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What kind of music do you hear on the radio in the morning?
Morning music Night music Afternoon music Evening music
What shape does a drum have?
Round Square Triangle Star
What is a ballad?
Slow love song Quick run song Hard game song Loud shout song
What colour is rock music?
Black Pink Yellow Light blue
What kind of music does a choir play?
Vocal music Silent music Instrumental music Whistled music
What kind of music do you hear in the disco?
Dance music Sleep music Quiet music Silent music
What kind of music do you hear in a lift?
Background music Loud music Loud music Wild music
What shape does a CD have?
Round Square Triangle Star
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What style of music is often played at weddings for the opening dance?
Roller Speedcore Mathcore Glitch
Which style of music often has improvisation as an important component?
Jazz March music Folk songs Children's songs
Which style of music often has very loud guitars and screaming singers?
Heavy metal Lullabies Easy listening Smooth jazz
Which style of music comes from Mexico and is often played by men in colourful clothes?
Mariachi Polka Klezmer Fado
What style of music is often played in a church during a service?
Church music Blackgaze Powerviolence Crunkcore
Which style of music often uses a harmonica and banjo together?
Country Psytrance Hardstyle Ambient
Which style of music often has very sad lyrics about heartbreak?
Blues Happy hardcore Bubblegum pop Surf rock
Which country is considered the birthplace of tango?
Argentina Spain Italy Portugal
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Which country does flamenco music come from?
Spain Mexico Italy Portugal
Which city is considered the birthplace of techno?
Detroit Berlin London Amsterdam
Which style of music is often associated with cowboy stories?
Country & Western Goth Trance Shoegaze
Which singer is also known as 'The Boss'?
Bruce Springsteen Bob Dylan Neil Young Tom Petty
What style of music often uses steel drums?
Calypso Death metal Industrial Emo
Which instrument is mainly used in the blues?
Mouth organ Violin Transverse flute Triangle
Which instrument plays the most important role in rock music?
Electric guitar Harp Bassoon Xylophone
From which country does tango music originate?
Argentina Brazil Colombia Venezuela
Create a music styles & genres treasure hunt for Ages 11-12
Which British band is considered a pioneer of progressive rock?
King Crimson The Rolling Stones The Who The Kinks
Which style of music is characterised by the use of accordion, banjo and violin?
Bluegrass Rockabilly Honky-tonk Western swing
Which style of music is characterised by atonality and complex rhythmic structures?
Modern classical music Romantic classical music Baroque Classicism
Which style of Portuguese music is characterised by melancholic singing and is often called 'saudade'?
Fado Flamenco Bolero Chanson
Which style of music emerged in the 1990s and combines punk with ska elements?
Ska punk Pop punk Hardcore punk Emo
Which band is considered a pioneer of the grunge genre?
Nirvana Metallica Led Zeppelin The Beatles
Which electronic music style is characterised by 'wobble' basses and syncopated drum patterns?
Dubstep Drum & Bass Garage Trip-hop
What is characteristic of the bossa nova style?
Soft Brazilian guitar music with jazz elements Fast-paced Spanish flamenco dance Italian opera singing French accordion music
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Which compositional technique is often used in post-rock music?
Dynamic build-up from quiet to loud Constant use of vocals Strict fresh-chorus structures Acoustic instruments only
What is the main characteristic of trap music?
Hi-hat rolls and heavy 808 kick drums Acoustic guitars Jazz harmonies Opera song
What harmonic progression is called the 'Pachelbel progression'?
I-V-vi-iii-IV-I-IV-V I-IV-V-I vi-IV-I-V ii-V-I
Which technique is characteristic of shoegaze music?
Excessive use of guitar effect pedals Clear, intelligible vocals Minimalist instrumentation Complex drumfills
What does the term 'microtonal' mean in music?
Use of intervals smaller than a semitone Very soft volume levels Short pieces of music High frequencies above hearing
Which style is characterised by the use of the 'four on the floor' kick pattern?
Disco Jazz Country Folk
What is a defining characteristic of math rock?
Complex, asymmetric measures of time Use of synthesisers Constant tempo of 120 BPM Simple chord progressions
What is the main innovation of musique concrète?
Using recorded sounds as musical material Electronic synthesis Atonal composition Serial technology
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Which American blues music style from the Mississippi Delta is characterised by slide guitar?
Delta blues Chicago blues Texas blues Piedmont blues
Which Russian folk dance is traditionally performed to balalaika music?
Kazakh Kalinka Troika Barynya
What does 'andante' mean as a tempo designation in classical music?
Moderate, walking pace Very fast Very slow Gradually getting faster
Which Jamaican musical style developed out of ska and mento in the 1960s?
Rocksteady Dancehall Dub Ragga
Which Australian musical style combines didgeridoo with modern instruments?
Aboriginal Fusion Oz Rock Bush Ballad Outback Country
Which style of music originated in Detroit in the late 1980s and is characterised by repetitive beats and synthesiser use?
Techno House Garage Breakbeat
Which style of Spanish music is characterised by hand-clapping, foot-stomping and emotional singing?
Flamenco Paso Doble Sardana Jota
Which French electronic music style was popularised in the 1990s by artists such as Daft Punk?
French house French disco Electro-funk Nu-disco
Create a music styles & genres treasure hunt for Ages 18+

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