HSC Music - THE aural exam: Pitch

What should you avoid mentioning in a pitch question if it is not used in the piece?

• Range of melody

• Melodic instrument

• Major tonality

• Augmented chords

What is the term used to describe the overall key of a piece?

• Melody

• Harmony

• Tonality

• Register

Which of the following is NOT a type of scale mentioned in the text?

• Pentatonic scale

• Blues scale

• Diatonic scale

• Whole tone scale

What should you do to stand out to the marker in a pitch question?

• Correctly identify and describe exciting pitch elements

• Avoid using musical terms

• Discuss unrelated pitch aspects

• Use simple language

What is the term for a repeating melodic material?

• Cadenza

• Imitation

• Ostinato

• Counter melody

What is the term for the overlapping of a melody?

• Ornamentation

• Call and response

• Sequence

• Canon

Which of the following is a type of ornamentation?

• Range

• Leaps

• Steps

• Trills

What should you describe if you hear a dissonant harmony?

• The register of the melody

• The range of the melody

• Why the harmony is dissonant

• The melodic instrument

What is the term for the movement of pitch in small intervals?

• Leaps

• Steps

• Arpeggio

• Range

What is a good practice when answering pitch questions?

• Notate pitch movements

• Use simple terms

• Ignore changes in register

• Avoid using diagrams