Final Music Theory Exam Review (by Inigo)

What rest is this?

(a)  

Db (D flat) is an enharmonic note of __

• Eb (E flat)

• C# (C sharp)

• F (natural)

• D# (D sharp)

How can you tell what Major/Minor a piece is in?

• Check the clef at the beginning of the piece and check the time signature

• Check the time signature and key signature

• Check the key signature and the last note in the piece

• Ask the person(s) who wrote/covered the piece what major/minor it is in

What does the symbol above this note do?

• Fermata: hold the note longer

• Slur: smoothly connected with no gaps

• Accent: play the note stronger with clear attack

• Natural accidental: play the note in its natural pitch

Is this interval melodic or harmonic?

(a)  

Connect the following intervals with their corresponding classification

• Perfect 4th

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• Minor 3rd

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• Major 3rd

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• Perfect Octave

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How many notes are in a one-octave chromatic scale (not counting the upper tonic note)?

• 7 notes

• 11 notes

• 13 notes

• 12 notes

Draw the interval C and E on this staff

Match the following tempi to their correct playing speeds

• Slow and broad

• Presto

• Very fast

• Andante

• Moderately, not too fast, not too slow

• Moderato

• At a walking pace

• Largo

• Majestically

• Maestoso

Which of these are compound time signatures?

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