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1 |  |  Pitch is most closely related to |
|  | A) | amplitude |
|  | B) | duration |
|  | C) | frequency |
|  | D) | timbre |
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2 |  |  We can apply letter names (A, B, C, etc.) to notes if they have |
|  | A) | determinate pitch |
|  | B) | indeterminate pitch |
|  | C) | frequency |
|  | D) | timbre |
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3 |  |  An ascending and/or descending series of notes of different pitch is |
|  | A) | a melody |
|  | B) | a scale |
|  | C) | an octave |
|  | D) | a tonic |
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4 |  |  When two pitches sound the same, but one is higher than the other, we say they are |
|  | A) | an octave apart |
|  | B) | determinate pitches |
|  | C) | conjunct melodies |
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5 |  |  Playing all 12 notes on the piano from low to high yields what is known as the _______ scale. |
|  | A) | major |
|  | B) | pentatonic |
|  | C) | chromatic |
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6 |  |  The pentatonic scale contains ________ pitches per octave. |
|  | A) | five |
|  | B) | seven |
|  | C) | twelve |
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7 |  |  The difference between a major scale and a minor scale is because of different |
|  | A) | number of pitches |
|  | B) | intervals |
|  | C) | octaves |
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8 |  |  A well-known scale influenced by African scales is the ________ scale. |
|  | A) | minor |
|  | B) | pentatonic |
|  | C) | blues |
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9 |  |  Moving from one key to another is called |
|  | A) | modulation |
|  | B) | ornamentation |
|  | C) | articulation |
|  | D) | harmonization |
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10 |  |  Pitch systems in the Middle East and India sound different from Western scales because of |
|  | A) | modulation |
|  | B) | ornamentation |
|  | C) | microtones |
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11 |  |  When we describe notes as staccato or legato we are talking about |
|  | A) | harmonization |
|  | B) | articulation |
|  | C) | modulation |
|  | D) | ornamentation |
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12 |  |  Ornamentation refers to |
|  | A) | playing shorter, clipped notes |
|  | B) | playing longer, sustained notes |
|  | C) | moving from one key to another |
|  | D) | decorating the main pitches |
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13 |  |  A mode can be comprised of |
|  | A) | certain pitches that can be used in performance |
|  | B) | rules for how to play particular pitches |
|  | C) | associations with emotions, times of day, or seasons |
|  | D) | all of the above |
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14 |  |  When a group of two or more different pitches sound simultaneously it yields a |
|  | A) | melody |
|  | B) | chord |
|  | C) | chord progression |
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15 |  |  When each note of a melody becomes the basis of its own chord, this is called |
|  | A) | ornamentation |
|  | B) | modulation |
|  | C) | harmonization |
|  | D) | arpeggio |
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16 |  |  The distance in pitch from the lowest to the highest note refers to melodic |
|  | A) | range |
|  | B) | contour |
|  | C) | direction |
|  | D) | all of the above |
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17 |  |  The overall "shape" of a melody refers to melodic |
|  | A) | range |
|  | B) | contour |
|  | C) | direction |
|  | D) | all of the above |
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18 |  |  In Western music the first scale degree is called the |
|  | A) | arpeggio |
|  | B) | interval |
|  | C) | tonic |
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19 |  |  The distance between any two notes is called an |
|  | A) | arpeggio |
|  | B) | interval |
|  | C) | octave |
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