Level 8

Question 1

Chromatic half step

Answer 1

Half step with same note

Question 2

Diatonic half step

Answer 2

Half step with different note

Question 3

Simple (S) Meter

Answer 3

Any meter whose basic note division is in groups of two.
(Ex: 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 2/2)

Question 4

Compound (C) Meter

Answer 4

Each beat is divided by three into equal groups of dotted notes.
(Ex: 6/8, 9/8 12/8)

Question 5

Asymmetrical (A) Meter

Answer 5

Has an odd number of counts and the counts can be grouped in various combinations of twos, threes, or fours within a measure.
(Ex: 5/4, 7/8, 11/8)

Question 6

C Major

Answer 6

No sharps or flats
Relative minor: a

Question 7

G Major

Answer 7

1 sharp = F
Relative minor: e

Question 8

D Major

Answer 8

2 sharps: F , C
Relative minor: b

Question 9

A Major

Answer 9

3 sharps: F , C , G
Relative minor: f#

Question 10

E Major

Answer 10

4 sharps: F , C , G , D
Relative minor: c#

Question 11

B Major

Answer 11

5 sharps: F , C , G , D , A
Relative minor: g#

Question 12

F# Major

Answer 12

6 sharps: F , C , G , D , A , E
Relative minor: d#

Question 13

C# Major

Answer 13

7 sharps: F , C , G , D , A , E , B
Relative minor: a#

Question 14

F Major

Answer 14

1 Flat: B
Relative minor: d

Question 15

B flat Major

Answer 15

2 Flats: B , E
Relative minor: g

Question 16

E flat Major

Answer 16

3 Flats: B , E , A
Relative minor: c

Question 17

A flat Major

Answer 17

4 Flats: B , E , A , D
Relative minor: f

Question 18

D flat Major

Answer 18

5 Flats: B , E , A , D , G
Relative minor: b flat

Question 19

G flat Major

Answer 19

6 Flats: B , E , A , D , G , C
Relative minor: e flat

Question 20

C flat major

Answer 20

7 Flats: B , E , A , D , G , C , F
Relative minor: a flat

Question 21

Order of sharps

Answer 21

Order: F – C – G – D – A – E – B “Fast Cars Go Dangerously Around Every Bend.”

Question 22

Order of flats

Answer 22

Order: B – E – A – D – G – C – F
Bead and Greatest Common Factor

Question 23

Harmonic minor

Answer 23

7th note raised a half step

Question 24

Melodic minor

Answer 24

6th and 7th note raised ONLY when ascending. Descending becomes a normal natural minor.

Question 25

Alla Breve

Answer 25

Another name for cut time, 2/2

Question 26

Piu Mosso

Answer 26

Italian for “more motion” or “quicker”

Question 27

Non Tanto

Answer 27

Italian for “not so much”

Question 28

Meno Mosso

Answer 28

Italian for “less motion, less quickly”

Question 29

Subito

Answer 29

Italian for “suddenly”

Question 30

a cappella

Answer 30

To sing unaccompanied