Grade 8 Art & music practice

What is on the worksheet

1. A piece has 24 complete bars in 3/4 time. Counting each quarter note as one beat, how many beats are there?

2. A piece has 11 complete bars in 4/4 time. Counting each quarter note as one beat, how many beats are there?

3. A piece has 9 complete bars in 3/4 time. Counting each quarter note as one beat, how many beats are there?

4. Music vocabulary: which term fits this description? The simultaneous sounding of the same pitch.

   1. Unison
   2. Pitch
   3. Timbre
   4. Chord

5. Art and visual language: which term fits this description? A repeated arrangement of elements.

   1. Background
   2. Collage
   3. Landscape
   4. Pattern

6. A piece has 29 complete bars in 2/4 time. Counting each quarter note as one beat, how many beats are there?

7. A piece has 13 complete bars in 3/4 time. Counting each quarter note as one beat, how many beats are there?

8. A piece has 7 complete bars in 3/4 time. Counting each quarter note as one beat, how many beats are there?

9. A poster places dark text on a pale background. Which feature supports readability?

   1. identical text and background colour
   2. contrast
   3. all text being hidden
   4. random spacing

10. Write a critique sentence that distinguishes observation from interpretation.

11. Art and visual language: which term fits this description? Visual treatment that draws attention to a focal area.

    1. Symmetry
    2. Emphasis
    3. Line
    4. Shape

12. Explain why the most decorative design is not automatically the most effective.

13. A piece has 8 complete bars in 3/4 time. Counting each quarter note as one beat, how many beats are there?

14. Art and visual language: which term fits this description? The part of a depicted scene that appears nearest the viewer.

    1. Portrait
    2. Landscape
    3. Foreground
    4. Contrast

15. Music vocabulary: which term fits this description? A notation indicating a duration of silence.

    1. Crescendo
    2. Time signature
    3. Harmony
    4. Rest

16. A piece has 23 complete bars in 4/4 time. Counting each quarter note as one beat, how many beats are there?

17. A piece has 19 complete bars in 4/4 time. Counting each quarter note as one beat, how many beats are there?

18. A piece has 27 complete bars in 3/4 time. Counting each quarter note as one beat, how many beats are there?

19. In 4/4 time with a quarter-note beat, how many beats does a half note last?

20. A piece has 14 complete bars in 3/4 time. Counting each quarter note as one beat, how many beats are there?