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1
Which is NOT an element of music?
A)rhythm
B)timbre
C)harmony
D)scales
E)melody
2
Rhythm concerns what aspect of music?
A)pitch
B)temporal
C)silences
D)tempo
E)volume
3
Rhythms organized into units create:
A)proportional durations
B)timbre
C)meter
D)tempo
E)harmony
4
One of the most basic intervals in music is the:
A)octave
B)fifth
C)second
D)third
E)sixth
5
A meaningful succession of tones of various levels of pitch creates:
A)harmony
B)texture
C)rhythm
D)melody
6
One of the most commonly stressed beats is the:
A)third
B)second
C)fourth
D)first
7
A major scale has what sequence of half and whole steps?
A)WHW-WHWW
B)WWH-WWWH
C)HWH-HWHH
D)WWH-WHHW
8
Much folk music is based on this scale:
A)blues
B)minor
C)pentatonic
D)chromatic
9
Simultaneously sounding tones create:
A)melodies
B)polyphony
C)chords
D)consonances
10
A combination of tones that have the effect of being passive are called:
A)consonant
B)dissonant
C)diatonic
D)unstressed
11
Which chord listed below is NOT considered a primary triad?
A)tonic
B)dominant
C)mediant
D)subdominant
12
The smallest musical interval in our western system is the:
A)microtone
B)quarter tone
C)whole step
D)half step
13
Which texture below is heard when several instruments play the same melody in slightly different ways?
A)homophonic
B)polyphonic
C)monophonic
D)heterophonic
14
If a note vibrates at 400 cycles per second, the note one octave higher will vibrate how fast (slow)?
A)three times as fast
B)half as fast
C)half as slow
D)twice as fast
15
Which word below describes the loudest sound?
A)mezzo forte
B)mezzo piano
C)forte
D)fortissimo







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