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Quiz for Academic Decathlon music section 1: Basic Elements of Music Theory
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Raising and lowering the the frequency of a sound wave raises and lowers...
Dynamic
Rhythm
Timbre
Pitch
2
C natural minor and E-flat major in relation to each other are considered...
Blues major and minor
Phrygian major and minor
Parallel major and minor
Relative major and minor
3
Which of the following is an example of a song in quadruple meter?
"I Want to Hold Your Hand"
"The Time They Are A-Changin"
"Aquarius"
"My Favorite Things"
4
A melody that moves smoothly in stepwise motion is...
Contour
Tessitura
Disjunct
Conjunct
5
An identical pitch with different names is called a(n)...
Diatonic Pitch
Chromatic Pitch
Enharmonic Pitch
Tonic Pitch
6
What is rubato?
A quick tempo of approximately 108 beats/minute
Expressively speeding up and slowing down of the beat
A type of compound meter
Grouping together of beats in a STRONG-weak-weak pattern
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What is modulation?
Resolving a diminshed seventh chord
Changing key signatures in a piece
A musical term Arnold Shoenberg coined
Using non-functional harmonies in a piece
8
What is the difference between a half and full cadence?
One is shorter than the other
One end on the subdominant and the other on the dominant
One is only used in pop music and the other in classical
One ends on the dominant and the other on the tonic
9
What occurs when two conflicting rhythmic patterns are presented simultaneously?
Inversions
Atonality
Polyrhythm
Common-practice tonality
10
The smallest interval available on a piano is a...
Tritone
Quarter step
Whole step
Half step
11
A note or word that falls before the downbeat is a(n)...
Irregular
Dot
Anacrusis
Syncopation
12
What is the correct order of flats in a key signature?
F,C,G,D,A,E,B
B,E,A,D,G,C,F
A,E,F,C,G,B,D
B,A,D,E,G,F,C
13
A train in root position spelled C-E-G is changed to G-C-E. It is now...
Diminished
Regulated
Inverted
Tempered
14
Who is Arnold Schoenberg?
A composer who developed the "twelve-tone method"
A composer who introduced polytonality to common practice
A terrible person
A student of Igor Stravinsky
15
Which of these terms means "within the key?"
Tonic
Chromatic
Diminished
Diatonic
16
What is the proper order of sharps in a key signature?
C#E#G#F#A#D#B#
D#E#G#C#A#F#B#
F#C#G#D#A#E#B#
F#C#A#D#G#B#E#
17
What is this chord called?
C6/4 (second inversion C major)
C6 (first inversion C major)
C major root position
C6/5 (first inversion C major seventh)
18
A melody or chord is chromatic if it...
Is built on a diminished chord
Uses all consecutive note names
Borrows notes from outside the key
Only uses each note once
19
Why are dominant triads often turned into dominant seventh chords?
To intensify its pull to the tonic
To turn a P5 into a P4
To include an extra voice in the music
To finish a V-I harmonic progression
20
What is the note written on the third line of the treble clef called?
B4
C4
B3
G4
21
Sounds recorded and then edited together is a type of composition known as...
Musique concrète
Counterpoint
Blues
Semitone
22
Which of the following is NOT a term used to describe articulation?
Diminuendo
Accent
Staccato
Legato
23
What is the smallest identifiable recurring musical idea?
A half cadence
A phrase
A motive
A theme
24
In a major or minor scale, the third scale degree is called the...
Submediant
Mediant
Dominant
Supertonic
25
Who was responsible for developing the system used to classify musical instruments?
Beethoven and Mozart
Sachs and Hornbostel
Bach and Handel
Johnson and McCoy
26
Which of the following is considered a membranophone?
Trombone
Piccolo
Triangle
Tambourine
