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

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