Written Test

#1. A Staff has how many lines?

6

5

3

7

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#2. This symbol is a

bass clef

treble clef

C-clef

F-clef

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#3. What is a ledger line?

It is a short line added above or below the staff

It is also called a bar line.

It is a line that only exists in a grand staff.

It shows that a note has to be played legato.

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#4. Dotted notes (dot to the right side of the note head)

add always an additional beat.

have to be played legato.

add half of the note value to the note.

have to be played extra loud.

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#5. This note would actually be a

F

F-sharp

G

E

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#6. Cut time is a Time Signature that is equal to

3/4

4/4

2/4

2/2

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#7. The number 120 of the following picture

shows the tempo of 120 quarter notes per minute.

shows the that the song has 120 quarter notes.

shows that each quarter note lasts 1.2 seconds.

shows a rest of 120 beats before the song starts.

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#8. The fp symbol indicates

the following notes have to be played mezzoforte.

forte piano, a section of music has to initially be played loud followed by soft piano.

play piano and then forte.

that you can play forte or piano at your discretion.

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#9. The easiest fingering pattern is

a squeeze'

a stretch.

thumb under.

every finger has a key.

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#10. Which statement is correct?

A good piano should produce a pleasant sound.

A good piano should produce a loud noise.

There were no keyboard instruments before the piano was invented.

The piano was invented in the year 1900.

Related Help Sheet: Types of Pianos

#11. Vivace means

very low tempo.

walking speed.

the same as allegro.

faster than allegro.

Related Help Sheet: Tempo Markings

#12. What is the enharmonic equivalent of F sharp?

F

G flat

G

A

Related Help Sheet: Key – Key Signature

#13. The Metronome has the BPM scale which indicates

Beats per Second

Beats per Hour

Beats per Measure

Beats per Minute

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#14. Notes above or below a SLUR should be played

Legato

Staccato

detached

longer than their note value

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#15. These 3 composers are

Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin

Handel, Rossini, Wagner

Bach, Mozart, Beethoven

Vivaldi, Bach, Mozart

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#16. The correct sequence of musical epoques from early to late are

Romantic, Modern (Contemporary), Baroque, Renaissance, Classical.

Classical, Romantic, Modern (contemporary), Renaissance, Baroque,

Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modern (contemporary).

Baroque, Renaissance, Modern (contemporary), Classical, Romantic

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#17. A flat major has a key signature with

4 flats

3 flats

1 flat

2 sharps

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#18. ACCIDENTALS are flats, sharps, double flats, double sharps or natural signs that are

appearing in a measure and are only valid for that measure,

part of the key signature.

valid for the whole song.

automatically cancelled when the song repeats.

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#19. What statement is correct?

Dissonant chords should be avoided all the time.

Too much consonant music might be boring while to extreme dissonances are NOT very pleasant to listen to.

Consonant music is the only good music.

Jazz and newer music is always consonant.

Related Help Sheet: Consonance – Dissonance

#20. The interval C-G is called

a second.

a third.

a major 6th.

a perfect fifth.

Related Help Sheet: Intervals

#21. The major second harmonic interval C-D

is consonant.

is dissonant.

is usually present in each composition.

should be avoided all the time.

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#22. The middle C on the keyboard is also called

C1

C2

C3

C4

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#23. A song that has a melody and an accompanying chord pattern is called

Polyphony (two or more simultaneous lines of independent melody).

Homophony (melodic voice accompanied by chords).

Symphony (a musical composition for full orchestra).

Cacophony (a harsh discordant mixture of sounds).

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#24. A major chord

has a big third and a small third.

has two big thirds.

has two small thirds.

has three small thirds.

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#25. This is a

C-major chord

C-minor chord

C-diminished chord

C-augmented chord

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#26. The chord C-E-G

is a minor chord.

is a suspended chord.

is a major chord.

is a diminished chord.

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#27. Which of the following chords is diminished?

A

B

C

D

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#28. Which of the following examples is a triad?

C-E-G-Bb

C-F-A-D

G-B-D

F-A-C-Eb

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#29. The following example shows

block chords.

a sequence based on one measure.

broken chords in root and inversion positions.

minor chord progressions.

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#30. Quadrads are chords with 4 distinctive tones. They have a root position and how many inversions?

4

3

2

none

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#31. Which of the above is a narrow C-chord?

A

B

C

D

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#32. Which of the following statements makes sense?

Narrow chords sound good below C2.

Narrow chords should be avoided below C3 since they sound too compressed and lose their chord character.

A wide chord is more dissonant than a narrow chord.

Very wide chords are easy to play with both hands.

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#33. Which of the following examples is a dominant seventh chord?

C-E-G-B

G-B-D-F

F-A-C-D

A-C-E-G

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#34. A dominant 7th chord

is not stable and wants to go clockwise on the Circle of 5ths.

is not stable and wants to go counter-clockwise on the Circle of 5ths.

is stable and wants to go nowhere.

is usually used at the end of a classical composition.

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#35. Primary chords for common song accompaniment are

I, IV and V

II, III and VII

V, VI and II

I, III and VII

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#36. Secondary chords are

I, V

I, IV and V

V

II, III, VI and VII

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#37. The root chord of a given scale is also called

Tonic Chord

Dominant Chord

Sub-Dominant Chord

Supertonic

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#38. A major scale has its half tone intervals at

3-4 and 6-7.

2-3 and 7-8.

2-3 and 5-6.

3-4 and 7-8.

Related Help Sheet: Major Scale

#39. Which of the following intervals is a semitone?

B-C

C-D

F-G

G-A

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#40. How many diatonic major scales do we have in our western tonal system?

7

8

12

24

Related Help Sheet: Major Scale

#41. What is the leading tone of a G-major scale?

G-sharp

F-sharp

B

F

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#42. The 4 notes from Beethoven’s 5th Symphony represent a

Theme

Phrase

Motif

Sequence

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#43. The scale A, B, C, D, E, F, G#, A is called the

major scale.

harmonic minor scale.

melodic minor scale.

natural minor scale.

Related Help Sheet: 3 Minor Scales

#44. What is the common characteristic of the harmonic and melodic minor scales?

Both have a leading tone.

Both have the same intervals.

Both have an extra large interval.

Both sound the same as a major scale.

Related Help Sheet: 3 Minor Scales

#45. The word Arpeggio comes from which instrument?

Trumpet

Piano

Harp

Guitar

Related Help Sheet: Arpeggio

#46. The notes with the two vertical wave lines in display (a) show

an A-minor chord

a full arpeggio distributed over left and right hand.

2 half arpeggios, right hand and left hand starting together.

a down arpeggio.

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#47. Which of the following terms is NOT an ornament.

Trill.

Mordent.

Turn.

treble clef.

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#48. What is the ornament called in the picture?

Trill.

Acciaccatura.

Turn.

Inverted Mordent.

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#49. The scale on the picture is

the basic blues scale.

a major scale.

a chromatic scale.

a natural minor scale.

Related Help Sheet: Basic Blues Scales

#50. The action of assigning a cord to a melody is also called

inversion.

circle of fifths

harmonization.

target note.

Related Help Sheet: Melody and Chords

#51. What is transposition?

Changing a melody from minor to major.

Playing or writing music in a way that makes it sound higher or lower.

Changing a melody from major to minor.

Changing the Tempo of a song.

#52. The above note pattern is representing a

Sequence.

Motif.

chord Inversion.

chromatic scale.

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#53. The picture shows a

sequence.

motif.

stride pattern.

walking bass.

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#54. Which of the following terms are articulations?

Staccato and Legato.

Andante and Allegro.

High pitch and low pitch.

Sharps and Flats.

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#55. Which intervals can be voiced parallel in western music?

Fourths and Fifths.

Sixths and Sevenths.

Octaves, thirds and Sixths.

Seconds and fifths..

Related Help Sheet: Parallel Voicing

#56. A cantus firmus can be

in any of the 4 SATB voices.

only in the soprano.

only in the bass.

only in the tenor.

Related Help Sheet: Cantus Firmus

#57. The chord progression IV-I could also be called

an Inversion.

a Coda.

a Cadence.

a Cantus Firmus.

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#58. A CODA is

a section of a song in the beginning.

marked by a repeat sign.

the same as an incomplete (pickup) measure.

a passage that brings a piece to an end.

Related Help Sheet: Coda

#59. This symbol is used for

Damper Pedal up.

Damper Pedal down.

Soft Pedal up.

Soft Pedal down.

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#60. What is ritardando?

Getting gradually softer,

Getting gradually faster.

Getting gradually slower

Getting gradually louder.

Related Help Sheet: Tempo Variations

#61. The grace note above is called a

Accelerando.

Arpeggio.

Acciaccatura

Appoggiatura

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#62. The picture shows a C-chord with an E in the bass. This is also called a

quart-sixth chord.

sixth chord.

second chord.

root chord.

Related Help Sheet: Bass Tone Inversions

#63. A quart-sixth chord tends to be resolved

to V-I

to IV-III

to VI-II

to III-II

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#64. A second-chord (G7) is resolved here to a

C-root chord

C-quart-sixth chord

C-diminished chord

C-sixth chord.

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#65. A repeating bass pattern such as in Pachelbel’s Canon is called

Staccato.

Rubato.

Ostinato.

Adagio.

Related Help Sheet: Riff – Ostinato

#66. This chord progression is

I-II-III-V-VI-II-I

I-III-V-VI-II-I-III

I-V-VI-III-IV-V-I

I-V-VII-II-III-II-I

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#67. What is wrong with this chord progression?

Parallel octaves and fifths.

Cords are too narrow.

Chords are too dissonant.

Chords are missing a cadence.

Related Help Sheet: Parallel Voicing

#68. What is wrong with this composition?

Parallel thirds.

Parallel octaves.

Parallel fifths.

Parallel sixths.

Related Help Sheet: Parallel Voicing

Results

#1. A Staff has how many lines?

#2. This symbol is a

#3. What is a ledger line?

#4. Dotted notes (dot to the right side of the note head)

#5. This note would actually be a

#6. Cut time is a Time Signature that is equal to

#7. The number 120 of the following picture

#8. The fp symbol indicates

#9. The easiest fingering pattern is

#10. Which statement is correct?

#11. Vivace means

#12. What is the enharmonic equivalent of F sharp?

#13. The Metronome has the BPM scale which indicates

#14. Notes above or below a SLUR should be played

#15. These 3 composers are

#16. The correct sequence of musical epoques from early to late are

#17. A flat major has a key signature with

#18. ACCIDENTALS are flats, sharps, double flats, double sharps or natural signs that are

#19. What statement is correct?

#20. The interval C-G is called

#21. The major second harmonic interval C-D

#22. The middle C on the keyboard is also called

#23. A song that has a melody and an accompanying chord pattern is called

#24. A major chord

#25. This is a

#26. The chord C-E-G

#27. Which of the following chords is diminished?

#28. Which of the following examples is a triad?

#29. The following example shows

#30. Quadrads are chords with 4 distinctive tones. They have a root position and how many inversions?

#31. Which of the above is a narrow C-chord?

#32. Which of the following statements makes sense?

#33. Which of the following examples is a dominant seventh chord?

#34. A dominant 7th chord

#35. Primary chords for common song accompaniment are

#36. Secondary chords are

#37. The root chord of a given scale is also called

#38. A major scale has its half tone intervals at

#39. Which of the following intervals is a semitone?

#40. How many diatonic major scales do we have in our western tonal system?

#41. What is the leading tone of a G-major scale?

#42. The 4 notes from Beethoven’s 5th Symphony represent a

#43. The scale A, B, C, D, E, F, G#, A is called the

#44. What is the common characteristic of the harmonic and melodic minor scales?

#45. The word Arpeggio comes from which instrument?

#46. The notes with the two vertical wave lines in display (a) show

#47. Which of the following terms is NOT an ornament.

#48. What is the ornament called in the picture?

#49. The scale on the picture is

#50. The action of assigning a cord to a melody is also called

#51. What is transposition?

#52. The above note pattern is representing a

#53. The picture shows a

#54. Which of the following terms are articulations?

#55. Which intervals can be voiced parallel in western music?

#56. A cantus firmus can be

#57. The chord progression IV-I could also be called

#58. A CODA is

#59. This symbol is used for

#60. What is ritardando?

#61. The grace note above is called a

#62. The picture shows a C-chord with an E in the bass. This is also called a

#63. A quart-sixth chord tends to be resolved

#64. A second-chord (G7) is resolved here to a

#65. A repeating bass pattern such as in Pachelbel’s Canon is called

#66. This chord progression is

#67. What is wrong with this chord progression?

#68. What is wrong with this composition?