Name: ……………………………………………………………………… Form: …………………

You will hear three reggae songs. Listen carefully and answer the following questions. You can work in pairs if you find it helpful, but don’t talk while the

music is playing as you may miss the answers...

TRACK ONE:“You can get it if you really want” – Desmond Dekker

1. What is the solo instrument in the introduction? Circle your answer.

Saxophone Violin Trumpet Flute

2. What other instruments do you hear throughout the piece? There are five in total – write as many as you can.

3. Write three adjectives to describe how this music feels to you.

4. What is the tempo (speed) of this music?

5. How many voices can you hear altogether, including the lead vocalist (male) and backing vocalists (female)?

2 4 6 8

6. Many reggae tunes are based on Rastafarian religious beliefs (more later). Which of the following beliefs do you think sums up the lyrics of this song?

Love Brotherhood

Peace Anti-racism

Optimism FreedomTRACK TWO:“No Woman, No Cry” – Ken Boothe

1. Tick the sentences that are true about this song, and cross out those that are false.

“The introduction to the song includes voices.”

“The tempo is very fast.”

“A saxophone plays between the verse and chorus.”

“Keyboards/synthesisers are used in the song.”

“The backing vocalists are all women.”

“The backing vocalists are a mixture of men and women.”

“The song is about violence.”

“The atmosphere of this song is fairly chilled-out.”

“The tempo is moderate.”

“There is no guitar solo.”

“The backing vocalists only sing during the chorus.”

“An electric guitar is playing off-beat chords.”

“No other percussion is used other than a basic drum kit.”

TRACK THREE:“Wild World” – Maxi Priest

1. The instrument that plays the melody in the introduction is called a vibraphone. It plays its melody twice. Which other instrument can be heard:

a) during the first time?

Trumpet Electric guitar Voice Cello

b) during the second time?

Trumpet Electric guitar Voice Cello

2. What instrument plays a descending run of notes after the vocalist sings “Oh baby, baby, it’s a wild world” in the chorus, and later has its own solo?

3. Is the lead vocalist male or female?

4. Which decade do you think this piece was recorded in? Clue: think about the type of instruments you can hear.

1940s 1960s 1980s 2000s