Music Chapter 4 – Flashcards
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false
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A change in the key in the middle of a piece is called a transposition.
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False
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false
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A flat sign is used to indicate that the pitch should be raised by a half step.
True
False
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tonic
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Harmonies built on the dominant (fifth scale degree) have a tendency toward the _____.
supertonic
subdominant
tonic
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false
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If a major or minor scale is transposed to a different starting pitch, the pattern of half steps and whole steps changes.
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true
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In Western music, an octave is divided into twelve half steps.
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diatonic
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Music of the Baroque and Classical eras is mostly _____.
diatonic
modal
chromatic
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pentatonic scale
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One of the most common scales used in African, Far Eastern, and Native American music is the _____.
tritonic scale
pentatonic scale
heptatonic scale
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by the scale the composer chose
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The key of a piece is determined _____.
randomly
by the scale the composer chose
by the performer
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false
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The octave is divided the same way in the musical systems of all cultures.
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False
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mediant
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Which of the following is NOT an active chord?
Mediant
Subdominant
Dominant
