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What is the MINOR key signature below?
B
F#
g#
D#
2
Fifth articulation marking below:
spicato
staccato
tenuto
marcato
3
Woah! This triad has another third on top of it (four notes) it must be a
seventh chord
perfect chord
olaf (snowman, get it?)
quartal chord
4
This triad has a major 3rd on the bottom and a major 3rd on top!
diminished
minor
major
augmented
5
Term for a fluid form based on text/program (no major repeating sections)
Through composed
Rondo
Rounded Binary
Strophic
6
Musical texture in which everyone is playing in unison.
heterophonic
monophonic
homophonic
polyphonic
7
What is the term for the distance from the lowest to the highest pitch in a melody?
range
motif
contour
disjunct
8
The meter 3/4 is considered...
simple triple
compound duple
simple sextuple
compound triple
9
Which of the follow represents instruments in score order? (top to bottom)
w.winds-brass-perc-strings
strings-perc-w.wind-brass
w.wind-string-brass-perc
brass-w.wind-perc-string
10
Musical texture in which there is clear melody and accompaniment.
homophonic
monophonic
polyphonic
heterophonic
11
Second articulation marking below:
spicato
accent
staccato
legato
12
First articulation marking below:
legato
staccato
spicato
accent
13
This is the term for instruments make sound by vibrating strings.
aerophone
chordophone
membranophone
idiophone
14
This is the term for a melodic idea that repeats each time raising/lowering step wise.
diatonic
pattern
development
sequence
15
This is the name for the IV chord in a key
supertonic
mediant
subdominant
dominant
16
An bassoon is a __________ reed instrument.
double
single
17
What is the order of whole and half steps in a NATURAL MINOR scale?
WHWWHWW
WWHWWWH
HWWWWWH
HWWHWWW
18
An clarinet is a __________ reed instrument.
single
double
19
This is the term for instruments that make sound by striking material (not a drum head!)
idiophone
membranophone
aerophone
chordophone
20
This triad has a minor 3rd on the bottom and a major third on top!
diminished
minor
major
augmented
21
Musical texture in which there are mulitple melodies or contrapuntal dialogue.
monophonic
homophonic
heterophonic
polyphonic
22
The melody is moving stepwise (half and whole steps). The melody is...
disjunct
chromatic
diatonic
conjunct
23
Term for from: A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 etc...
Through composed
Rounded Binary
Strophic
Rondo
24
This is the name for the V chord in a key
subdominant
supertonic
dominant
mediant
25
Term for from ABACABA
Rounded Binary
Rondo
Through composed
Strophic
26
What is the major key signature below?
g#
B
F#
D#
27
Term for from AB followed by a SHORT return of A
Strophic
Ternary
Rounded Binary
Through composed
28
Musical texture in which everyone is performing in general "unison" with improvised variations.
heterophonic
monophonic
homophonic
polyphonic
29
This is the name for the ii chord in a key
supertonic
subdominant
mediant
dominant
30
When the melody has notes that lie outside of the key, it is...
disjunct
diatonic
conjunct
chromatic
31
This is the term for harmonic stability, resolution often due to use of 3rds, 6ths and P4/P5s.
dissonance
resonance
consonance
eloquence
32
When all of the notes in the melody exist in the key, it is...
diatonic
conjunct
chromatic
disjunct
33
The meter 9/8 is considered...
simple triple
compound triple
compound duple
simple sextuple
34
The melody is leaping in intervals larger than a 3rd. The melody is...
diatonic
conjunct
chromatic
disjunct
35
This triad has a major 3rd on the bottom and a minor third on top!
augmented
diminished
minor
major
36
Woah! This 7th chord has another 3rd on top of it (5 pitches).
quintal chord
frosty (snowman, get it?)
seventh chord
ninth chord
37
In a harmonic minor scale, which scale degree is raised a 1/2 step?
5
2
1
7
38
This is the term for body percussion or sounds made with your body.
membranophone
chordophone
idiophone
corpophone
39
This seventh chord has the 7th in the bass. It must be in _____________.
1st inversion
2nd inversion
root position
3rd inversion
40
What is the order of whole and half steps in a MAJOR scale?
WHWWHWW
WWHWWWH
HWWWWWH
HWWHWWW
41
This triad has a minor 3rd on the bottom and a minor 3rd on top!
diminished
augmented
major
minor
42
What is the DOMINANT of the key signature below?
B
g#
F#
D#
43
Third articulation marking below:
spicato
accent
staccato
marcato
44
This is the term for instruments that make sound by wind/breath.
membranophone
chordophone
idiophone
aerophone
45
This is the term for harmonic instability, lack of resolution, "crunch" (often due to m2/M2)
resonance
eloquence
dissonance
consonance
46
This chord has the 5th in the bass. It must be in _____________.
root position
2nd inversion
1st inversion
3rd inversion
47
A saxophone is a __________ reed instrument.
single
double
48
The meter 6/8 is considered...
compound triple
simple triple
simple sextuple
compound duple
49
Which of the following is NOT a part of sonata allegro form?
rondo
development
exposition
recapituation
50
An oboe is a __________ reed instrument.
single
double
51
This chord has the 3rd in the bass. It must be in _____________.
root position
3rd inversion
1st inversion
2nd inversion
52
The meter 2/2 is considered...
simple sextuple
simple triple
simple duple
compound triple
53
Accompanimental term for when a chord is broken up and played one note at a time.
pedal tone
arpeggiation
block chord
augmentation
