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VCE Unit 2 Revision

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the interval

a)

Minor 3rd

b)

Major 3rd

c)

Perfect 4th

d)

Major 2nd

2.

Identify the interval

a)

Major 7th

b)

Minor 7th

c)

Perfect Octave

d)

Minor 6th

3.

Identify the interval

a)

Minor 3rd

b)

Major 3rd

c)

Perfect 4th

d)

Minor 6th

4.

identify the interval (aural)

a)

Major 2nd

b)

Minor 2nd

c)

Major 3rd

d)

Minor 3rd

e)

Perfect 4th

5.

identify the interval (aural)

a)

Major 2nd

b)

Minor 2nd

c)

Major 3rd

d)

Minor 3rd

e)

Perfect 4th

6.

identify the interval (aural)

a)

Tritone/Augmented 4th/Diminished 5th

b)

Perfect 5th

c)

Minor 6th

d)

Major 7th

e)

Perfect Octave

7.

Identify the following scale aurally.

a)

Natural Minor

b)

Harmonic Minor

c)

Melodic Minor

d)

Mixolydian Mode

8.

What is the scale degree name of Chord 5?

a)

tonic

b)

subdominant

c)

dominant

d)

submediant

9.

What is the scale degree name of Chord 4?

a)

tonic

b)

subdominant

c)

dominant

d)

submediant

10.

What is the scale degree name of Chord 1?

a)

tonic

b)

subdominant

c)

dominant

d)

submediant

11.

what is this chord in G major?

a)

tonic

b)

subdominant

c)

dominant

d)

submediant

12.

What is the order of sharps found in a key signature?

a)

BEAD GCF

b)

FCG DAEB

c)

ACD FGHE

d)

ABCDEFG

13.
What is the name of this key?
a)
C
b)
Db
c)
F
d)
Gb
14.

What is the name of this key?

a)

G major

b)

F major

c)

E major

d)

C minor

15.

What is the name of this key?

a)

C minor

b)

Db major

c)

F major

d)

Gb minor

16.

What is the name of this key?

a)

A major

b)

B minor

c)

Bb major

d)

G major

17.

identify the scale

a)

major

b)

natural minor

c)

harmonic minor

d)

melodic minor

18.

identify the scale

a)

major

b)

natural minor

c)

harmonic minor

d)

melodic minor

19.

Identify the interval

a)

Perfect 4th

b)

Augmented 4th

c)

Diminished 4th

d)

Perfect 5th

20.

Identify the interval

a)

Major 6th

b)

Minor 6th

c)

Major 7th

d)

Minor 7th

21.

What's the time signature?

a)

6/8

b)

7/8

c)

9/8

d)

10/8

22.

What's the time signature?

a)

6/8

b)

3/4

c)

4/4

d)

9/8

23.

homophonic

a)

Melody and accompaniment

b)

Solo melody with no accompaniment

c)

Two (or more) independent melodies

24.

Select the note that is a Perfect 4th above the following.

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

Select the note that is a minor 2nd above the following

a)
b)
c)
d)
26.

Identify the following rhythm by ear (listen)

a)
b)
c)
d)
27.
Which melodic word means a repeated pattern?
a)
Sequence
b)
Ostinato
c)
Scale
d)
Arpeggio
28.

marcato

a)

loud and forceful

b)

moderately detached

c)

smooth

d)

emphasis

29.

attack

a)

How a musical note begins

b)

How a musical note ends

30.

decay

a)

How a musical note begins

b)

How a musical note ends

31.

arco

a)

play with the bow

b)

pluck the strings

32.

aspirate onset

a)

sing with heavy breath flow

b)

Sing with a closing of vocal folds, creating a hard attack

c)

Sing with a loose glottal closure to create a creaky or cracking sound

33.

rimshot

a)

Hit the head and the rim of the drum simultaneously

b)

Play a rapid series of repeated notes as fast as possible

c)

Play the instrument with a scratching or scraping motion

34.

slur

a)

Play the notes connected with the same breath and no tonguing

b)

Rolling the tongue while blowing a note

c)

An alternating pattern of tonguing using a forward stroke followed by a backward stroke. Often described as “ta–ka–ta–ka”

35.

What is the technical name for the note?

*the key is C major

a)

Tonic

b)

Mediant

c)

Subdominant

d)

Submediant

e)

Leading notes

36.

What is the correct name of this scale?

a)

A major

b)

A natural minor

c)

A harmonic minor

d)

A melodic minor

37.

If I have a major scale, how do I find the relative minor scale

a)

raise the 7th note

b)

raise the 6th and 7th note

c)

go back 3 semitones

d)

go back 3 tones

38.

How many types of minor scales are there?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

39.

Name the types of minor scales

a)

Harmonic and Melodic

b)

Major and Minor

c)

Natural and Melodic

d)

Natural, Harmonic and Melodic

40.

Give the correct name of this scale.

a)

A major

b)

A natural minor

c)

A harmonic minor

d)

A melodic minor

41.

The key signature shown can be C major or?

a)

C minor

b)

E minor

c)

A minor

d)

F minor

42.

Which minor scale shares the same key signature as F major?

a)

F minor

b)

A minor

c)

E minor

d)

D minor

43.

Give the correct name of the scale shown above.

a)

F major

b)

F harmonic minor

c)

D melodic minor

d)

D harmonic minor

44.

Give the correct name of the scale shown.

a)

D minor

b)

D natural minor

c)

D harmonic minor

d)

D melodic minor

45.

Which minor scale shares the same key signature as G major?

a)

G minor

b)

B minor

c)

E minor

d)

D minor

46.

Which key is represented by the tonic triad above?

a)

F major

b)

D major

c)

F minor

d)

D minor

47.

Name the key represented by this tonic triad.

a)

A Major

b)

A minor

c)

F minor

d)

E minor

48.

The vocal melody is moving in both an ascending and descending direction

a)

True

b)

False

49.

Who is providing the harmony in this excerpt?

a)

Female vocals

b)

Guitar

50.

The rate of harmonic change (how often the chords change) is:

a)

Once per bar

b)

Twice per bar

c)

Once every two bars

d)

Wait a minute... the chords change?

51.

This excerpt, from YYZ by Rush, features many examples of

a)

Dominant 7ths

b)

Tritones

c)

Added Sixths

d)

Diminished 7ths

52.

Identify the interval of the first two notes of the first "Maria"

a)

Major second

b)

Minor third

c)

Tritone

d)

Perfect 5th

53.

How are Harmonic Minors created?

a)

Raise the 7th notes/degree ascending and descending

b)

Raise the 6th and 7th notes ascending and descending

c)

Raise the 6th note while descending

d)

Raise the 7th note while ascending

54.

The B minor is relative to which Major scale?

a)

F major

b)

D major

c)

C major

d)

Bb major

55.

Which form of a minor raises the seventh note?

a)

Natural

b)

Harmonic

c)

Melodic

d)

Major

56.

Which form of the minor scale raises the 6th and 7th note ascending?

a)

natural

b)

harmonic

c)

melodic

d)

major

57.

What is the key signature of D Major?

a)

F#

b)

F# C#

c)

Bb

d)

Bb Eb Ab

58.

What is the key signature of A Major?

a)

F# C#

b)

F# C# G#

c)

Bb

d)

Bb Eb Ab

59.

Which scale has 3 flats?

a)

Ab

b)

Gb

c)

Eb

d)

Db

60.

What is an interval?

a)

The space between two notes

b)

The entrance to the risers

c)

The entrance to the song

d)

An instrumental interlude

61.

What is a diminished interval?

a)

An interval that is incorrectly labeled.

b)

An interval that is reversed.

c)

An interval that is 1/2 step larger than a minor or Perfect interval.

d)

An interval that is 1/2 step smaller than a minor or Perfect interval.

62.

What is an augmented interval?

a)

An interval that is incorrect.

b)

An interval that is reversed.

c)

An interval that is 1/2 step larger than a Major or Perfect interval.

d)

An interval that changes depending on the key signature.

63.

What is the texture of this section of music?

a)

Monophonic

b)

Homophonic

c)

Polyphonic

d)

Homorhythmic

64.

What is the texture of this musical excerpt?

a)

Monophonic

b)

Homophonic

c)

Polyphonic

d)

Homorhythmic

65.

Two singers blending together while singing without accompaniment

a)

monophonic

b)

homophonic

c)

polyphonic

66.

A cappella means........

a)

introduction of a song

b)

instrumental section of a song

c)

unaccompanied singing (no instruments)

d)

the ensemble

67.

Which rhythm do you hear?

a)
b)
c)
d)
68.

What can you hear?

a)

Strings use tremolo effect to add tension

b)

Brass section plays homophonic chordal music

c)

Cymbal roll adds excitement as the piece moves into a key change

d)

Cor Anglais plays emotional ‘unlimited’ theme

69.

What can you hear?

a)

Strings use tremolo effect to add excitement

b)

Brass section plays homophonic chordal music

c)

Cymbal roll adds excitement as the piece moves into a key change

d)

Cor Anglais plays emotional ‘unlimited’ theme

70.

What can you hear?

a)

Strings use tremolo effect to add tension

b)

Synthesisers and glockenspiel are used to good effect with the high magical-sounding repeated quaver accompaniment

c)

Timpani Roll to build up to a climax

d)

Cymbal roll adds excitement as the piece moves into a key change

71.

What can you hear?

a)

Brass section plays homophonic chordal music

b)

Cymbal roll adds excitement as the piece moves into a key change

c)

Synthesisers and glockenspiel are used to good effect with the high magical-sounding repeated quaver accompaniment

d)

Closed hi-hat of the drum kit plays constant crotchet rhythms to add rhythmic momentum

72.

What type of voice can you hear in this recording?

a)

Soprano

b)

Alto

c)

Tenor

d)

Bass