Music 101 - Fundamentals of Music » Spring 2023 » CH 05 Review Quiz

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Question #1
A scale is
A.   composed of all flat or all sharp notes
B.   a system of metrical organization
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–W–H–W–W–W
B.   W–H–W–W–H–W–W
C.   W–W–H–W–W–W–H
D.   H–H–W–H–W–W–H
Question #3
The beginning tone of the scale is the
A.   diatonic
B.   major
C.   tonic
D.   referential
Question #4
Transposing a melody means
A.   removing all of the half steps
B.   writing it in a different key
C.   making it chromatic
D.   changing its meter
Question #5
If a scale is “in the key of A major,” that means
A.   the tonic is A
B.   scale degree ^5 is A
C.   the scale does not contain the tone A
D.   it contains all whole steps
Question #6
^7 is the
A.   tonic
B.   leading tone
C.   dominant
D.   submediant
Question #7
^4 is the
A.   dominant
B.   tonic
C.   subdominant
D.   supermediant
Question #8
^5 is the
A.   dominant
B.   submediant
C.   tonic
D.   subdominant
Question #9
The solfège syllable for ^4 is
A.   fa
B.   mi
C.   do
D.   la
Question #10
The solfège syllable for ^2 is
A.   ti
B.   sol
C.   mi
D.   re
Question #11
The solfège syllable for the tonic is
A.   mi
B.   sol
C.   do
D.   ti
Question #12
The solfège syllable for the mediant is
A.   sol
B.   do
C.   mi
D.   re
Question #13
The submediant of B major is
A.   D #
B.   D
C.   G #
D.   G
Question #14
The tonic of A b major is
A.   E b
B.   A b
C.   C
D.   F
Question #15
The key signature
A.   is enough by itself to determine the key
B.   consists of either flats or sharps
C.   indicates the number of notes per measure of music
D.   is written after the clef and meter on the staff
Question #16
Which is the correct order for writing these items on the staff?
A.   meter, clef, key
B.   clef, key, meter
C.   meter, key, clef
D.   clef, meter, key
Question #17
Which key results when a flat is removed from the key signature for F major?
A.   E b major
B.   G major
C.   E major
D.   C major
Question #18
Which key results when a flat is added to the key signature for A b major?
A.   E b major
B.   B b major
C.   G b major
D.   D b major
Question #19
Which key results when a sharp is removed from the key signature for D major?
A.   C major
B.   G major
C.   F major
D.   A major
Question #20
The circle of fifths
A.   shows the relationship between keys
B.   is usually depicted with sharps on the left and flats on the right
C.   is not a useful aid for memorizing key signatures
D.   show the relationship between whole-tone and chromatic scales
Question #21
The order of sharps in the key signature for E major is
A.   C# –D# –F# –G#
B.   F #–C# –G# –D#
C.   C# –F# –G# –D#
D.   F# –G# –C# –D#

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