Music 101 - Fundamentals of Music » Fall 2021 » CH 05 REVIEW QUIZ

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Question #1
A scale is
A.   a system of metrical organization
B.   composed of all flat or all sharp notes
C.   an ordered collection of pitches
D.   the distance between pitches
Question #2
What is the whole- (W) and half- (H) step pattern for a major scale?
A.   W–W–H–W–W–W–H
B.   H–H–W–H–W–W–H
C.   W–H–W–W–H–W–W
D.   W–W–W–H–W–W–W
Question #3
Diatonic scales
A.   are built of half steps only
B.   include the major scale
C.   are chromatic scales
D.   are built of whole steps only
Question #4
The beginning tone of the scale is the
A.   major
B.   referential
C.   tonic
D.   diatonic
Question #5
Transposing a melody means
A.   making it chromatic
B.   removing all of the half steps
C.   writing it in a different key
D.   changing its meter
Question #6
If a scale is “in the key of A major,” that means
A.   scale degree ^5 is A
B.   the tonic is A
C.   the scale does not contain the tone A
D.   it contains all whole steps
Question #7
^7 is the
A.   leading tone
B.   tonic
C.   submediant
D.   dominant
Question #8
^4 is the
A.   dominant
B.   tonic
C.   supermediant
D.   subdominant
Question #9
^5 is the
A.   dominant
B.   submediant
C.   tonic
D.   subdominant
Question #10
The solfège syllable for ^4 is
A.   fa
B.   mi
C.   do
D.   la
Question #11
The solfège syllable for ^2 is
A.   sol
B.   mi
C.   ti
D.   re
Question #12
The solfège syllable for the tonic is
A.   ti
B.   mi
C.   sol
D.   do
Question #13
The solfège syllable for the mediant is
A.   sol
B.   mi
C.   do
D.   re
Question #14
The key signature
A.   indicates the number of notes per measure of music
B.   consists of either flats or sharps
C.   is written after the clef and meter on the staff
D.   is enough by itself to determine the key
Question #15
  
A.   clef, meter, key
B.   clef, key, meter
C.   meter, clef, key
D.   meter, key, clef
Question #16
Which key results when a flat is removed from the key signature for F major?
A.   G major
B.   E major
C.   flat major
D.   C major
Question #17
Which key results when a sharp is removed from the key signature for D major?
A.   G major
B.   A major
C.   C major
D.   F major
Question #18
The circle of fifths
A.   shows the relationship between keys
B.   show the relationship between whole-tone and chromatic scales
C.   is usually depicted with sharps on the left and flats on the right
D.   is not a useful aid for memorizing key signatures
Question #19
A tetrachord
A.   is the distance between two pitches
B.   is composed of four notes
C.   is a chord made of all the notes in a scale
D.   divides a major scale equally into three parts
Question #20
Which set of intervals correctly spells a major tetrachord?
A.   W–W–W
B.   W–W–H
C.   W–W–H–W–W–W–H
D.   W–H–W
Question #21
Each time a new sharp is added to the key signature, the resulting key is
A.   a fifth lower than the previous key
B.   a whole step lower than the previous key
C.   a fifth higher than the previous key
D.   a whole step higher than the previous key
Question #22
Each time a new flat is added to the key signature, the resulting key is
A.   a whole step lower than the previous key
B.   a fifth lower than the previous key
C.   a whole step higher than the previous key
D.   a fifth higher than the previous key

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