EDUQAS GCSE Tonality

Which of these methods are ways of checking key we are in?

• The Key Signature

• The first and last chords

• Any accidentals in the main body of the music

• All of these

What is the key signature for G major?

• No sharps / flats

• One sharp (F#)

• One flat (Bb)

• Two sharps (F# & C#)

What is the name of the first degree of the scale? (I)

• Sub mediant

• Dominant

• Subdominant

• Tonic

What is the name of the FIFTH degree of the scale? (V)

• Tonic

• Dominant

• Subdominant

• Submediant

If I am in C major and I modulate to A minor, where have I modulated to?

• Relative major

• Relative minor

• Dominant

• China

If I have modulated to the relative minor, what will I see in the score?

• Sharps on the 7th note of the new key

• A slower tempo sign

• A new key signature

• Hi-vis vests and head torches

Which cadence really clearly helps us feel like we’ve moved to a new key (modulated)?

• Perfect (V-I)

• Plagal (IV-I)

• Imperfect (?-V)

• Interrupted (V-vi)

Two chords that end a phrase or section are called a…

Song-writers and composters modulate to new keys to keep the listener interested. This usually happens at the start of a new section.

• True

• False

Which word means changing to a new key?

• Security

• Melody

• Modulation

• Dynamics