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Midterm review 2015
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1
A triad built with a major 3rd and a perfect 5th is a
diminished triad
minor triad
major triad
augmented triad
2
Which non-chord tones are opposites?
Appoggiatura and Retardation
Escape Tone and Suspension
Passing Tone and Neighbor Tone
Appoggiatura and Escape Tone
3
How does a Melodic Minor change when descending?
Nothing Changes
The 3rd scale degree is raised a whole step
The 6th and 7th scale degrees are raised a half step
The scale reverts back to a Natural Minor scale
4
What is the relative minor of the parallel major of Cb minor? >:)
A minor
C major
G minor
B major
5
What is an anacrusis?
a pick up or upbeat
a phrase
a type of cadence
a chord progression
6
The relative minor of F major is....
sister Susie
cousin Oliver
D minor
F minor
7
A sequence that starts on another diatonic pitch and uses only diatonic notes of the scale is a
motive
passing tone
tonal sequence
atonal sequence
8
A deceptive cadence usually ends on a
VI chord
V chord
unison
I chord
9
The note immediately beneath the tonic is the ....
supertonic
submediant
leading tone
subdominant
10
A triad built with a minor 3rd and a perfect 5th is a
major triad
augmented triad
minor triad
diminished triad
11
What is this?
G clef
alto clef
F clef
C clef
12
A sequence with the segments changed or embellished in some way is called a...
modified sequence
period phrase
spare change
motive
13
An authentic cadence is "perfect" if....
it is written neatly
it ends on a I chord
the last chord has the tonic note in the outer voices
The third of the chord is in the top part
14
All triads are chords, but not all chords are triads.
FALSE
TRUE
15
A non-chord tone approached by a step and resolved by a step in the opposite direction is a...
passing tone
appoggiatura
escape tone
neighbor tone
16
If the seventh scale degree is not a leading tone, what would it be called?
deceptive leading tone
subtonic
supertonic
a toxic note
17
What is the "Devil of Music"?
tritone
anacrusis
Music Theory in general
triad
18
WHICH scale DEGREE is the MEDIANT?
3rd and 6th
3rd
6th
neither 3rd or 6th
19
How many notes in a major or minor scale?
5
8
16
12
20
My favorite class is.....
School of Hard Knocks
slept through it...don't remember
Physics
Music Theory
21
What key is this?
D# minor
D major
F minor
F major
22
An augmented 4th is also called a....
diminished 5th
tritone
major 3rd
minor 3rd
23
A non-chord tone approached by a step and resolved by a step in the same direction is a...
passing tone
appogiatura
escape tone
neighbor tone
24
Which describes polyphonic texture?
parts moving independently or imitation
one single melodic line
melody & accompaniment
similar rhythmic material in all parts
25
In F major, the pitch A would be the....
submediant
subdominant
mediant
supertonic
26
If there are three flats in a key signature, what would they be?
B, E, A
B, A, E
F, C, G
B, A, D
27
Order of sharps is....
DGACEFB
ABCDEFG
BEADGCF
FCGDAEB
28
Which interval is not labeled using the word "perfect"?
5th
8th
4th
6th
29
Notes that sound the same but have different names are
passing tone
enharmonics
non-harmonics
intervals
30
A triad built with 2 major 3rds is
augmented triad
major triad
diminished triad
minor triad
31
If a major and minor scale share the same tonic note, but have different key signatures, ...
there is no such thing!
they are parallel
they are perpindicular
they are relative
32
What key has 3 sharps?
G major or E minor
C# major or A# minor
F# major or A minor
A major or F# minor
33
I 6/4--V---I is a(n)
there is not enough information.
authentic cadence
perfect authentic cadence
imperfect authentic cadence
34
Two consecutive phrases with a weak cadence followed by a strong cadence describes a....
period structure.
phrase.
perfect authentic cadence.
imperfect phrase.
35
In D major, the dominant would be which note?
F#
E
A
G
