Music Practice Test 1

What scale includes all twelve pitches in a given octave?

• major

• minor

• Lydian

• chromatic

• whole-tone

The pitches A, C#, and E# make up what kind of triad?

• diminished

• dominant

• augmented

• major

• minor

What instrument uses a “grand staff?”

• clarinet

• cello

• viola

• piano

• banjo

Composition and performance happening at the same time is known as

• blues

• rehearsal

• improvisation

• invention

• sound organization

What is the interval between the third and fourth pitches of a diatonic major scale?

• a semitone

• a whole step

• a minor third

• a major third

• an augmented third

A cadence that rests on the dominant harmony is called a(n) _________ cadence

• whole

• full

• authentic

• plagal

• half

The Italian term that indicates the opposite of “poco a poco” is

• lento

• subito

• largo

• sforzando

• allegro

The vertical lines that separate equal groups of beats are called

• bar lines

• stems

• meter signatures

• time signatures

• flags

The smallest unit of form is called a

• motive

• phrase

• theme

• cadence

• bar

Two pitches or two scales that sound the same but are written differently (e.g., C# and Db) are known as

• relative

• melodic

• enharmonic

• diatonic

• harmonic