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Theory Unit Pre-Test
1.) Which of the following is the order of the intervals in a major scale? (W=whole step, H=Half step) a. W, W, W, H, W, W, H b. W, W, H, W, W, W, H c. H, W, W, H, W, W, W d. W, W, W, W, W, W, W 2.) A triad consists of how many notes? a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 3.) Which clef is the following: a. Treble b. Bass c. Alto d. Tenor 4.) Which clef is the following: a. Treble b. Bass c. Alto d. Tenor 5.) Basic pitch and harmony theories can be originally credited to which theorist? a. Sigmund Freud b. Gustav Mahler c. Steve Jobs d. Pythagoras 6.) Music can be described (in music theory terms) as___________________________________. a. what I listen to in my car on the way to school b. whatever I can sing along to c. the organization of sound d. movement of music notes 7.) A triad in which the 5th is on the bottom is said to be in what inversion? a. First b. Second c. Third d. Root position
8.) A triad in which the 3rd is on the bottom is said to be in what inversion? a. First b. Second c. Third d. Root position 9.) A triad or seventh chords consists what interval stacked on top of each other? a. Thirds b. Fourths c. Fifths d. Octaves 10.) a. b. c. d. 11.) a. b. c. d. 12.) a. b. c. d. 13.) a. b. c. d. 14.) a. b. c. d. 15.) a. b. c. d. The first 5 notes of any scale are called the ______________________. First 5 Tetrachord Tonic pitches Pentachord Scale degree 7 in a major scale is also called the _________________________. leading tone harmonic tone major tone pre-tonic Notes that sound the same, but are notated using different accidentals are called_______notes. Harmonic Homophonic Enharmonic Collective In the time signature, the bottom number tells___________________________. the number of beats in a measure the number of times to repeat each note the number of notes in a piece which note gets the beat In the time signature, the top number tells____________________________. the number of times to repeat each note the number of beats in a measure which note gets the beat the number of notes in a piece The key signature tells_______________________________. What notes are sharp or flat What notes to play What meter the piece is in How many accidentals are in a piece
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Which of the following is the correct order of sharps in a key signature? B, E, A, D, G, C, F F, C, G, D, A, E, B A, E, B, F, C, D, G C, G, D, A, E, B, F Which of the following is the correct order of flats in a key signature? F, C, G, D, A, E, B A, E, B, F, C, D, G C, G, F, A, E, B, F B, E, A, D, G, C, F
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18.-27.) Label each of the following notes:
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28.-37.) Label each of the following notes:
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38.- 42.) Label each of the following intervals (ex. M2, m2, M3, m3, P4, TT, P5, M6, m6, M7, m7, P8)
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43.-47.) Label each of the following intervals (ex. M2, m2, M3, m3, P4, P5, M6, m6, M7, m7, P8)
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48.-54.) Identify each of the following triads (ex. M, m, +, or )
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54.-56.) Label each of the following seventh chords (ex. MM7, Mm7, m7, 7, 7)
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57-59.) Label each of the following seventh chords (ex. MM7, Mm7, m7, 7, 7)
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60.-73.) Using Roman Numeral Analysis, analyze the following example:
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