Chapter 4

How many notes in a scale does an octave span? Five, six, eight or ten

In western music, the octave is divided into how many equal intervals? Six, eight, twelve or fifteen

The smallest interval in our western musical system is called Half step, whole step, an octave, a third

A twelve-tone scale, including all semitones of the octave, is called chromatic, diatonic, major, or minor

The musical sign # represents a

On the piano, the black key between the C and D is called

Tonality means that we hear a piece of music in relation to a central tone, called the dominant, the tonic, the scale, the subdominant

The principle of organization whereby we hear a piece of music in relation to a central tone is called Tonality, modulation, chromaticism, or transposition

A group of related tones with a common center tonic is called an interval, a key, an octave, or a melody

In a major scale, the greatest tension lies between what two tones? 3 and 4 , 6 and 7, 7 and 8, or 4 and 5

In a major scale, between what pairs of tones do the half steps occur? (2 and 3, 7 and 8) or (2 and 3, 6 and 7) or (3 and 4, 7 and 8) or (2 and 3, 5 and 6)

What characterizes a major scale? It has a lowered 3rd degree, it always begins on the F note, it sounds the same as the major mode, or it's made entirely of half steps?

Music based on the seven tones of a major or minor scale is called chromatic, diatonic, modal, or transposed

With which era is chromatic music most frequently associated? Romantic, Renaissance, Classical, or Middle Ages?

How many notes make up a pentatonic scale? eight, five, four, or twelve

Which of the following does NOT make frequent use of pentatonic scales? Western art music, native American music, Japanese music, or Chinese music

An interval smaller than our semitone, or half step, is called A whole tone, a microtone, a glissando, an octave

The triad built on the first note of the scale is called the the tonic, the dominant, the subdominant, the subtonic

The tonic chord is represented by which symbol? I, IV, V, or VII

The dominant chord is represented by which symbol? I, IV, V, or VII

In harmony, place of rest and return is the tonic, the dominant, the subdominant or the leading tone

The three basic triads in our musical system are the tonic, the dominant, and supertonic, median, submediant or subdominant

The three most important triads used in diatonic harmony are (I, III, and V) (I, IV, and V ) (I, V, VII) or (I, VI, and VIII)

The process of passing from one key to another is known as modulation, development, transposition, or transformation

When a melody is transposed to another key, what remains the same? the pitch level of the melody, the shape of the melodic line, (the key note, or tonic of the melody), or the number of sharps or flats