Questions: Call and Response

Question 1

What is a 'call' in call-and-response music?

• A. A phone call
• B. A sound or phrase that someone starts with
• C. The last part of a song
• D. A loud noise

Answer: (B)

A call is a sound or phrase that someone sings or plays first. It is like saying 'Hello!' and then waiting for someone to say 'Hello!' back.

Question 2

What do you do when it is your turn in call-and-response?

• A. Stay quiet and listen
• B. Copy or answer what was just played or sung
• C. Sing a different song
• D. Clap as loudly as you can

Answer: (B)

When someone calls, you respond! You echo what they did, or you answer with your own idea. It is like a musical conversation.

Question 3

Call-and-response is like a conversation where people take turns making sounds.

• T. True
• F. False

Answer: True

Yes! One person calls, another person responds. Back and forth, back and forth. It is a musical conversation, just like talking!

Question 4

In call-and-response, everyone sings or plays at exactly the same time.

• T. True
• F. False

Answer: False

No, people take turns! One person or group calls, then the other person or group responds. The timing creates the back-and-forth pattern.

Question 5

Have a call-and-response conversation with a friend using sounds. You call, they respond, then you respond again.

Model answer: Example: You say 'Hello!' and friend says 'Hello!' back. Or you clap twice and friend claps twice back. Or you sing 'La la la' and friend sings 'La la la' back.

Good answers show understanding of the back-and-forth pattern where one person starts and the other person replies or copies.