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Quiz for Academic Decathlon music section 1: Basic Elements of Music Theory
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What is the difference between a half and full cadence?
One ends on the dominant and the other on the tonic
One is shorter than the other
One is only used in pop music and the other in classical
One end on the subdominant and the other on the dominant
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What is the correct order of flats in a key signature?
A,E,F,C,G,B,D
F,C,G,D,A,E,B
B,E,A,D,G,C,F
B,A,D,E,G,F,C
3
A note or word that falls before the downbeat is a(n)...
Irregular
Dot
Anacrusis
Syncopation
4
What is modulation?
Resolving a diminshed seventh chord
Changing key signatures in a piece
Using non-functional harmonies in a piece
A musical term Arnold Shoenberg coined
5
In a major or minor scale, the third scale degree is called the...
Mediant
Submediant
Dominant
Supertonic
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A melody or chord is chromatic if it...
Only uses each note once
Borrows notes from outside the key
Uses all consecutive note names
Is built on a diminished chord
7
What is the smallest identifiable recurring musical idea?
A theme
A phrase
A motive
A half cadence
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A melody that moves smoothly in stepwise motion is...
Contour
Tessitura
Disjunct
Conjunct
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Who was responsible for developing the system used to classify musical instruments?
Sachs and Hornbostel
Bach and Handel
Johnson and McCoy
Beethoven and Mozart
10
Which of the following is an example of a song in quadruple meter?
"The Time They Are A-Changin"
"Aquarius"
"I Want to Hold Your Hand"
"My Favorite Things"
11
What is the proper order of sharps in a key signature?
D#E#G#C#A#F#B#
F#C#A#D#G#B#E#
C#E#G#F#A#D#B#
F#C#G#D#A#E#B#
12
A train in root position spelled C-E-G is changed to G-C-E. It is now...
Inverted
Regulated
Diminished
Tempered
13
Which of the following is NOT a term used to describe articulation?
Legato
Diminuendo
Accent
Staccato
14
Raising and lowering the the frequency of a sound wave raises and lowers...
Pitch
Timbre
Dynamic
Rhythm
15
What occurs when two conflicting rhythmic patterns are presented simultaneously?
Common-practice tonality
Inversions
Atonality
Polyrhythm
16
Which of the following is considered a membranophone?
Triangle
Trombone
Piccolo
Tambourine
17
C natural minor and E-flat major in relation to each other are considered...
Parallel major and minor
Relative major and minor
Blues major and minor
Phrygian major and minor
18
What is rubato?
Expressively speeding up and slowing down of the beat
A quick tempo of approximately 108 beats/minute
A type of compound meter
Grouping together of beats in a STRONG-weak-weak pattern
19
Who is Arnold Schoenberg?
A composer who developed the "twelve-tone method"
A terrible person
A student of Igor Stravinsky
A composer who introduced polytonality to common practice
20
What is this chord called?
C6/4 (second inversion C major)
C major root position
C6 (first inversion C major)
C6/5 (first inversion C major seventh)
21
Sounds recorded and then edited together is a type of composition known as...
Counterpoint
Blues
Musique concrète
Semitone
22
Which of these terms means "within the key?"
Diatonic
Chromatic
Tonic
Diminished
23
The smallest interval available on a piano is a...
Whole step
Tritone
Quarter step
Half step
24
An identical pitch with different names is called a(n)...
Diatonic Pitch
Enharmonic Pitch
Tonic Pitch
Chromatic Pitch
25
Why are dominant triads often turned into dominant seventh chords?
To intensify its pull to the tonic
To finish a V-I harmonic progression
To include an extra voice in the music
To turn a P5 into a P4
26
What is the note written on the third line of the treble clef called?
G4
B4
B3
C4
