(ii) in the space below, give a reason to support your answer.
There will be a pause of 20 seconds before the next question starts.

Here is the music.
Blues
Ragtime
Swing
Gospel
Reason
Total marks 4
MARGIN
Question 8
Here is the
Here is the
As you listen to this excerpt you are asked to identify the prominent features of the music.
In your answer, comment on at least three of the following:
Rhythm/tempo
Melody/harmony
Instruments/voices
Dynamics (Italian terms)
You will hear the music three times, with a pause of 2 minutes at the end for you to
complete your final answer. A warning tone will sound 30 seconds before the end of
the question paper.
You may use the table below for rough working, but your final answer must be
written on the opposite page.
Rou
R
h
y
t
h
m
/
t
e
m
p
o
t
e
r
m
s
)
Melody/harmony
Instruments/voices
Dynamics (Italian
Question 8 (continued)
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Here is the music for the first time. Here is the

music for the second time.

Here is the music for the third time.

answer only in each of the four sections:

Tick one box

Tick one box

The music is in _____________ time.

The tonality of the music is

(ii) in the space below, give a reason to support your answer.

There will be a pause of 20 seconds before the next question starts.

(b) As you listen to a different excerpt:

(ii) in the space below, give a reason to support your answer.

There will be a pause of 20 seconds before the next question starts.

Dynamics (Italian terms)

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