National Qualifications: Music Listening Revision

A NAB style exam

Exam style questions

There are different styles of questions. Read the instructions for each question carefully before answering.

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1. Descending
2. Ascending
3. Sequence
4. Repetition
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1. Question
2. Answer
3. Ascending
4. Descending
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1. Ascending
2. Stepwise
3. Broken chords
4. Discord
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1. Stepwise
2. Leaping
3. Ascending
4. Harmony
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1. Question
2. Answer
3. Ascending
4. Descending
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1. Sequence
2. Phrase
3. Repetition
4. Answer
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1. Repetition
2. Sequence
3. Phrase
4. Answer
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1. Phrase
2. Sequence
3. Repetition
4. Answer
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1. Sequence
2. Repetition
3. Question
4. Answer
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1. Question
2. Answer
3. Sequence
4. Ascending
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1. Repetition
2. Broken Chord
3. Chord
4. Ascending
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1. Chord
2. Harmony
3. Scale
4. Chord change
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1. Descending
2. Notes together
3. Chord progression
4. Sequence
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1. Consonance
2. Dissonance
3. Leaping
4. Repetition
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1. Consonance
2. Dissonance
3. Notes together
4. Scale
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1. Sequence
2. Scale
3. Chord change
4. Repetition
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1. Slower
2. Shorter
3. Faster
4. Pattern
Music or notes which decrease in speed
1. Slower
2. Longer
3. Accented
4. Simple time
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1. Slower
2. Longer
3. Shorter
4. Pattern
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1. Slower
2. Longer
3. Pause
4. Shorter
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1. Faster
2. Slower
3. Longer
4. Shorter
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1. Shorter
2. Off the beat
3. Accented
4. Faster
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1. Simple time
2. Drum fill
3. Consonance
4. Repetition
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1. Longer
2. Off the beat
3. Harmony
4. On the beat
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1. Longer
2. Off the beat
3. Notes together
4. On the beat
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1. Simple time
2. Longer
3. Accented
4. Pattern
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1. Scotch snap
2. Drum fill
3. Solo
4. Riff
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1. Ostinato
2. Harmony
3. Scotch Snap
4. Round
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1. Ensemble
2. Harmony
3. Ensemble
4. Single line
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1. Solo
2. Harmony
3. Unison
4. Ensemble
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1. Unison
2. Harmony
3. Softer
4. Round
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1. Solo
2. Ensemble
3. Riff
4. Accompanied
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1. Solo
2. Lead Vocal
3. Backing Vocals
4. Ensemble
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1. Ostinato
2. Round
3. Accompanied
4. Solo
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1. Ensemble
2. Riff
3. Staccato
4. Unaccompanied
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1. Riff
2. Ostinato
3. Legato
4. Round
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1. Single line
2. Unison
3. Accompanied
4. Unaccompanied
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1. Louder
2. Softer
3. Legato
4. Staccato
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1. Louder
2. Legato
3. Softer
4. Staccato
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1. Staccato
2. Single Line
3. Plucking
4. Legato
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1. Staccato
2. Legato
3. Bowing
4. Softer
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1. Bowing
2. Slapping
3. Blowing
4. Strumming
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1. Blowing
2. Bowing
3. Strumming
4. Striking
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1. Plucking
2. Striking
3. Slapping
4. Bowing
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1. Strumming
2. Striking
3. Plucking
4. Slapping
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1. Brass Band
2. Pipe Band
3. Orchestra
4. Military Band
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1. Brass Band
2. Military Band
3. Pipe Band
4. Steel Band
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1. Orchestra
2. A Pipe Band
3. Steel Band
4. Scottish Dance Band
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1. Brass Band
2. Orchestra
3. Military Band
4. Steel Band
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1. Scottish Dance Band
2. A Pipe Band
3. Military Band
4. A Steel Band
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1. A Steel Band
2. A Military Band
3. An Orchestra
4. A Brass Band
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1. Orchestra
2. Bands
3. Groups
4. Backing Vocals
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1. Electric guitar
2. Acoustic Guitar
3. Bass Guitar
4. Harp
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1. Acoustic Guitar
2. Electric Guitar
3. Harp
4. Piano
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1. Organ
2. Synthesiser
3. Acoustic Piano
4. Accordion
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1. Accordion
2. Organ
3. Acoustic Keyboard
4. Guitar
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1. Synthesiser
2. Organ
3. Piano
4. Accordion
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1. Synthesiser
2. Organ
3. Acoustic Keyboard
4. Accordion
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1. Harp
2. Fiddle
3. Viola
4. Cello
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1. Xylophone
2. Drum kit
3. Triangle
4. Tambourie
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1. Drums
2. Fiddle
3. Pipes
4. Lead
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1. Voice
2. Drums
3. Synthesiser
4. Organ
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1. Choral
2. Vocals
3. Unison
4. reel
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1. Lead
2. Backing Vocals
3. Choral
4. Voice
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1. Voice
2. Unison
3. Lead
4. Choral
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1. Choral
2. Backing Vocals
3. Lead
4. Harmony
Listen to this excerpt and place one tick to describe the period of this Music.
1. Latin American
2. Folk Music
3. Baroque
4. March
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1. March
2. Folk Rock
3. Baroque
4. Folk Music
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1. Folk Rock
2. Folk Music
3. Latin American
4. Reel
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1. Folk Rock
2. Baroque
3. Folk Music
4. Latin American
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1. March
2. Strathspey
3. Reel
4. Waltz
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1. March
2. Strathspey
3. Reel
4. Waltz
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1. March
2. Strathspey
3. Reel
4. Waltz
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1. March
2. Strathspey
3. Reel
4. Waltz
Listen to this excerpt. A sequence is present True or False.
1. True
2. False
Listen to this excerpt. Repetition is present. True or False.
1. True
2. False
Listen to this excerpt. Broken chords are present. True or False.
1. True
2. False
Listen to this excerpt. This is a Strathspey. True or False.
1. True
2. False
Listen to this excerpt. This is a Strathspey. True or False.
1. True
2. False
Listen to this excerpt. This is a Reel. True or False.
1. True
2. False
Listen to this excerpt. This is a Reel. True or False.
1. True
2. False
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Listen to this excerpt. This is a march. True or False.
1. True
2. False
Listen to this excerpt. This is a march. True or False.
1. True
2. False
Type in the space provided the type of band you hear.
Type in the space provided the type of band you hear.
Type in the space provided the type of band you hear.
Type in the space provided the type of band you hear.
Type in the space provided the type of instrument you hear.
Type in the space provided the type of solo instrument you hear.
These voices are singing in Unison. True or False.
1. True
2. False
This is an example of a Brass Band. True or False.
1. True
2. False
This is an example of a Brass Band. True or False.
1. True
2. False
Type in the space provided the type of group you hear playing.
Listen to this excerpt. Click one box to describe the accompaniment to the voices.
1. Stacatto
2. Plucking
3. Legato
4. Striking
Listen to this excerpt. Type in the box provided the way the instrument is being played
Listen to this excerpt. Type in the style of music you hear.
A riff is present . True or false.
1. True
2. False
Type in the name of the solo instrument in this excerpt.
Type in the name of the main instrument heard in this excerpt.