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Music Section 1 Flashcards

1
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Musicians in the US typically tune to

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440 Hz

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2
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According to the Sachs-Hornbostel classification system, the trumptet is an

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aerophone

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3
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On which of the following topics is an ethnomusicologist MOST likely to write?

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A comparison between Indian and European musical styles

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4
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Which instruments are members of the brass family?

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Bugle, Baritone, Tuba

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5
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Timpani belong to the same instrument family as the

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snare drum

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6
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A song in the “musique concrete” style will MOST likely include

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tape recordings

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7
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What is the frequency of A2 on the piano?

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110 Hz

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8
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On a piano, a whole step is the distance between

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every other key

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9
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assume an alto clef. Which pitch does the center line represent?

A

D

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10
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Which line represents the G pitch in an alto clef?

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second line from the bottom

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11
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“Clef” comes from the French word for?

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Key

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12
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Which term describes the lowest pitch of an overtone series?

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Fundamental

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13
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The white keys on a piano are usually called?

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Natural keys

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14
Q

How does a musician play a theremin?

A

disturbing an electrical field

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15
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Which of the following instruments is NOT an idiophone?

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wood block

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16
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What is the dominant tuning system in Western music?

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equal temperament

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17
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Which scale includes all pitches in an octave sorted in ascending order?

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Chromatic

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18
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What is the relationship between A-sharp and B-flat?

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Enharmonic

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19
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Which of the following intervals is a perfect fifth?

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C to G

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20
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Which scale degree is known as the leading tone?

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7

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21
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Which of the following intervals is the largest?

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TT (Tritone interval consists of 6 half steps - the perfect fourth interval P4 only has 5 half steps)

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22
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How many half steps does an M6 interval contain?

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9

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23
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Which term describes the fifth scale degree of a major scale?

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dominant

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24
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How is a melodic interval structured?

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One pitch occurs before another

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25
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Assume a major scale. What is the interval pattern between scale degrees 1-4?

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M2-M2-m2

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26
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What is the second pitch in an A major scale?

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B

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27
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Which of the following statements MUST be true if a scale is major?

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^7-^8 is a half-step interval

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28
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Which scale is MOST common in Western music?

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C major

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29
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Which of the following intervals is the Smallest?

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G-flat to B-flat

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30
Q

How many half steps does an aug4 interval contain?

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6

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31
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All minor scales will include

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lowered third scale degree

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32
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What is a key difference between the natural minor and major scales?

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The natural minor scale does not include a leading tone

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33
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Which keys are relative to each other?

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C minor and E-flat major

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34
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Two keys are parallel if they

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begin on the same tonic pitch

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35
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Which scale degrees can be lowered in a blues scale?

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3

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36
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A scale with blues inflection will combine elements from

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major and minor scales

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37
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If a composer wants to transpose a melody, they will

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change the key

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38
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A true statement regarding contour

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“The melody moves pretty smoothly”

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39
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Disjunct melodies will usually include intervals larger than a(n)

A

major second

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40
Q

Which vocal part performs MOST comfortably at a high range?

A

Soprano

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41
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The term tessitura is MOST often applied to

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Vocal music

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42
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What part has the Lowest range (soprano, alto, tenor, bass, countertenor)?

A

Bass

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43
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A natural minor scale will include a half step between scale degrees

A

5 and 6

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44
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What interval is a half step in a harmonic minor scale?
^6-^7 ; ^5-^6 ; ^1-^2 ; ^3-^4 ; ^7-^1

A

^7-^1 - harmonic minor scale will include a half step interval between 7-1 but not between 1-7

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45
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If a musician says that a song is “in the key of E” , they mean

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the tonic pitch is E

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46
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What scale degree helps determine if a scale is major or minor? (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)

A

3

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47
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How many key signatures are possible in common practice tonality?

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15

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48
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How many key signatures are possible in common practice tonality?

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2 sharps

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49
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What is the relative minor key of G-flat major?

A

E-flat minor

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50
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Assume a key signature has two sharps. What is the resulting major key if two sharps are added to it?

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E major

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51
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What is the relative major key of C minor?

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E-flat major

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52
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Assume an E-flat major key signature. What is the resulting key signature if one flat is added to it?

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A-flat major

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53
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Major scale patterns are based on

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whole and half steps

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54
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Which pitch or pitches are raised in a G major scale?
a) F, C b) F, C, G, D, A
c) F, C, G d) F
e) F, C, G, D

A

F

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55
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An A-flat major key signature includes

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Four flats

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56
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What pitch or pitches are lowered in a D-flat major scale?

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B, E, A, D, G

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57
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What key is the relative minor of C major?

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A minor

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58
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How many major and minor scales exist in common practice tonality?

A

30

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59
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What keys have the same key signature?
a) C major; G-sharp minor
b) A major; A-flat minor
c) B major; G-sharp minor
d) E-flat major; E-flat minor
e) D-flat major; A minor

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c) B major; G-sharp minor

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60
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The dominant seventh chord includes a fourth pitch to

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intesify its pull to the tonic

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61
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What is the composition of the dominant seventh chord?

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5-7-2-4

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62
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What interval is between the second note from the bottom and the top note of the dominant seventh chord?

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tritone

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63
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How can a composer increase the complexity of a work’s harmony?

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modulating the key

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64
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Who stated that music needed to “free” dissonance?

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Arnold Schoenberg

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65
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What composer specialized in twelve-tone techniques?

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Anton Webern

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66
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If a composer uses a non-functional harmony, the the song will specifically NOT

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resolve chromatic chords

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67
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What technique produces polytonality?

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Two different keys are performed simultaneously

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68
Q

Which of the following scales is unusual?
a) octatonic
b) melodic minor
c) major
d) harmonic minor
e) natural minor

A

Octatonic

69
Q

What musical technique did Claude Debussy use extensively?

A

non-functional harmonies

70
Q

Luigi Russolo was BEST known for

A

developing a categorization scheme for “noises

71
Q

When was the twelve-tone method first developed?

A

1920s

72
Q

How many pitches does a tone row hold?

A

12

73
Q

Serial techniques increased in popularity after?

A

World War II

74
Q

What is the interval between the top note and the second pitch from the top pitch in a dominant seventh chord?

A

m3

75
Q

The process of arrangement will result in

A

individual instrumental parts

76
Q

How many types of textures exist in Western music?

A

Four

77
Q

Monophony will NOT include

A

harmony

78
Q

What is a good example that demonstrates unison?

A

Multiple instruments playing the same melody at the same time

79
Q

What musical style is MOST likely to employ heterophony?

A

Jazz

80
Q

What instrument plays the accompaniment in “the Liberty Song”?

A

harpsichord

81
Q

Assume a song has a single melody and instruments play the melody at staggered intervals. The texture will be

A

Imitative polyphony

82
Q

An instrument’s timbre is also known as its

A

Tone color

83
Q

How does a mute affect an instrument’s sound?

A

softening its volume

84
Q

What musical term is an ornament?
a) coda b) trill
c) cadence d) da capo
e)bel canto

A

Trill

85
Q

How is a decrescendo annotated in music notation?

A

a V rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise

86
Q

What articulation results in smooth connections between notes?

A

legato

87
Q

Which instrument can perform pizzicatos?
a) trumpet b) timpani
c) violin d) snare drum
e) wood block

A

Violin

88
Q

The term piano means

A

quietly

89
Q

A diminuendo means a musician should

A

decrease the dynamic level

90
Q

Compared to the original melody, a sequence will

A

change the pitch level

91
Q

What diagram depicts a strophic song?

A

AAAA

92
Q

What term refers to the mark used to denote a variation

A

Prime

93
Q

What key is a traditional favorite of the twelve-bar blues

A

B-flat major

94
Q

The FIRST measure in the twelve-bar blues uses

A

I

95
Q

An AABA diagram depicts

A

32-bar form

96
Q

What diagram BEST depicts rondo form?

A

ABACA

97
Q

What is the SIMPLEST form using contrast

A

ternary form

98
Q

The LAST movement in a multi-movement word will use

A

sonata form

99
Q

What diagram shows “song form”

A

AABA

100
Q

Ternary form is also known a

A

ABA form

101
Q

Before 1950, improvisation based on repetition was most common in

A

Soul music

102
Q

The fifth measure of the twelve-bar blues will use the

A

dominant chord

103
Q

What measure in the twelve-bar blues introduces the dominant seventh chord?

A

9

104
Q

The LAST measure in the twelve-bar blues rests on the

A

tonic chord

105
Q

Regular singing refers to

A

musical literacy

106
Q

Reverend Symmes would MOST likely agree that individuals should

A

learn to read music

107
Q

Where was “An Introduction to the Art of Singing by Note” published?

A

Boston

108
Q

Who authored “The Grounds and Rules of Musick, Explained; or, An Introduction to the Art of Singing by Note?”

A

Thomas Walter

109
Q

How many tunes are in the fifth edition of “An Introduction to the Art of Singing?”

A

37

110
Q

What sect established the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

A

Puritans

111
Q

The “Bay Psalm Book” was FIRST published as

A

Teh Whole Booke of Psalmes Faithfully translated into English Metre

112
Q

What fact BEST supports the idea that musical literacy in the American colonies decreased in the seventeenth century?

A

Psalmody used a small number of meters

113
Q

A precentor MOST likely possesses a

A

strong voice

114
Q

Thomas Walter’s observations commented on the impact regarding

A

lining-out practices

115
Q

Who was a leading opponent of the “Usual Way”?

A

Thomas Symmes

116
Q

How many copies of the Bay Psalm Book were published in 1640?

A

1700

117
Q

How many melodies are in the appendix of the ninth version of the Bay Psalm Book?

A

13

118
Q

The “Usual Way” is another phrase for

A

lining-out

119
Q

Scholars believe that “100 Psalm Tune New” is MOST notable for

A

being the first original tune written in the colonies

120
Q

Humans can hear frequencies between

A

20 and 20,000 Hz

121
Q

How does a musician produce sound on an idiophone

A

striking its body

122
Q

Which instrument is a member of the woodwind family?
a) piano b) organ
c) trumpet d) viola
e) oboe

A

Oboe

123
Q

What is the SMALLEST interval in Western music

A

half step

124
Q

Assume a song uses a tenor clef. What pitch does the bottom line of the staff represent?

A

A

125
Q

What characteristic applies to major scales

A

The seventh scale degree is called the leading tone

126
Q

What interval is a half step in a melodic minor scale?

A

^7-^1

127
Q

Which interval is the LARGEST?
a) B to G
b) D to B
c) C to G-flat
d) E-flat to G
e) B to F

A

D to B

128
Q

Assume an E major scale. What is the second scale degree?

A

F-sharp

129
Q

What is the range of a viola?

A

C3 to E6

130
Q

If a composer wants to write a song with a slow tempo, they would MOST likely use

A

Lento

131
Q

An anacrusis would MOST likely occur

A

before the downbeat

132
Q

If a song is written in 4-4 time, which selection is equal to two measures?

A

sixteen eighth notes

133
Q

“Cut-time” is indicated by the time signature

A

2-2

134
Q

What does a “6” by a chord indicate?

A

It is in first inversion

135
Q

What is the relative minor scale of B-flat major?

A

G minor

136
Q

Assume a major key signature has four sharps. What is the resulting key signature?

A

E major

137
Q

What key signature represents E-flat minor?

A

6 flats

138
Q

Assume a D major scale. What is the ii triad?

A

E, G, B

139
Q

What triad is known as the MOST stable chord in a key?

A

tonic

140
Q

What is the MOST natural-sounding chord progressions within a key?

A

a chain of descending fifths

141
Q

Assume a dominant seventh chord. What is the interval between the root and third?

A

M3

142
Q

Modal mixture will usually occur between

A

parallel keys

143
Q

What composer favored the use of non-functional harmonies?

A

Igor Stravinsky

144
Q

An example that BEST demonstrates homophony?

A

A song with a melody and harmony

145
Q

How is a staccato marked?

A

dot under a pitch

146
Q

Articulation is the way a musician can?

A

start a pitch

147
Q

A musician who sees the indication diminuendo should

A

decrease the dynamic level

148
Q

The full name of the piano refers to its ability to

A

play soft and loud volumes

149
Q

A motive is BEST defined as

A

Identifiable musical idea

150
Q

Which dynamic marking is the SOFTEST?
a) ppp b) mf
c) mp d) p
e) pp

A

ppp

151
Q

How can a composer create a sequence?

A

By changing the pitch level of a melody

152
Q

How is a slur tongued on a wind instrument?

A

tah-ah tot

153
Q

What form is known as “song form”?

A

32-bar form

154
Q

How does the development portion of a song using sonata form end?

A

half cadence on the dominant chord

155
Q

Assume a song is diagrammed as ABA. This song uses

A

ternary form

156
Q

What diagram BEST indicates theme and variations?

A

A A’ A”

157
Q

What tempo indicator would MOST likely accompany a song using the twelve-bar blues?

A

Moderato

158
Q

The first measure of the twelve-bar blues uses the

A

tonic harmony

159
Q

What is the frequency of A4 on a piano?

A

440 Hz

160
Q

The celesta belongs to the same instrument family as the

A

harpsichord

161
Q

Curt Sachs and Erich von Hornbostel developed a scheme to

A

Categorize instruments based on how they produce sound

162
Q

What instrument requires electricity to operate?

A

Theremin

163
Q

Where did musique concrete FIRST develop?

A

Paris

164
Q

How many lines are on a single staff?

A

5

165
Q

What interval is a major third?
a) E to F-sharp
b) C to F
c) E-flat to G
d) E-flat to D-flat
e) C to C

A

E-flat to G

166
Q

Which interval is included in ALL minor scales between scale degrees one and three?

A

minor third

167
Q

What pitch can be lowered in a blues scale?

A

7

168
Q

Assume a musician sees the subito ritardando instruction. They should

A

suddenly decrease the tempo

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