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Music: An Appreciation: An Appreciation, Brief 4/e
Roger Kamien, Hebrew University
Elements
Key

Multiple Choice Quiz

Please answer all questions



1

Key refers to
A)the major scale
B)a central tone, chord, and scale
C)any twelve random pitches
D)a symbol placed on the staff
2

Another term for key is
A)tonality
B)scale
C)chromaticism
D)dominant
3

In traditional western music, the __________ is the smallest interval between successive tones of a scale.
A)quarter step
B)whole step
C)half step
D)octave
4

A shift from one key to another within the same composition is called
A)key
B)resolution
C)scale
D)modulation
5

The central tone around which a musical composition is organized is called the
A)scale
B)dominant
C)tonic
D)modulation








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