Music Homework Activities - CBC Grade 4

QUESTIONS

Exercise 1
SONGS

1. Write three different types of songs
   1. ........................................................................
   2. ........................................................................
   3. ........................................................................
2. Songs sung to show love of our country are called ........................................................................
3. ........................................................................ are songs sung using actions to accompany the message.
4. Name the type of song sung by people drawn below
   
5. ........................................................................ are songs sung about issues affecting society.
6. Singing smoothly or in detached manner is called .................................................................
7. What is choral singing? .................................................................
8. What is solo singing?.................................................................
9. The speed of a music is referred to as .................................................................
10. The type of song below is called .................................................................
    I do believe Lord, yes I do believe
    I do I do Lord, yes I do believe
    I do believe Lord, you know I do believe
    But help me in my unbelief
11. Head, shoulder knees and toes, Head, shoulder knees and toes is a .................................................................type of a song.
12. Tim went to a burial. The most likely type of songs to be sung are .................................................................

Exercise 2
Kenyan folk songs

1. ................................................................. is a person who leads a performance of a folk song.
2. During which occasions are folk songs danced .................................................................
3. Which parts of the body are involved when dancing a folk song?
   1. .................................................................
   2. .................................................................
   3. .................................................................
4. Name any three instruments used in your community when performing folk songs
   1. .................................................................
   2. .................................................................
   3. .................................................................
5. Write three values of a folk song
   1. .................................................................
   2. .................................................................
   3. .................................................................
6. Clothes worn when performing folk songs are called .................................................................

Musical instruments

7. Melodic percussion instruments produce ................................................................. pitches
8. Percussion instruments that produce only one pitch are known as .................................................................
9. Name the following percussion instruments
   
10. Most percussion instruments are played by ................................................................. and .................................................................
11. Name four materials that can be used to make a percussion instrument
    1. .................................................................
    2. .................................................................
    3. .................................................................
    4. .................................................................
12. Name the following parts of a drum
    
    1. .................................................................
    2. .................................................................
    3. .................................................................
    4. .................................................................
13. Name three ways of tuning a drum
    1. .................................................................
    2. .................................................................
    3. .................................................................
14. Peter wanted to make a percussion instrument. He had a metallic bottle tops, hammer, nail, wire and Y shaped stick. Which to make? .................................................................

Exercise 3
Descant recorder

1. A descant record is played by .................................................................
2. Name the following parts of a descant recorder
   
   
   1. .................................................................
   2. .................................................................
   3. .................................................................
      PARTS
   4. .................................................................
   5. .................................................................
   6. .................................................................
3. Write three safety measures of a decant recorder 
   1. .................................................................
   2. .................................................................
   3. .................................................................
4. .................................................................is making body movements in response to music.
5. Who is the leader of a dance? .................................................................
6. Name different types of people who can perform a dance
   1. .................................................................
   2. .................................................................
   3. .................................................................
   4. .................................................................
7. Objects used on stage like whisk, sticks when performing a dance are called .................................................................
8. Write four steps to follow when dancing
   1. .................................................................
   2. .................................................................
   3. .................................................................
   4. .................................................................
9. Which body parts are used while dancing
   1. .................................................................
   2. .................................................................
   3. .................................................................
   4. .................................................................
10. Use the picture below to answer the questions
    
    
    1. Name the prop used .................................................................
    2. Name the instruments used in the dance .................................................................
    3. Name the style used when dancing ................................................................. and .................................................................
    4. Who are participating in the dance? .................................................................
    5. Which parts of the body are used in the dancing? .................................................................
    6. Dance formation makes the dance look ................................................................. and .................................................................

MARKING SCHEME

Exercise 1

1.                            
   1. Action song
   2. sacred song
   3. patriotic song
   4. topical song
2. Patriotic song
3. Action songs 
4.              
   1. sacred
   2. Patriotic
   3. folk song
5. topical songs 
6. articulation
7. when many people sung together 
8. song sung by one person 
9. tempo 
10. sacred song 
11. action song 
12. sacred songs.

Exercise 2

1. soloist
2. Cultural day 
3. head, feet, neck, wrist, hands waist 
4. Drum, flute, shakers, Kayamba, Wandidi,, Nyatiti
5. honesty, love, kindness, hard work, pollteness, respect 
6. costumes 
7. Different pitches 
8. Non-melodie instrume
9.              
   1. Kayamba
   2. Shakers
   3. Drum
   4. Tambourine 
10. Shaking and hitting 
11. wood, tin, skin, reed, Seed, bottle tops. 
12. A- lace
    B - Sling
    C-resonator
    D - Membrane
13.                  
    1. Tuning the lace
    2. Warming it in the sun
    3. Putting it near fire 
14. Shakers

Exercise 3

1. Blowing
2. A-Mouth piece
   B-Window
   C-Sound holes
   D-Head joint
   E - Middle joint
   F-Foot joint 
3.                    
   1. Keep the recorder clean and dry
   2. use clean hands while playing
   3. keep your nail short 
   4. Avoid dropping the recorder
4. dance
5. soloist
6. boys alone, girls alone, both boys and girls, women alone men alone and both men and women
7. prop
8.                           
9. legs, hands, wrist, waist, shoulders
10.                    
    1. sticks
    2. drum
    3. Jumping, shaking of the body
    4. Girls, men and women
    5. Hands, legs, waist and shoulders 
11. neat and beautiful