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

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