Year II – Music Exam

You are a doctor with a difference. Instead of medicine you prescribe music to your patients. What music would you
prescribe to: Give at least one musical reason for your answer.

A. Someone who is sad

B. Someone who is full of stress and needs to calm down

Just Play

1. Give 3 musical/technical differences between the guitar and ukulele?

a.

b.

c.

2. Why might some people find the ukulele harder to play than the guitar?

3. Underline the correct hand position for the chord of Em on the ukulele

4. Underline the correct fret diagram for the chord of G major on the ukulele

5. Underline the photo which matches the fret diagram on the left?
6. Someone is playing a chord on the guitar using the correct chord shape. The notes are right but the guitar
sounds a bit strange. Give two possible reasons.
a.

b.

7. What is the lowest note in a chord called?

8. You are given some chords to play on the piano. Describe in detail what each hand should be doing:

a. Right hand

b. Left hand

9. What might you do on a piano differently to a guitar when playing chords?

10. Which note do you have to change in a piano chord to go from major to minor?

Top / Middle / Bottom

11. Write up / down under the following rhythm to show the direction of strumming

12. Why do most people use a pick when playing the guitar?

13. During Just Play which instrument did you find the hardest to play? Why was this and what can you do next
time to get better at it?

14. Describe an effective musical rehearsal

Jazz

1. Where did jazz music originate?

2. Name a genre of jazz

3. What is the difference between a rock and a swing groove?

4. What is improvisation?

5. Label at least 3 parts of the drum kit

6. How can jazz music sound like a conversation?

7. What can we do to help us improvise?

8. You will hear a piece of jazz. Describe the music you can hear.

9. You will hear a piece of jazz. Describe the music you can hear.

10. Which piece did you prefer? Give a reason for your answer