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When two adjacent white keys have no black key between them, the interval between the two pitches is a... |
| | A) | whole step |
| | B) | half step |
| | C) | unison |
| | D) | octave |
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A woman is alone in the woods and starts singing "Row, row, row, your boat." When she gets to the third word "row" a second woman shows up and starts singing the same song from the beginning. What is this called? |
| | A) | A round or canon |
| | B) | counterpoint |
| | C) | polyphony |
| | D) | unison |
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A small group of four singers is singing a hymn in four-part harmony. Each singer is always singing a different pitch but the rhythms for all four singers are the same. What is this texture called? |
| | A) | counterpoint |
| | B) | polyphony |
| | C) | homophony |
| | D) | monophony |
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The central note around which a specific musical composition is organized is called the... |
| | A) | form |
| | B) | tonic |
| | C) | scale |
| | D) | texture |
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Which pattern below correctly describes a chromatic scale? |
| | A) | h-h-h-h-h-h-h |
| | B) | w-w-h-w-w-w-h |
| | C) | w-h-w-w-h-w-w |
| | D) | h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h |
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The shift from one key to another within a composition is called... |
| | A) | modulation |
| | B) | monophony |
| | C) | polyphony |
| | D) | a change in texture |
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If a man sings alone in the woods, he does make a sound but what type of texture would he create? |
| | A) | polyphonic |
| | B) | homophonic |
| | C) | monophonic |
| | D) | stereophonic |
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Define form. |
| | A) | The repetition of musical ideas to create cohesion. |
| | B) | The alternation of contrasting ideas to maintain listener interest. |
| | C) | The organization of musical ideas in time. Musical form has to balance the elements of unity and variety to maintain the interest of the listener. |
| | D) | Binary, ternary, and theme and variations are the principal forms in classical music. |
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Choose the best explanations of ABB', ABA, AA'BB'. |
| | A) | ABB' is a ternary form. The third section is similar to the second section but is varied which explains the presence of the prime symbol. ABA is a ternary form. AA'BB' is a binary form where each section is repeated and varied. |
| | B) | ABB' is a binary form. The B section is repeated but varied which explains the presence of the prime symbol. ABA is a ternary form. AA'BB' is a binary form where each section is repeated and varied. |
| | C) | ABB' is a binary form. The B section is repeated. ABA is a ternary form. AA'BB' is a binary form where each section is repeated and varied. |
| | D) | They are all binary forms. When a section is repeated with variation, a prime symbol is added. |
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Which notes are sharp in the D major scale? |
| | A) | The D major scale requires a F-sharp as the third tone and a C-sharp as the seventh tone. |
| | B) | The D major scale requires a F-sharp as the fourth tone and a C-sharp as the eighth tone. |
| | C) | The D major scale requires a G-sharp as the third tone and a C-sharp as the seventh tone. |
| | D) | The D major scale requires a F-sharp as the third tone and a B-sharp as the seventh tone. |
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The major scale is made up of the following pattern of whole and half steps. |
| | A) | w-h-w-w-h-w-w |
| | B) | w-w-w-w-w-w |
| | C) | w-w-h-w-w-w-h |
| | D) | w-w-w-h-w-w-h |
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A group of flats or sharps shown at the beginning of each line of printed music is called a... |
| | A) | time signature |
| | B) | key signature |
| | C) | tonality |
| | D) | accidental |
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The concepts of counterpoint, polyphony, canon and round all relate to which of the following ideas. |
| | A) | texture |
| | B) | imitation |
| | C) | form |
| | D) | all of these |
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