Music Chapter 4

A change in the key in the middle of a piece is called a transposition. True False

A flat sign is used to indicate that the pitch should be raised by a half step. True False

Harmonies built on the dominant (fifth scale degree) have a tendency toward the _____. supertonic subdominant tonic

If a major or minor scale is transposed to a different starting pitch, the pattern of half steps and whole steps changes. True False

In Western music, an octave is divided into twelve half steps. True False

Music of the Baroque and Classical eras is mostly _____. diatonic modal chromatic

One of the most common scales used in African, Far Eastern, and Native American music is the _____. tritonic scale pentatonic scale heptatonic scale

The key of a piece is determined _____. randomly by the scale the composer chose by the performer

The octave is divided the same way in the musical systems of all cultures. True False

Which of the following is NOT an active chord? Mediant Subdominant Dominant