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ASD Unit 5 Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is improvisation?

a)

Reading notated music exactly the way it was written

b)

Making up music as you go along

c)

Two or more sounds at once

d)

Singing very loudly for all to hear

2.

Theses are the sharps, flats, and natural not in the key signature that appear in the music.

a)

Notes

b)

Rests

c)

Accidentals

d)

Clefs

3.

What is the order of sharps?

a)

FCGDEAB

b)

FCGDAEB

c)

BEADGCF

d)

BEADGFC

4.

What notes are flat in the key signature?

a)

F, C, G, D

b)

B, E, A, D

c)

A, B, C, D

d)

G, D, E, B

5.

Using a C Major scale, what chords make up the I-IV-V (one, four, five) chord progression? (C Major = I)

a)

C Major - C Minor - C Diminished??!

b)

G Major - F Major - E Minor

c)

C Major - F Major - G Major

d)

C Money - E Money - G Money

6.

In the Key of G, name the chords in this progression: I, IV, V

a)

G Major, C Major, D Major

b)

G Major, D Major, C Major

c)

G minor, C Major, D minor

d)

G major, C major, D, major

7.

Which of the following cadences is considered the most conclusive and is often used to end a piece of music?

a)

Plagal cadence

b)

Perfect (authentic) cadence

c)

Half cadence

d)

Deceptive cadence

8.

What is the chord progression for a plagal cadence?

a)

V - I

b)

IV - I

c)

V - vi

d)

ii - V

9.

Which cadence ends on the dominant chord and often creates a sense of pause or suspense?

a)

Deceptive cadence

b)

Half cadence

c)

Plagal cadence

d)

Perfect (authentic) cadence

10.

Which of the following is a common scale used for improvising in jazz music?

a)

Major pentatonic scale

b)

Chromatic scale

c)

Blues scale

d)

Whole tone scale

11.

When improvising a melody over a chord progression, what is an effective strategy?

a)

Repeat the same note throughout

b)

Only play the root note of each chord

c)

Use notes from the scale that matches the key of the progression

d)

Play random notes without listening to the chords

12.

What is the primary purpose of practicing improvisation exercises?

a)

To play faster scales

b)

To memorize sheet music

c)

To improve sight-reading skills

d)

To develop creativity and spontaneous musical ideas

13.

Which of the following best describes motif development in music composition?

a)

Repeating a motif exactly as it first appeared

b)

Changing a motif by altering rhythm, pitch, or harmony

c)

Playing a motif only once in a piece

d)

Ignoring motifs and focusing on new material

14.

What is one common technique used to develop a motif?

a)

Skipping the motif entirely

b)

Changing the key signature

c)

Silence

d)

Inversion

15.

When a composer repeats a motif at a higher or lower pitch, what is this technique called?

a)

Staccato

b)

Retrograde

c)

Augmentation

d)

Sequence

16.

What does the technique of 'diminution' involve when developing a motif?

a)

Repeating the motif in reverse order

b)

Shortening the rhythmic values of the motif

c)

Adding extra notes to the motif

d)

Changing the motif to a different key

17.

When a motif is played backwards, what is this technique called?

a)

Retrograde

b)

Sequence

c)

Inversion

d)

Fragmentation