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Question 1

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A collection of pitches arranged in ascending and descending order constitutes a _____.

  

scale

  

triad

  

chord

 

Question 2

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Consonance creates a sense of suspense that is only resolved with dissonance.

  

True

  

False

 

 

Question 3

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Historically, harmony and melody appeared at the same time in the development of music.

  

True

  

False

 

 

Question 4

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Melody constitutes the vertical aspect of music and harmony the horizontal aspect.

  

True

 

False

 

 

Question 5

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Melody is the horizontal dimension in music while harmony adds _____ perspective.

  

tangential

perpendicular

  

vertical

 

Question 6

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The development of harmony through the centuries has been central to Western music.

  

True

  

False

 

 

Question 7

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The tonality of a piece is determined by _____.

  

the rhyme scheme chosen by the composer

  

the meter chosen by the composer

  

the scale chosen by the composer

 

Question 8

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Three or more tones sounded together produce a(n) _____.

 

scale  

chord  

interval

 

Question 9

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Triads in Western music are made up of a combination of every other note from a scale.

  

True

  

False

 

 

Question 10

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of harmony?

  

It is the linear component of music.

 

It is central to most Western musical styles.  

It is similar to the idea of perspective in art.

 

It is the simultaneous combination of sounds.