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Music Theory

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the key signature for E major

a)

4 flats

b)

4 sharps

c)

3 flats

d)

3 sharps

2.

What is the relative minor of A flat major?

a)

F minor

b)

E minor

c)

C minor

d)

F flat minor

3.

How do you make an harmonic minor scale from a natural minor?

a)

raise scale degree 6

b)

raise scale degree 7

c)

lower the 3rd

d)

raise both scale degrees 6 and 7

4.

What does tierce di picardi mean?

a)

Major piece finishing on a minor chord

b)

Minor piece finishing on a major chord

c)

Piece modulating to the relative major

d)

Piece modulating to the relative minor

5.

What kind of music has more than one melodic line?

a)

Monophony

b)

Polyphony

6.

On what scale degree is the Supertonic found?

a)

3

b)

7

c)

2

d)

1

7.

How many sharps in the key of C# Major

a)

4

b)

4

c)

9

d)

7

8.

What note would be a Perfect 4th above an F ?

a)

B

b)

Bb

c)

C

d)

E

9.

What note would be a minor 3rd below F ?

a)

E

b)

F#

c)

Db

d)

D

10.
Which instrument is not a transposed instrument?
a)
Viola
b)
Trumpet
c)
Clarinet
d)
Saxophone
11.
The definition of conjunct is:
a)
Stepwise motion
b)
Skips and leaps
c)
Arpeggiated line
d)
Anacrusis
12.

What tonality would be represented by this key signature?

a)

B Dorian

b)

f sharp

c)

A

d)

All of the above

13.
The meter that is characterized by a division of 2 beats to the bar is called...
a)
Double Meter
b)
Triple Meter
c)
Quadruple Meter
d)
Duple Meter
14.
7/8, 5/8, and 11/8 are all examples of....
a)
Duple Meter
b)
Irregular Meter
c)
Quadruple Meter
d)
Triple Meter
15.

Anacrusis is ....

a)

the downbeat

b)

a term for the counter melody

c)

the pickup notes or incomplete measure that begin a piece

d)

a dissonant harmony

16.

largo is

a)

A tempo marking meaning slow

b)

A loud dynamic

c)

cheese

d)

a smooth articulation

17.

What is Moderato

a)

Moderate Speed (66-126 bpm)

b)

Slow (52-108 bpm)

c)

Very Fast (100-152 bpm)

d)

A gradual increase in speed

18.

What is Presto?

a)

Very Slow and solemn (40 bpm or slower)

b)

Moderate Speed (66-126 bpm)

c)

Very Quick (100-152 bpm)

19.

To where does scale degree 7 have a melodic tendency to move?

a)

to the tonic

b)

to the submediant

c)

to the dominant

d)

to the subdominant

20.
What major key is this?
a)
A major
b)
D flat major
c)
E flat major
d)
F major
21.
Name the Harmonic Interval
a)
Minor 3rd
b)
Major 3rd
c)
Augmented 3rd
d)
Diminished 3rd
22.

What minor key is this?

a)

e flat

b)

d

c)

g

d)

b flat

23.
What major key is this?
a)
F major
b)
A major
c)
E major
d)
D major
24.
What major key is this?
a)
D flat major
b)
F major
c)
G flat major
d)
A minor
25.
What minor key is this?
a)
E flat minor
b)
F minor
c)
D minor
d)
B flat minor
26.
What minor key is this?
a)
F minor
b)
F sharp minor
c)
G minor
d)
A minor
27.
Name the Harmonic Interval
a)
Perfect 4th
b)
Diminished 4th
c)
Augmented 4th
d)
Perfect 5th
28.
Identify the Interval
(notice the clef and key sig!)
a)
Major 6th
b)
minor 6th
c)
Diminished 6th
d)
Augmented 6th
29.

What interval is shown?

a)

Unison

b)

m2

c)

d3

d)

M2

30.

What pitch is the mediant in an e minor scale ?

a)

C

b)

F

c)

G

d)

D

31.

What is a M3 down from D?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

B flat

d)

A#

32.
a)
Major 6th
b)
minor 6th
c)
Major 7th
d)
minor 7th
33.

These intervals are all what quality?

a)

Major

b)

Minor

c)

Perfect

d)

Diminished

e)

Augmented

34.

Identify the interval

a)

dim 5

b)

dim 4

c)

aug 4

d)

P4

35.
To make something greater by adding to it; increase.
a)
Augment
b)
Bar Lines
c)
Chord
d)
Clef
36.
An accidental which cancels previous accidentals and represents the unaltered pitch of a note
a)
Natural
b)
Melody
c)
Meter
d)
Modes
37.
What minor key signature is this?
a)
Eb Minor
b)
C Minor
c)
Ab Minor
d)
Bb Minor
38.
What major key signature is this?
a)
F# Major
b)
C# Major
c)
B Major
d)
D# Major
39.

What are the 3 forms of minor?

a)

natural, harmony, melancholy

b)

natural, harmonic, melodic

c)

sharp, flat, relative

d)

nocturnal, harmonious and melodramatic

40.

What is the order of sharps?

a)

CEGBDFA

b)

FCGDAEB

c)

CBAGFED

d)

BEADGCF

41.
Curved line connecting different notes?
a)
Slur
b)
Tie
c)
Glue
d)
Smiley Face
42.

The dominant is chord number...

a)

ii (2)

b)

I (1)

c)

V (5)

d)

vi (6)

43.

Which of the following is NOT a brass instrument?

a)

Trumpet

b)

Saxophone

c)

French horn

d)

Tuba

44.

The subdominant is chord number...

a)

ii (2)

b)

IV (4)

c)

V (5)

d)

I (1)

45.

Which family of instruments does the bassoon belong to?

a)

Strings

b)

Woodwind

c)

Percussion

d)

Brass

46.

What does allegro mean?

a)

Slow

b)

Very fast

c)

Fast

d)

Walking pace

47.
Spanning most of the baroque, classical, and romantic eras – lasted from about 1600 to around 1900.
a)
Common Practice Period
b)
Voice Leading
c)
Roman Numeral Analysis
d)
Common Practice Processes
48.

Consists of two phrases, antecedent and consequent, each of which begins with the same basic musical material

a)

motive

b)

12 Bar Blues

c)

Contrasting Period

d)

Parallel Period

49.
 A musical texture in which two or more parts move together in harmony.
a)
Homophony
b)
Polyphony
c)
Monophony
d)
Homosapien