Music Level Test 1

The _______________ scale includes some pitches that could be played “between the keys,” or  intentionally out of tune for expressive purposes. 

• major

• natural minor

• harmonic minor

• melodic minor

• blues

A piece that contains several different meters within a small number of measures is

• aleatoric

• in mixed meter

• in double time

• unmetered

• atonal

 The G-clef is also called the _______________ clef.

• soprano

• alto

• tenor

• bass

• treble

The term “_______________” refers to flat, sharp, or natural signs added to notes.

• rubato

• diminuendo

• accidentals

• accents

• decrescendo

The primary way that music creates tension is through 

• dissonance

• resolution

• cadences

• variation

• consonance

A saxophone is a member of the _______________ family of instruments.

• string

• woodwind

• brass

• percussion

• keyboard

_______________ invented the twelve-tone method.

• Leon Theremin

• Bernard Herrmann

• Igor Stravinsky

• Arnold Schoenberg

• Gottfried Huppertz

A piece that has no steady tempo or beat is 

• aleatoric

• in mixed meter

• in double time

• unmetered

• atonal

“Do” is the syllable associated with the _______________ pitch, the most important pitch in a scale.  

• tonic

• bass

• dominant

• mediant

• supertonic

A(n) _______________ melody borrows notes from outside the key. 

• extended

• overtone

• chromatic

• relative

• polyphonic