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