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#16. The correct sequence of musical epoques from early to late are
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#18. ACCIDENTALS are flats, sharps, double flats, double sharps or natural signs that are
Related Help Sheet: Accidentals
#23. A song that has a melody and an accompanying chord pattern is called
Related Help Sheet: Polyphonic
#30. Quadrads are chords with 4 distinctive tones. They have a root position and how many inversions?
Related Help Sheet: Chord Inversions
#33. Which of the following examples is a dominant seventh chord?
Related Help Sheet: Dominant 7th Chord
#40. How many diatonic major scales do we have in our western tonal system?
Related Help Sheet: Major Scale
#44. What is the common characteristic of the harmonic and melodic minor scales?
Related Help Sheet: 3 Minor Scales
#50. The action of assigning a cord to a melody is also called
Related Help Sheet: Melody and Chords
#51. What is transposition?

#62. The picture shows a C-chord with an E in the bass. This is also called a
Related Help Sheet: Bass Tone Inversions
#65. A repeating bass pattern such as in Pachelbel’s Canon is called
Related Help Sheet: Riff – Ostinato