Question 1

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A change in the key in the middle of a piece is called a transposition.

  

True

 Correct!  

False

 

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Question 2

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A flat sign is used to indicate that the pitch should be raised by a half step.

  

True

 Correct!  

False

 

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Question 3

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Harmonies built on the dominant (fifth scale degree) have a tendency toward the _____.

  

supertonic

  

subdominant

Correct!  

tonic

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Question 4

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If a major or minor scale is transposed to a different starting pitch, the pattern of half steps and whole steps changes.

  

True

 Correct!  

False

 

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Question 5

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In Western music, an octave is divided into twelve half steps.

Correct!  

True

   

False

 

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Question 6

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Music of the Baroque and Classical eras is mostly _____.

Correct!  

diatonic

  

modal

  

chromatic

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Question 7

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One of the most common scales used in African, Far Eastern, and Native American music is the _____.

  

tritonic scale

Correct!  

pentatonic scale

  

heptatonic scale

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Question 8

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The key of a piece is determined _____.

  

randomly

Correct!  

by the scale the composer chose

  

by the performer

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Question 9

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The octave is divided the same way in the musical systems of all cultures.

  

True

 Correct!  

False

 

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Question 10

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Which of the following is NOT an active chord?

Correct!  

Mediant

  

Subdominant

  

Dominant

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