4 MC Quiz - The Organization of Musical Sounds

Question 1

How many notes in a scale does and octave span?

Answer 1

Eight

Question 2

In Western music, the octave is divided into ______ equal intervals.

Answer 2

twelve

Question 3

The smallest interval in the Western musical system is the:

Answer 3

Half Step

Question 4

A twelve-tone scale, including all the semitones of the octave, is called:

Answer 4

Chromatic

Question 5

The principle of organization whereby we hear a piece of music in relation to a central tone is called:

Answer 5

Tonality

Question 6

a group of related tones with a common center, a tonic, is called:

Answer 6

Key

Question 7

Music based on the seven tones of a major or minor scale is called:

Answer 7

Diatonic

Question 8

An interval smaller than the semitone, or half step, is called:

Answer 8

Microtone

Question 9

the triad built on the first note of the scale is called:

Answer 9

Tonic

Question 10

In harmony, the ______ is considered a place of rest and return.

Answer 10

Tonic

Question 11

The tree basic triads in the Western musical system are the tonic, the dominate and the________.

Answer 11

Subdominant

Question 12

The process of passing from one key to another is known as:

Answer 12

Modulation

Question 13

When a melody is transposed to another key, what remains the same?

Answer 13

The shape of the melodic ine

Question 14

(T/F) a major scale can begin on any of the twelve semitones of the octave.

Answer 14

False