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What is the time signature of a waltz?

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4-Mar

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2
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How many beats are in a 6/8 time signature?

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6 beats per measure

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3
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What note value gets one beat in 2/2 time?

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Half note

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4
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What does a dotted quarter note represent?

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1 and 1/2 beats in 4/4 time

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5
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How many beats are in a measure of 4/4 time?

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4 beats

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6
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How many beats does a whole note get in 4/4 time?

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4 beats

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7
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What is the difference between 2/4 and 4/4 time signatures?

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2/4 has 2 beats per measure, 4/4 has 4

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8
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What is a tie in musical notation?

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A tie connects two notes of the same pitch, extending their duration

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9
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What is a triplet?

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A triplet divides a beat into three equal parts

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10
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What is the difference between simple and compound time signatures?

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Simple time divides the beat into 2, compound into 3

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11
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What does an eighth rest look like?

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A single flag rest symbol

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12
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How many sixteenth notes fit into one quarter note?

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4 sixteenth notes

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13
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What is the time signature for a march?

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4-Feb

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14
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How many beats does a dotted half note last?

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3 beats

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15
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What does the term ‘syncopation’ mean?

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Accenting a normally weak beat

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16
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How many beats does a whole rest last in 3/4 time?

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3 beats

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17
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What time signature is often used for slow waltzes?

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4-Mar

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18
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What note value gets one beat in 6/8 time?

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Dotted quarter note

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19
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How many beats does a dotted eighth note get?

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3/4 of a beat

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20
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What is a hemiola?

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A rhythmic pattern that shifts between two and three beats

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21
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What is the note on the second line of the treble clef?

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G

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22
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What is the note on the fourth space of the bass clef?

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G

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23
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What clef is used for viola music?

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Alto clef

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24
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Which clef places middle C on the first line of the staff?

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Tenor clef

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25
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Where is middle C in treble clef?

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On a ledger line below the staff

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26
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What note is on the third line of the treble clef?

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B

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27
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What note is on the second space of the bass clef?

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C

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28
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What is the mnemonic for remembering the spaces of the treble clef?

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FACE

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29
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What note is on the top line of the bass clef?

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A

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30
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What is the lowest note on a standard grand staff?

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A below middle C

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31
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What note is located on the second space of the alto clef?

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C

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32
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Where is middle C located on the bass clef?

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On a ledger line above the staff

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33
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What note is on the fourth line of the treble clef?

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D

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34
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What is the name of the clef that places C on the middle line?

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Alto clef

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35
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What note is on the second line of the bass clef?

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B

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36
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What note is on the bottom line of the treble clef?

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E

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37
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What is the highest note on a standard grand staff?

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C above the treble clef staff

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38
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What note is on the top line of the treble clef?

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F

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39
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What is the mnemonic for the lines of the bass clef?

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Good Boys Do Fine Always

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40
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Where is middle C in the tenor clef?

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On the 4th line

41
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What interval do you transpose up to move from C major to D major?

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A major second

42
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To transpose music from E flat major to F major, how many half steps up must you go?

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2 half steps

43
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How many half steps are there between G and A?

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2 half steps

44
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What does transposition mean in music?

A

Changing the key of a piece of music

45
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To transpose a melody from F major to G major, which notes must be raised?

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All notes should be raised by a whole step

46
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What key is a major second above A major?

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B major

47
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If a melody is in C major and is transposed up a perfect fifth, what key will it be in?

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G major

48
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How many half steps are there between C and D?

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2 half steps

49
Q

How would you transpose a piece from B flat major to C major?

A

Raise every note by a major second

50
Q

What is the interval between A and B flat?

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A minor second

51
Q

To transpose music down from E major to D major, how many whole steps must you move?

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2 whole steps down

52
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If you transpose a melody from C major to B flat major, how many steps down do you go?

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2 half steps down

53
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What interval separates F# and G#?

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A major second

54
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What key is a perfect fourth below C major?

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G major

55
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What is a transposing instrument?

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An instrument that sounds different from the written pitch

56
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If you transpose a melody from C major up a minor third, what key will it be in?

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E flat major

57
Q

What interval is formed by moving from C to F?

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A perfect fourth

58
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If a piece is written in G major and transposed up a perfect fifth, what key will it be in?

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D major

59
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How many half steps are there between E and F?

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1 half step

60
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What key is a perfect fifth below D major?

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A major

61
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What is the key signature of D major?

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F# and C#

62
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How many sharps are in the key signature of A major?

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3 sharps (F#, C#, G#)

63
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What is the relative minor of C major?

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A minor

64
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What is the key signature of B flat major?

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B flat and E flat

65
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What is the key signature for G major?

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F#

66
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How many flats are in the key signature of A flat major?

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4 flats (B flat, E flat, A flat, D flat)

67
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What is the natural minor scale for G major?

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E minor

68
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What is the key signature of F major?

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B flat

69
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How many sharps are in the key signature of E major?

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4 sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#)

70
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What is the key signature of C minor?

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B flat, E flat, A flat

71
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What is the relative major of F minor?

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A flat major

72
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What notes are in the C major scale?

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C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C

73
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What is the harmonic minor scale?

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A minor scale with a raised 7th note

74
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What is the key signature of B minor?

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F# and C#

75
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What is the key signature of E flat major?

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B flat, E flat, A flat

76
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What is the relative minor of G major?

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E minor

77
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What notes are altered in a melodic minor scale?

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The 6th and 7th notes are raised ascending, lowered descending

78
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How many flats are in the key signature of D flat major?

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5 flats (B flat, E flat, A flat, D flat, G flat)

79
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What is the key signature of A minor?

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No sharps or flats

80
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What is the key signature of C major?

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No sharps or flats

81
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What is the interval between C and E?

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A major third

82
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What interval is formed between F and B flat?

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A perfect fourth

83
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What is a diminished fifth?

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An interval one half step smaller than a perfect fifth

84
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What interval is formed between G and D?

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A perfect fifth

85
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What is the interval between D and F?

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A minor third

86
Q

What is an augmented fourth?

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An interval one half step larger than a perfect fourth

87
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What interval is formed between C and G?

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A perfect fifth

88
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What is a minor sixth?

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An interval of six notes, with 8 half steps

89
Q

What is the interval between E and A?

A

A perfect fourth

90
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What is the interval between A and C#

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A major third

91
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What is a perfect octave?

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An interval spanning eight notes

92
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What is the interval between F and C?

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A perfect fifth

93
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What is a major second?

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An interval of two half steps

94
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What is a minor second?

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An interval of one half step

95
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What is the interval between B flat and F?

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A perfect fifth

96
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What is an augmented fifth?

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An interval one half step larger than a perfect fifth

97
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What is a major seventh?

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An interval of eleven half steps

98
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