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Academic Decathlon Music Theory Presentation Quiz
Academic Decathlon Music Theory Presentation Quiz
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1
What type of scale is this?
Harmonic minor scale
Natural minor scale
Melodic minor scale
Major scale
2
What interval is referred to as the distance between every other key on the piano?
Double sharp
Whole-step
Half-step
Minor Third
3
What ornamentation best describes rapidly switching between two adjacent notes?
Glissando
Turn
Trill
Portamento
4
What is the type of note that results from dividing a single beat into eight parts?
Sixty-fourth note
Sixteenth note
Thirty-second note
Eighth note
5
What is an octave?
Twelve half-steps
The distance between two pitches that have the same letter
The distance between the bass clef and the treble clef
The eight notes that a scale covers
6
Which type of form describes a single phrase returning with multiple phrases in between?
Sonata form
Fugue
Ternary form
Rondo form
7
Which symbol instructs a player to restart the piece and jump to a separate section of music?
D.C. al Fine
D.C. al Coda
D.C.
D.C. al Ostinato
8
What is the name for the most comfortable range of pitches for a performer?
Clef
Tessitura
Nice range
Diatonic scale
9
True or False: The alto and tenor clefs use the same symbol.
False
True
10
Where is middle C located on the staff?
On the line between the treble and bass clefs
On the treble clef
On the bass clef
Above the treble clef
11
What is the term used to describe a pitch with multiple names?
Major
Chromatic
Enharmonic
Diatonic
12
What is the term used when composition and performance happen simultaneously?
Composer's Block
Electronic composition
Improvisation
Recording
13
What are the names of the three notes in a C Major triad (from bottom to top)?
Root, Third, and Fifth
C, A, G
C, E, G
C, Eb, G
14
Which texture consists of a melody and a single accompaniment?
Homophony
Monophony
Polyphony
Heterophony
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What is the relative minor of the C Major key?
A Minor
Eb Minor
D Minor
G Minor
16
If you were to switch from the Bb Major key to the Db Major key, how many flats would be added?
3
1
4
2
17
What is pitch?
A specific note
The highness or lowness of a sound
All of the above
The exact number of hertz that a certain note has
18
What is the beat of a piece?
The percussion sound that creates the speed of a piece
The overall speed of a piece of music
The steady pulse that underlies music
The groove of a song
19
Which texture consists of two slightly different melodies?
Heterophony
Polyphony
Monophony
Homophony
20
What is the literal definition of music?
An art and cultural study that is sound organized in time
A study of the way sounds are interpreted by the human ear
A recording of sounds made by instruments or other means
A collection of written signs representing sound on a page
21
What is time signature?
Two numbers that describe which type of note gets the beat
A fraction that shows a music thing
Two numbers that describe the number of beats in a measure
Two numbers that determine the tempo of a piece
22
What is the name of the most common classification group type used to sort musical instruments?
Percussion
Sachs and Hornbostel Groups
Families
Aerophones
23
What are the three sections of a sonata form piece (in order)?
Exposition, Recapitulation, and Development
Recapitulation, Exposition, Development
Development, Recapitulation, Exposition
Exposition, Development, and Recapitulation
24
What is the order of flats?
F, C, G, D, A, E, B
B, E, A, D, G, C, F
B, D, A, C, E, F, G
B, A, E, D, C, F, G
25
What is the scale tone name of the third note in a scale?
The subdominant
The supertonic
The dominant
The mediant
26
What family would a French horn fall under?
Aerophones
Woodwinds
Cool Instruments
Brass
27
What symbol is this?
Sharp
Double sharp
Double flat
Flat
28
What is the alternate name for a pickup?
Tessitura
Da Capo
Anacrusis
Presto
29
What does diatonic mean?
A pitch with multiple names
Within the key of the music
Outside of the key of the music
A type of scale that is chosen as the basis for a piece
30
What type of articulation best describes a harsh start to a note?
Accent
Staccato
Legato
Marcato
31
What is the difference between a tie and a slur?
Tie: Connects same pitch; Slur: Connects different pitches
Tie: Swoops from one note to another; Slur: Does not
Tie: Connects different pitches; Slur: Connects same pitch
Slur: Swoops from one note to another; Tie: Does not
32
Which texture consists of a melody being played multiple times at different time intervals?
Counterpoint polyphony
Heterophony
Imitative polyphony
Polyphony
33
Which texture consists of a single, unaccompanied melody?
Heterophony
Monophony
Polyphony
Homophony
34
What does the tempo marking "vivace" mean in Italian?
Quick and lively
Moderately fast
Fast
Extremely fast
35
What is playing twelve pitches each separated by a semitone in ascending order called?
Twelve-tone scale
Natural Minor scale
Major scale
Chromatic scale
36
What is another name for a diminished fifth?
Tritone
Diminished sixth
Augmented fourth
Minor fourth
37
What is one of the Sachs/Hornbostel classification categories for a piano?
Percussion
Membranophones
Aerophones
Chordophones
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What is the smallest unit of form?
Phrase
Motive
Cadence
Theme
