Music Theory CFE Review :)

Question 1

written in the key of A major but the chordings all start on different notes. How can this be?

Accepted Answer

written in F minor which is the relative minor for A major

Question 2

When composing a sad break up song what color would the timbre (tone) most likely be?

Accepted Answer

Dark purple

Question 3

What is the relative major of F# minor?

Accepted Answer

D# major

Question 4

When would an augmented chord most likely be used in a piece?

Accepted Answer

To create tension in a chord progression.

Question 5

A person is transposing a piece for a swing style dance party, what tempo would they use?

Accepted Answer

Presto, Moderato

Question 6

What chord is known as the devil’s chord?

Accepted Answer

Augmented 4th (tritone)

Question 7

If a song is intended to be sad, which dynamic markings would be best suited?

Accepted Answer

Piano

Question 8

Why would a composer choose to use a rhythm similar to this one?

Accepted Answer

To create a feeling of contrast between alternating measures

Question 9

If a composer were to try and make a song sound sad what chords would they most likely use?

Accepted Answer

ii, iii, vii

Question 10

Put the time periods in order: Romantic, Medieval, Baroque, Renaissance, Classical, and Modern

Accepted Answer

Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modern.

Question 11

What should you do if you want to professionally cover a copyrighted song for an audience?

Accepted Answer

Gain licenseship from the owner and ask for permission

Question 12

Which one of these is a “perfect cadence?”

Accepted Answer

V-->I

Question 13

What do legato and staccato mean?

Accepted Answer

Connected and detached

Question 14

Notes that don’t line up with the “on beats” in a measure are known as

Accepted Answer

Syncopated beats

Question 15

When writing a romantic, legato piece, which instrument would best suit it as accompaniment?

Accepted Answer

Piano

Question 16

Which of these is the correct numbering for the third inversion of a V7 chord?

Accepted Answer

V 4/2

Question 17

When writing music, breaking three notes of the triad apart separately is called...

Accepted Answer

Arpeggio

Question 18

How long does “fair use” let you use a copyrighted song?

Accepted Answer

30 seconds

Question 19

What music form is this piece in?

Accepted Answer

Ternary form

Question 20

Which of these isn’t a type of cadence?

Accepted Answer

Basic

Question 21

What key signature has 5 flats?

Accepted Answer

B flat minor

Question 22

What is the characteristic that sets the Baroque time period from others?

Accepted Answer

Short “trills”

Question 23

Higher pitched sounds have what type of wavelength frequency?

Accepted Answer

Short and fast

Question 24

Which of these is an example of Rondo form?

Accepted Answer

ABACA

Question 25

Someone is planning on making a song about a break up, which tempo creates a melodramatic tone?

Accepted Answer

Grave

Question 26

Based on what you know about simple chord progressions, what is wrong with this piece of music?

Accepted Answer

There is too large a jump from the second to third chords.

Question 27

What is the Dominant degree in the key of E

Accepted Answer

B

Question 28

How long does copyright stay on a song for?

Accepted Answer

70 years after the musician dies

Question 29

How would a conductor conduct a piece of music in 6/8 time with a tempo of 8th=60

Accepted Answer

Count the measure without splitting it up.

Question 30

What is the correct major chord progression?

Accepted Answer

I, ii, iii, IV, V, vi, vii

Question 31

What types of work are eligible for copyright protection?

Accepted Answer

Any personal work.

Question 32

In a major key, what would a basic chord progression consist of?

Accepted Answer

I, IV6, V7, I

Question 33

What tempo is about 70-100 BPM?

Accepted Answer

Andante

Question 34

What time period was Bach from?

Accepted Answer

Baroque

Question 35

In what context would a composer say to “accento” a note?

Accepted Answer

played with emphasis

Question 36

What is the correct number of sharps in the key of D# minor?

Accepted Answer

6

Question 37

What song would have a dark and somber feeling to it?

Accepted Answer

A song using mostly minor chords

Question 38

What time period was most music written for religious gospels only?

Accepted Answer

Medieval

Question 39

In 4/4 time what gets two beats?

Accepted Answer

dotted half note - quarter note

Question 40

What key signature has four sharps?

Accepted Answer

A

Question 41

How does a composer add a cadence to their piece?

Accepted Answer

To end it with a leading tone going to a strong resolution.

Question 42

Why would the composer most likely write a song in ⅞ time?

Accepted Answer

The song has specific beats to be stressed.

Question 43

Which of these is the correct blues scale?

Accepted Answer

1, 3flat, 4, 5flat, 5 natural, 7 flat, 1

Question 44

What scale degree is B in the key of D?

Accepted Answer

Submediant

Question 45

A light, fun song written about spring, may be played with what kinds of accents and dynamics?

Accepted Answer

Staccato and mezzo forte

Question 46

Why would a composer want to write a piece in sonata format?

Accepted Answer

To tell a story with a beginning, middle, and end.

Question 47

What composer used polyphony (the interweaving of melodic lines) in the Renaissance era?

Accepted Answer

William Byrd

Question 48

What is the composer’s main purpose in repeating a chorus multiple times?

Accepted Answer

To highlight its importance

Question 49

Explain why a tenuto marking would be used instead of a fermata in a piece.

Accepted Answer

Tenutos stress a note’s and fermatas double the note's value

Question 50

What genre of music would a sforzando most likely be used for?

Accepted Answer

A dramatic opera

Music Theory CFE Review :)

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Music Theory CFE Review :)

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