When doubling first-inversion triads, which doubling is most commonly encountered?

An inner voice doubles the soprano

The rule for outer parts moving in the same direction into a P5 or P8 is that they are okay as long as what?

The soprano part moves by a step

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Here is a Quiz that will test your knowledge and understanding of music theory! The first questions will be on the fundamentals of music, and this will be followed by many questions about analysis and composition. The final 5 questions are some music theory puzzles. Good luck and have fun! :)

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1
Which mode is a major scale with a raised fourth scale degree?
The Lydian mode
The Phrygian mode
The Ionian mode
The Locrian mode
2
Parallel 3rds and 6ths should be avoided in common practice music.
False
True
3
In Romantic music, what chord can be used as a third substitute for V?
ii
vi
iii
IV
4
If a clarinet player sees an F in their sheet music, what note will the B♭ instrument sound when that note is played?
E♭
C
G
F
5
For a V–I perfect authentic cadence, what scale degree needs to appear in the melody over the tonic (I) chord?
Scale degree 1
Scale degree ∞
Scale degree 3
Scale degree 5
6
Which note is known as middle C?
C5
C2
C3
C4
7
Which chord is not diatonic to a major key?
iv
vi
I
V
8
What is this symbol?
An X with diamonds
Enharmonic sharp
Triple sharp
Double sharp
9
What is the highest note of a melody line called?
Elision
Anacrusis note
Whistle note
Focal point
10
Which of the following chord progressions represents a Phrygian half cadence?
iv6–V
iii–IV
♭II–V
viio6–V
11
What minor key is this?
D minor
B♭ minor
G minor
F minor
12
Which key is not closely related to E♭ major?
A♭ major
G minor
B♭ major
F major
13
What is the Neapolitan sixth chord (N6) in the key of G minor?
Am/C
A♭/C
Adim/C
A/C♯
14
Which nonchord tone is approached by a step and then left by the same note?
Retardation
Pedal tone
Suspension
Anticipation
15
In a V11 chord, what chord member is frequently omitted because of the dissonance it creates with another chord member?
The 7th
The 5th
The 9th
The 3rd
16
When a piece in a minor key ends with a major tonic (I) chord, that chord is known as a what?
A Picardy third
A Bach-always-used-this-device-in-his-minor-key-pieces chord
A Neapolitan sixth chord
A supertonic chord
17
What numbers are used for a bass suspension?
You can't have a suspension in the bass
7–6
9–8
2–3
18
Assuming this is a type of dominant chord in D major, what Roman numeral would be assigned to the chord?
V7
V9
V13
V11
19
What minor key is this?
F♯ minor
D♯ minor
C♯ minor
G♯ minor
20
Which chord is not diatonic to a natural minor key?
viiø7
VI
i
iio
21
When doubling first-inversion triads, which doubling is most commonly encountered?
The soprano and the bass are doubled
An inner voice doubles the soprano
The inner voices are doubled
An inner voice doubles the bass
22
What is the name for scale degree 2?
Mediant
Leading tone
Submediant
Supertonic
23
The 7th of a seventh chord tends to resolve how?
Up by a leap
Down by a step
Down by a leap
Up by a step
24
What type of seventh chord is this?
Minor seventh chord
Dominant seventh chord
Augmented seventh chord
Major seventh chord
25
What is the inversion of a minor 2nd interval?
Minor 7th
Major 7th
Diminished 2nd
Major 2nd
26
The 3rd of my ii7 chord is G♭. What is scale degree 7 of my home key?
C
D♭
D
E♭
27
A half step above scale degree 5 is scale degree 6, an A. D is scale degree 2. What mode am I?
C♯-Phrygian
C♯-Locrian
C-Mixolydian
C-Aeolian
28
Which of the following pairs of chords do not exhibit chromatic mediant relationship?
C and E
C and A♭
C and E♭
C and Am
29
For voice leading purposes, what type of motion is preferred in a melodic line?
Disjunct (skips/leaps)
Conjunct (stepwise)
30
V–vi is what type of cadence?
Deceptive cadence
Discerning cadence
Deceiving cadence
Submediant cadence
31
Which cadence is sometimes referred to as the “Amen cadence”?
The half cadence (x–V)
The perfect authentic cadence (V–I)
The deceptive cadence (V–vi)
The plagal cadence (IV–I)
32
In the following excerpt from a piece by Claude Debussy, what type of post-tonal technique is he using?
Use of extended tertian sonorities
Use of polychords
Use of planing
Use of cluster chords
33
True or False: This meter is considered compound.
False
True
34
When resolving a complete V7 to a I chord, you'll often have to triple what member of the I chord?
The root
The 5th
The e
The 3rd
35
What type of scale is this?
Harmonic minor scale
Natural minor scale
Melodic minor scale
Major scale
36
Which type of motion occurs when one voice moves and the other stays static?
Oblique motion
Similar motion
Contrary motion
Parallel motion
37
What is the process by which the end of one phrase overlaps with the start of the next phrase?
Sentence
Elision
Anticipation
Phrase group
38
Which of the following is a harmonic retrogression that is typically avoided in common practice music?
V–ii
iii–vi
V–vi
vi–IV
39
What note should be doubled when voicing a second-inversion triad?
The root
The 3rd
The \pi
The 5th
40
My key has B♭ as scale degree 6. The 5th of the III chord is C. What is the 7th above the supertonic?
E♭
C
D
D♭
41
What major key is this?
F♯ major
E major
A major
B major
42
In F major, V7/vi is which chord?
D7
C7
A7
G7
43
What would be the best way to analyze the middle chord in the following example?
iii6
N6
It+6
V\frac{subs}{6th}
44
What interval is this?
Perfect 4th
Augmented 4th
Diminished 5th
Perfect 5th
45
In the following example, what compositional technique is demonstrated?
Tonal sequence
Real sequence
Imitation
Prolongation
46
The vi chord in C major is the _____ chord in G major.
vi
iii
ii
\sum_0^∞
47
What type of triad does the following image outline?
Minor triad
Augmented triad
Major triad
Diminished triad
48
Which of the following notes does not belong in a B-Mixolydian scale?
A♯
C♯
F♯
D♯
49
In a piece that uses sonata form and a major key, what is the most typical secondary key?
The key of the dominant
The key of the subdominant
The key of the supertonic
The key of the submediant (relative minor)
50
Which type of seventh chord is abbreviated m7♭5?
Half-diminished seventh chord
Minor seventh chord
Dominant seventh chord
Diminished seventh chord
51
The rule for outer parts moving in the same direction into a P5 or P8 is that they are okay as long as what?
The soprano part moves by a step
The soprano part moves by a leap
The bass part moves by a step
The bass part moves by a leap
52
Which of these meters is considered simple triple?
3/8
3/4
All of the above
3/16
53
What clef is this?
B clef
Mezzo-soprano clef
Alto clef
Tenor clef
54
What type of six-four chord is this?
Cadential six-four chord
Passing six-four chord
Pedal six-four chord
Arpeggiated six-four chord
55
What major key is this?
C♭ major
D♭ major
G♭ major
A♭ major
56
Fill in the blank:
7
3
9
5
57
In G major, an F♯ø7 chord would be assigned what Roman numeral?
viiø7/\int_e^{\pi}\frac{\sqrt{music^{theory}}}{rocks}
viiø7
viiø7/V
V/viiø7
58
How does a leading tone tend to resolve?
Up by a step
Down by a step
59
A hemiola is a rhythmic device where there is an interaction between rhythm and meter that implies what ratio?
5:2
2:1
3:2
4:3
60
A B A C A is what type of form?
Rondo form
Ternary form
Rounded binary form
Two-reprise form
61
The following image shows what type of scale?
A minor pentatonic scale
A major pentatonic scale
A black-key pentatonic scale
A Hirajoshi scale
62
How many bars are in a cycle of the 12-bar blues progression?
Twelve
12
All of the above
\sqrt{144}
63
What note above the bass gets altered here based on the figured bass symbol?
The 3rd above the bass
The 5th above the bass
The 7th above the bass
The 4th above the bass
64
How would the middle chord in the following example best be analyzed?
cto7
N6
♯IIo7
viio7/iii
65
In C major, how would a C7 chord likely be analyzed?
V7/V
V7/IV
V7/ii
I7
66
A perfect fourth is always considered a consonant inverval.
False
True
67
The following image shows what type of scale?
An octatonic scale
A hexatonic scale
A whole-tone scale
A fish scale
68
What is the name for scale degree 4?
Dominant
Subdominant
Subtonic
Tonic
69
If a composer is writing a part for Horn in F and wants the sounding key to be D major, what key do they need to write?
A major
G major
C major
E major
70
When voicing a viio6 chord, what note of the chord should be doubled?
The φ
The 5th
The root
The 3rd
71
In C major, spell a V6/iii chord. Use that bass note to build a natural minor scale. What's the resulting key signature?
1 flat
6 sharps
5 sharps
1 sharp
72
D♭ is a minor 13th above scale degree 2. Scale degree 4 of this scale is scale degree 2 of what major key?
F major
E♭ major
G♭ major
A♭ major
73
Which of the following represents a parallel double period?
abba
abab
aabb
abab'
74
In the following excerpt, the arrows are used to indicate what compositional technique?
Sequence
Imitation
Voice exchange
Cross relation
75
What type of six-four chord is this?
Pedal six-four chord
Cadential six-four chord
Arpeggiated six-four chord
Passing six-four chord
76
Which of the following is not a section in sonata form?
Development
Anacrusis
Exposition
Recapitulation
77
V7 is often used for an enharmonic modulation because it can be enharmonically reinterpreted as what type of chord?
A Ger+6 chord
A diminished seventh chord
An augmented chord
A Fr+6 chord
78
The following image shows what type of scale?
A whole-tone scale
A hexatonic scale
An octatonic scale
A Lydian scale
79
Triads with roots a 3rd/6th apart will have how many common tones?
1
2
3
0
80
The following image shows the process for forming what type of augmented sixth chord (in the key of C minor)?
German augmented sixth chord (Ger+6)
Italian augmented sixth chord (It+6)
Swiss augmented sixth chord (Sw+6)
French augmented sixth chord (Fr+6)
81
What interval is this?
Augmented 3rd
Minor 3rd
Major 3rd
Diminished 3rd
82
Triads with roots a 4th/5th apart will have how many common tones?
0
2
1
3
83
In a major key, which of the following chords is an example of mode mixture?
vi
viiø7
iv
VIII (yes, that's an eight)
84
♭VI–♭VII–I is a popular cadence in popular music that uses mode mixture. What is its theoretical name?
A Dorian cadence
A Mixolydian cadence
A Super Mario Brothers cadence
An Aeolian cadence
85
What are the extra staff lines in the image known as?
Grand lines
Extended lines
Added lines
Ledger lines
86
When part writing, what is the chord member that is most likely to occasionally be omitted from a triad?
The root
The 3rd
The 5th
How dare you omit a note?!
87
The following tuplet fits into what note value?
Quarter note
Eighth note
Half note
Sixteenth note
88
What type of six-four chord is this?
Pedal six-four chord
Arpeggiated six-four chord
Passing six-four chord
Cadential six-four chord
89
How many diatonic diminished triads are found in a major key?
1
2
0
3
90
Which nonchord tone is approached by a step and left by a leap in the opposite direction?
Escape tone
Anticipation
Appoggiatura
Neighbor group
91
What chord results from realizing the following figured bass?
F♯dim/A
D♯dim7/A
Dm7/A
A6
92
How can the relationship between these keys be described?
Enharmonically equivalent keys
Foreign keys
Relative keys
Parallel keys
93
How can the following chord structure be described?
A tone cluster
Quintal
Quartal
Tertian
94
Triads with roots a 2nd/7th apart will have how many common tones?
3
2
1
0
95
What two notes of a V7 chord form the tritone?
The 3rd and the 5th
The root and the 5th
The 3rd and the 7th
The root and the 7th
96
Which of these meters is considered compound duple?
2/2
9/8
12/8
6/8
97
What is the correct spelling of the nonchord tone that is approached by a leap and left by a step?
Appoggiatura
Apoggiatura
Apogiatuna
Appogiatura
98
What is the pattern of whole steps and half steps for a major scale?
WWWHWWH
WHWWHWW
WHWWWHW
WWHWWWH
99
In a piece that uses sonata form and a minor key, what is the most typical secondary key?
The key of the mediant (relative major)
The key of the dominant
The key of the subdominant
The key of the supertonic
100
In a common-practice SATB arrangement, you are allowed to have more than an octave between the bass and tenor voices.
False
True

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1
Which mode is a major scale with a raised fourth scale degree?
The Lydian mode
The Phrygian mode
The Ionian mode
The Locrian mode
2
Parallel 3rds and 6ths should be avoided in common practice music.
False
True
3
In Romantic music, what chord can be used as a third substitute for V?
ii
vi
iii
IV
4
If a clarinet player sees an F in their sheet music, what note will the B♭ instrument sound when that note is played?
E♭
C
G
F
5
For a V–I perfect authentic cadence, what scale degree needs to appear in the melody over the tonic (I) chord?
Scale degree 1
Scale degree ∞
Scale degree 3
Scale degree 5
6
Which note is known as middle C?
C5
C2
C3
C4
7
Which chord is not diatonic to a major key?
iv
vi
I
V
8
What is this symbol?
An X with diamonds
Enharmonic sharp
Triple sharp
Double sharp
9
What is the highest note of a melody line called?
Elision
Anacrusis note
Whistle note
Focal point
10
Which of the following chord progressions represents a Phrygian half cadence?
iv6–V
iii–IV
♭II–V
viio6–V
11
What minor key is this?
D minor
B♭ minor
G minor
F minor
12
Which key is not closely related to E♭ major?
A♭ major
G minor
B♭ major
F major
13
What is the Neapolitan sixth chord (N6) in the key of G minor?
Am/C
A♭/C
Adim/C
A/C♯
14
Which nonchord tone is approached by a step and then left by the same note?
Retardation
Pedal tone
Suspension
Anticipation
15
In a V11 chord, what chord member is frequently omitted because of the dissonance it creates with another chord member?
The 7th
The 5th
The 9th
The 3rd
16
When a piece in a minor key ends with a major tonic (I) chord, that chord is known as a what?
A Picardy third
A Bach-always-used-this-device-in-his-minor-key-pieces chord
A Neapolitan sixth chord
A supertonic chord
17
What numbers are used for a bass suspension?
You can't have a suspension in the bass
7–6
9–8
2–3
18
Assuming this is a type of dominant chord in D major, what Roman numeral would be assigned to the chord?
V7
V9
V13
V11
19
What minor key is this?
F♯ minor
D♯ minor
C♯ minor
G♯ minor
20
Which chord is not diatonic to a natural minor key?
viiø7
VI
i
iio
21
When doubling first-inversion triads, which doubling is most commonly encountered?
The soprano and the bass are doubled
An inner voice doubles the soprano
The inner voices are doubled
An inner voice doubles the bass
22
What is the name for scale degree 2?
Mediant
Leading tone
Submediant
Supertonic
23
The 7th of a seventh chord tends to resolve how?
Up by a leap
Down by a step
Down by a leap
Up by a step
24
What type of seventh chord is this?
Minor seventh chord
Dominant seventh chord
Augmented seventh chord
Major seventh chord
25
What is the inversion of a minor 2nd interval?
Minor 7th
Major 7th
Diminished 2nd
Major 2nd
26
The 3rd of my ii7 chord is G♭. What is scale degree 7 of my home key?
C
D♭
D
E♭
27
A half step above scale degree 5 is scale degree 6, an A. D is scale degree 2. What mode am I?
C♯-Phrygian
C♯-Locrian
C-Mixolydian
C-Aeolian
28
Which of the following pairs of chords do not exhibit chromatic mediant relationship?
C and E
C and A♭
C and E♭
C and Am
29
For voice leading purposes, what type of motion is preferred in a melodic line?
Disjunct (skips/leaps)
Conjunct (stepwise)
30
V–vi is what type of cadence?
Deceptive cadence
Discerning cadence
Deceiving cadence
Submediant cadence
31
Which cadence is sometimes referred to as the “Amen cadence”?
The half cadence (x–V)
The perfect authentic cadence (V–I)
The deceptive cadence (V–vi)
The plagal cadence (IV–I)
32
In the following excerpt from a piece by Claude Debussy, what type of post-tonal technique is he using?
Use of extended tertian sonorities
Use of polychords
Use of planing
Use of cluster chords
33
True or False: This meter is considered compound.
False
True
34
When resolving a complete V7 to a I chord, you'll often have to triple what member of the I chord?
The root
The 5th
The e
The 3rd
35
What type of scale is this?
Harmonic minor scale
Natural minor scale
Melodic minor scale
Major scale
36
Which type of motion occurs when one voice moves and the other stays static?
Oblique motion
Similar motion
Contrary motion
Parallel motion
37
What is the process by which the end of one phrase overlaps with the start of the next phrase?
Sentence
Elision
Anticipation
Phrase group
38
Which of the following is a harmonic retrogression that is typically avoided in common practice music?
V–ii
iii–vi
V–vi
vi–IV
39
What note should be doubled when voicing a second-inversion triad?
The root
The 3rd
The \pi
The 5th
40
My key has B♭ as scale degree 6. The 5th of the III chord is C. What is the 7th above the supertonic?
E♭
C
D
D♭
41
What major key is this?
F♯ major
E major
A major
B major
42
In F major, V7/vi is which chord?
D7
C7
A7
G7
43
What would be the best way to analyze the middle chord in the following example?
iii6
N6
It+6
V\frac{subs}{6th}
44
What interval is this?
Perfect 4th
Augmented 4th
Diminished 5th
Perfect 5th
45
In the following example, what compositional technique is demonstrated?
Tonal sequence
Real sequence
Imitation
Prolongation
46
The vi chord in C major is the _____ chord in G major.
vi
iii
ii
\sum_0^∞
47
What type of triad does the following image outline?
Minor triad
Augmented triad
Major triad
Diminished triad
48
Which of the following notes does not belong in a B-Mixolydian scale?
A♯
C♯
F♯
D♯
49
In a piece that uses sonata form and a major key, what is the most typical secondary key?
The key of the dominant
The key of the subdominant
The key of the supertonic
The key of the submediant (relative minor)
50
Which type of seventh chord is abbreviated m7♭5?
Half-diminished seventh chord
Minor seventh chord
Dominant seventh chord
Diminished seventh chord
51
The rule for outer parts moving in the same direction into a P5 or P8 is that they are okay as long as what?
The soprano part moves by a step
The soprano part moves by a leap
The bass part moves by a step
The bass part moves by a leap
52
Which of these meters is considered simple triple?
3/8
3/4
All of the above
3/16
53
What clef is this?
B clef
Mezzo-soprano clef
Alto clef
Tenor clef
54
What type of six-four chord is this?
Cadential six-four chord
Passing six-four chord
Pedal six-four chord
Arpeggiated six-four chord
55
What major key is this?
C♭ major
D♭ major
G♭ major
A♭ major
56
Fill in the blank:
7
3
9
5
57
In G major, an F♯ø7 chord would be assigned what Roman numeral?
viiø7/\int_e^{\pi}\frac{\sqrt{music^{theory}}}{rocks}
viiø7
viiø7/V
V/viiø7
58
How does a leading tone tend to resolve?
Up by a step
Down by a step
59
A hemiola is a rhythmic device where there is an interaction between rhythm and meter that implies what ratio?
5:2
2:1
3:2
4:3
60
A B A C A is what type of form?
Rondo form
Ternary form
Rounded binary form
Two-reprise form
61
The following image shows what type of scale?
A minor pentatonic scale
A major pentatonic scale
A black-key pentatonic scale
A Hirajoshi scale
62
How many bars are in a cycle of the 12-bar blues progression?
Twelve
12
All of the above
\sqrt{144}
63
What note above the bass gets altered here based on the figured bass symbol?
The 3rd above the bass
The 5th above the bass
The 7th above the bass
The 4th above the bass
64
How would the middle chord in the following example best be analyzed?
cto7
N6
♯IIo7
viio7/iii
65
In C major, how would a C7 chord likely be analyzed?
V7/V
V7/IV
V7/ii
I7
66
A perfect fourth is always considered a consonant inverval.
False
True
67
The following image shows what type of scale?
An octatonic scale
A hexatonic scale
A whole-tone scale
A fish scale
68
What is the name for scale degree 4?
Dominant
Subdominant
Subtonic
Tonic
69
If a composer is writing a part for Horn in F and wants the sounding key to be D major, what key do they need to write?
A major
G major
C major
E major
70
When voicing a viio6 chord, what note of the chord should be doubled?
The φ
The 5th
The root
The 3rd
71
In C major, spell a V6/iii chord. Use that bass note to build a natural minor scale. What's the resulting key signature?
1 flat
6 sharps
5 sharps
1 sharp
72
D♭ is a minor 13th above scale degree 2. Scale degree 4 of this scale is scale degree 2 of what major key?
F major
E♭ major
G♭ major
A♭ major
73
Which of the following represents a parallel double period?
abba
abab
aabb
abab'
74
In the following excerpt, the arrows are used to indicate what compositional technique?
Sequence
Imitation
Voice exchange
Cross relation
75
What type of six-four chord is this?
Pedal six-four chord
Cadential six-four chord
Arpeggiated six-four chord
Passing six-four chord
76
Which of the following is not a section in sonata form?
Development
Anacrusis
Exposition
Recapitulation
77
V7 is often used for an enharmonic modulation because it can be enharmonically reinterpreted as what type of chord?
A Ger+6 chord
A diminished seventh chord
An augmented chord
A Fr+6 chord
78
The following image shows what type of scale?
A whole-tone scale
A hexatonic scale
An octatonic scale
A Lydian scale
79
Triads with roots a 3rd/6th apart will have how many common tones?
1
2
3
0
80
The following image shows the process for forming what type of augmented sixth chord (in the key of C minor)?
German augmented sixth chord (Ger+6)
Italian augmented sixth chord (It+6)
Swiss augmented sixth chord (Sw+6)
French augmented sixth chord (Fr+6)
81
What interval is this?
Augmented 3rd
Minor 3rd
Major 3rd
Diminished 3rd
82
Triads with roots a 4th/5th apart will have how many common tones?
0
2
1
3
83
In a major key, which of the following chords is an example of mode mixture?
vi
viiø7
iv
VIII (yes, that's an eight)
84
♭VI–♭VII–I is a popular cadence in popular music that uses mode mixture. What is its theoretical name?
A Dorian cadence
A Mixolydian cadence
A Super Mario Brothers cadence
An Aeolian cadence
85
What are the extra staff lines in the image known as?
Grand lines
Extended lines
Added lines
Ledger lines
86
When part writing, what is the chord member that is most likely to occasionally be omitted from a triad?
The root
The 3rd
The 5th
How dare you omit a note?!
87
The following tuplet fits into what note value?
Quarter note
Eighth note
Half note
Sixteenth note
88
What type of six-four chord is this?
Pedal six-four chord
Arpeggiated six-four chord
Passing six-four chord
Cadential six-four chord
89
How many diatonic diminished triads are found in a major key?
1
2
0
3
90
Which nonchord tone is approached by a step and left by a leap in the opposite direction?
Escape tone
Anticipation
Appoggiatura
Neighbor group
91
What chord results from realizing the following figured bass?
F♯dim/A
D♯dim7/A
Dm7/A
A6
92
How can the relationship between these keys be described?
Enharmonically equivalent keys
Foreign keys
Relative keys
Parallel keys
93
How can the following chord structure be described?
A tone cluster
Quintal
Quartal
Tertian
94
Triads with roots a 2nd/7th apart will have how many common tones?
3
2
1
0
95
What two notes of a V7 chord form the tritone?
The 3rd and the 5th
The root and the 5th
The 3rd and the 7th
The root and the 7th
96
Which of these meters is considered compound duple?
2/2
9/8
12/8
6/8
97
What is the correct spelling of the nonchord tone that is approached by a leap and left by a step?
Appoggiatura
Apoggiatura
Apogiatuna
Appogiatura
98
What is the pattern of whole steps and half steps for a major scale?
WWWHWWH
WHWWHWW
WHWWWHW
WWHWWWH
99
In a piece that uses sonata form and a minor key, what is the most typical secondary key?
The key of the mediant (relative major)
The key of the dominant
The key of the subdominant
The key of the supertonic
100
In a common-practice SATB arrangement, you are allowed to have more than an octave between the bass and tenor voices.
False
True