WorksheetsASD Unit 5 Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is improvisation?
Reading notated music exactly the way it was written
Making up music as you go along
Two or more sounds at once
Singing very loudly for all to hear
Theses are the sharps, flats, and natural not in the key signature that appear in the music.
Notes
Rests
Accidentals
Clefs
What is the order of sharps?
FCGDEAB
FCGDAEB
BEADGCF
BEADGFC
What notes are flat in the key signature?
F, C, G, D
B, E, A, D
A, B, C, D
G, D, E, B
Using a C Major scale, what chords make up the I-IV-V (one, four, five) chord progression? (C Major = I)
C Major - C Minor - C Diminished??!
G Major - F Major - E Minor
C Major - F Major - G Major
C Money - E Money - G Money
In the Key of G, name the chords in this progression: I, IV, V
G Major, C Major, D Major
G Major, D Major, C Major
G minor, C Major, D minor
G major, C major, D, major
Which of the following cadences is considered the most conclusive and is often used to end a piece of music?
Plagal cadence
Perfect (authentic) cadence
Half cadence
Deceptive cadence
What is the chord progression for a plagal cadence?
V - I
IV - I
V - vi
ii - V
Which cadence ends on the dominant chord and often creates a sense of pause or suspense?
Deceptive cadence
Half cadence
Plagal cadence
Perfect (authentic) cadence
Which of the following is a common scale used for improvising in jazz music?
Major pentatonic scale
Chromatic scale
Blues scale
Whole tone scale
When improvising a melody over a chord progression, what is an effective strategy?
Repeat the same note throughout
Only play the root note of each chord
Use notes from the scale that matches the key of the progression
Play random notes without listening to the chords
What is the primary purpose of practicing improvisation exercises?
To play faster scales
To memorize sheet music
To improve sight-reading skills
To develop creativity and spontaneous musical ideas
Which of the following best describes motif development in music composition?
Repeating a motif exactly as it first appeared
Changing a motif by altering rhythm, pitch, or harmony
Playing a motif only once in a piece
Ignoring motifs and focusing on new material
What is one common technique used to develop a motif?
Skipping the motif entirely
Changing the key signature
Silence
Inversion
When a composer repeats a motif at a higher or lower pitch, what is this technique called?
Staccato
Retrograde
Augmentation
Sequence
What does the technique of 'diminution' involve when developing a motif?
Repeating the motif in reverse order
Shortening the rhythmic values of the motif
Adding extra notes to the motif
Changing the motif to a different key
When a motif is played backwards, what is this technique called?
Retrograde
Sequence
Inversion
Fragmentation
