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Question #1

A scale is

A. the distance between pitches

B. composed of all flat or all sharp notes

C. an ordered collection of pitches

D. a system of metrical organization

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–W–W–H–W–W–W

D. W–H–W–W–H–W–W

Question #3

Diatonic scales

A. are built of whole steps only

B. are built of half steps only

C. are chromatic scales

D. include the major scale

Question #4

The beginning tone of the scale is the

A. tonic

B. referential

C. major

D. diatonic

Question #5

Transposing a melody means

A. changing its meter

B. making it chromatic

C. writing it in a different key

D. removing all of the half steps

Question #6

If a scale is “in the key of A major,” that means

A. the scale does not contain the tone A

B. the tonic is A

C. scale degree ^5 is A

D. it contains all whole steps

Question #7

^7 is the

A. dominant

B. submediant

C. leading tone

D. tonic

Question #8

^4 is the

A. subdominant

B. supermediant

C. dominant

D. tonic

Question #9

^5 is the

A. submediant

B. tonic

C. subdominant

D. dominant

Question #10

The solfège syllable for ^4 is

A. la

B. do

C. mi

D. fa

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. mi

B. ti

C. sol

D. do

Question #13

The solfège syllable for the mediant is

A. mi

B. re

C. do

D. sol

Question #14

The key signature

A. consists of either flats or sharps

B. indicates the number of notes per measure of music

C. is written after the clef and meter on the staff

D. is enough by itself to determine the key

Question #15

A. meter, clef, key

B. clef, meter, key

C. meter, key, clef

D. clef, key, meter

Question #16

Which key results when a flat is removed from the key signature for F major?

A. C major

B. flat major

C. E major

D. G major

Question #17

Which key results when a sharp is removed from the key signature for D major?

A. A major

B. F major

C. C major

D. G major

Question #18

A. is usually depicted with sharps on the left and flats on the right

B. is not a useful aid for memorizing key signatures

C. show the relationship between whole-tone and chromatic scales

D. shows the relationship between keys

Question #19

A tetrachord

A. divides a major scale equally into three parts

B. is a chord made of all the notes in a scale

C. is the distance between two pitches

D. is composed of four notes

Question #20

Which set of intervals correctly spells a major tetrachord?

A. W–W–H–W–W–W–H

B. W–W–W

C. W–H–W

D. W–W–H

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