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A melody is a succession of tones logically conceived so as to make musical sense.
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| | B) | false
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A melody consists of one or more parts that are called
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| | A) | sequences.
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| | B) | sections.
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| | C) | cadences.
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| | D) | phrases.
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The stopping points that "punctuate" melodic phrases are called
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| | A) | pauses.
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| | B) | rests.
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| | C) | periods.
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| | D) | cadences.
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The melodic form of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" is:
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| | A) | a a
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| | B) | a b
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The melodic form of the "Jingle Bells" refrain is:
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| | A) | a a b
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| | B) | a a b b (modified)
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| | C) | a b a b (modified)
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| | D) | a b a b
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The melodic form of "Deck the Halls" is:
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| | A) | a a b b
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| | B) | a a b b (modified)
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| | C) | a a b a
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| | D) | a a b a (modified)
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A written melody forms a linear pattern on the staff called the
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| | A) | curve.
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| | B) | contour.
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| | C) | angle.
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| | D) | line.
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When the pitches of a melody lie close to one another on the staff, the melodic line is smooth or
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| | A) | stepwise.
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| | B) | disjunct.
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| | C) | lyrical.
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| | D) | vocal.
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When the pitches of a melody occur in wide intervals, the melodic line is angular or
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| | A) | stepwise.
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| | B) | disjunct.
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| | C) | lyrical.
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| | D) | vocal.
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A sequence is the repetition of a melodic phrase at the same pitch level.
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| | A) | true
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| | B) | false
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All cadences convey the same degree of arrival or finality.
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| | A) | true
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| | B) | false
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A melodic and/or rhythmic pattern that is repeated many times is a(n)
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| | A) | animato.
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| | B) | portato.
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| | C) | ostinato.
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| | D) | obligato.
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An example of a melodic sequence occurs in the beginning of
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| | A) | "Row, Row, Row Your Boat."
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| | B) | "Jingle Bells."
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| | C) | "Deck the Halls."
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| | D) | "Three Blind Mice."
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An example of motivic repetition occurs near the beginning of
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| | A) | "Jingle Bells."
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| | B) | "Deck the Halls."
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| | C) | "The Star-Spangled Banner."
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| | D) | "Anchors Away."
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Rhythmic patterns, phrase structure, and contour are some of the qualities that distinguish one melody from another.
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| | A) | true
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| | B) | false
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A melody is sometimes referred to as a
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| | A) | tune.
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| | B) | pitch.
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| | C) | motive.
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| | D) | cadence.
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A short melodic idea that sounds fragmentary is a
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| | A) | tune.
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| | B) | theme.
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| | C) | motive.
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| | D) | sentence.
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A melody with a songlike character is
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| | A) | lyrical.
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| | B) | thematic.
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| | C) | monotonic.
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| | D) | monomelodic.
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A recurring melody in a movement, a section of a movement, or an entire composition is called a
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| | A) | tune.
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| | B) | theme.
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| | C) | motive.
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| | D) | sentence.
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The distance from any note on a keyboard to its nearest neighbor in either direction is a(n)
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| | A) | half step.
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| | B) | whole step.
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| | C) | octave.
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| | D) | fifth.
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Two half steps comprise one whole step.
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| | A) | true
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| | B) | false
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The smallest interval traditionally used in Western music is the
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| | A) | quarter tone.
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| | B) | half step.
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| | C) | whole step.
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| | D) | octave.
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A scale is an ascending or descending pattern of half and whole steps with the range of one octave.
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| | A) | true
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| | B) | false
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The most commonly used scales in Eastern music are major and minor.
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| | B) | false
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Major and minor scales each contain
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| | A) | five half steps and two whole steps.
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| | B) | five whole steps and two half steps.
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| | C) | four half steps and three whole steps.
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| | D) | four whole steps and three half steps.
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The scales in Western music are referred to as
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| | A) | pentatonic.
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| | B) | octatonic.
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| | C) | diatonic.
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| | D) | supertonic.
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The ascending major scale pattern is
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| | A) | W H W W H W W
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| | B) | W W H W W W H
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| | C) | W H W W W H W
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| | D) | W W H W W H W
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The ascending minor scale pattern is
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| | A) | W H W W H W W.
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| | B) | W W H W W W H.
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| | C) | W H W W W H W.
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| | D) | W W H W W H W.
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The first and last note of either the major or minor scale is called the
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| | A) | supertonic.
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| | B) | subtonic.
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| | C) | diatonic.
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| | D) | tonic.
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The tonic note of the scale upon which a composition is based is also the name of the __________ in which the piece is written.
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| | A) | note
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| | B) | pitch
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| | C) | key
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| | D) | tone
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The whole-tone scale divides the octave into eight whole steps. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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The chromatic scale divides the octave into |
| | A) | whole steps. |
| | B) | whole steps and half steps. |
| | C) | half steps. |
| | D) | none of the above. |
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Melodies based on the major or minor scales always lead to and conclude on the |
| | A) | supertonic. |
| | B) | tonic. |
| | C) | mediant. |
| | D) | submediant. |
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The whole-tone scale has no leading tone. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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A five-tone scale within the range of an octave is called the |
| | A) | diatonic. |
| | B) | subtonic. |
| | C) | supertonic. |
| | D) | pentatonic. |
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One melody that can be played on the black keys of the piano is |
| | A) | "Deck the Halls." |
| | B) | "Joy to the World." |
| | C) | "Merrily We Roll Along." |
| | D) | "Jingle Bells." |
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There are an unlimited number of possible scale patterns. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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When a song consists of two or more verses that are set to the same music, it is said to be in _______ form. |
| | A) | through-composed |
| | B) | binary |
| | C) | strophic |
| | D) | verse-refrain |
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A recurring section of text and melody that follows each verse of a song is called a |
| | A) | refrain. |
| | B) | strophe. |
| | C) | recitative. |
| | D) | none of the above. |
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