Intervals & Chords

Question 1

What is an interval?

Answer 1

Distance in pitch between two notes

Question 2

What is transposition?

Answer 2

Moving notes up or down the same distance

Question 3

What is a tonic triad?

Answer 3

Where the keynote of the triad is the tonic note

Question 4

What is a dominant triad?

Answer 4

Where the keynote of the triad is the dominant note

Question 5

What is another name for the dominant triad?

Answer 5

V

Question 6

Which triads are the primary triads?

Answer 6

I, IV, V

Question 7

What is anacrusis?

Answer 7

Weak beat opening of a phrase

Question 8

What is cadence?

Answer 8

End of a phrase - point of relaxation

Question 9

What forms the perfect cadence?

Answer 9

Progression from dominant to tonic chord at phrase ending

Question 10

What is the plagal cadence?

Answer 10

Subdominant followed by tonic chord

Question 11

What is an imperfect cadence?

Answer 11

Ending on dominant chord

Question 12

What is an interrupted cadence?

Answer 12

Dominant chord followed by any chord except the tonic

Question 13

What is arpeggiation?

Answer 13

Where the notes of a chord are played one after the other in quick succession

Question 14

Which instruments use the treble clef?

Answer 14

Violin
Flute
Oboe

Question 15

Which instruments use the bass clef?

Answer 15

Bassoon
Cello
Trombone
Tuba

Question 16

Which instrument uses the alto clef?

Answer 16

Viola

Question 17

Which instruments transpose?

Answer 17

Double Bass
Clarinet
Trumpet
Horn

Question 18

What does the double bass transpose to?

Answer 18

Octave-down, bass clef

Question 19

What does the clarinet transpose to?

Answer 19

B flat, treble clef

Question 20

What does trumpet transpose to?

Answer 20

Bflat, treble clef

Question 21

What doers horn transpose to?

Answer 21

F, treble clef

Question 22

What is concert pitch?

Answer 22

The real note being played according to the piano

Question 23

What note do clarinets and trumpets tune up to?

Answer 23

B (A for everyone else)

Question 24

What note do horn players tune up to?

Answer 24

E (A for everyone else)

Question 25

Which instrument is single-reed?

Answer 25

Clarinet

Question 26

Which instruments are double reed?

Answer 26

Oboe | Bassoon

Question 27

Name order of voices from highest to lowest

Answer 27

Soprano Mezzo-soprano Alto Tenor Barritone Bass

Question 28

What is an anacrusis?

Answer 28

An upbeat - a note that comes before the first bar line

Question 29

What does a turn involve?

Answer 29

Involves playing notes either side of the given note, beginning with the note above that which is written.

Question 30

Name the woodwind family

Answer 30

Flute Oboe Clarinet Bassoon

Question 31

What clef does the bassoon use

Answer 31

Bass

Question 32

Name instruments in the brass family

Answer 32

``` Cornet Trumpet Horn Trombone Tuba ```

Question 33

What clef does the cornet use

Answer 33

Treble

Question 34

What clef does the trombone use

Answer 34

Bass

Question 35

What clef does the tuba use

Answer 35

Bass

Question 36

Name the percussion instruments

Answer 36

Glockenspiel Xylophone Tubular bells Timpani

Question 37

What clef does the glockenspiel use

Answer 37

Treble

Question 38

What clef does the xylophone use

Answer 38

Treble

Question 39

What clef does the tubular bell use

Answer 39

Treble

Question 40

What clef does the timpani use

Answer 40

Bass