Question 1
A major scale and its relative natural minor scale share the same key signature. If a piece is in G major, what is its relative minor key?
Correct Answer:
E minor
Question 2
When listening to a recorded excerpt, you hear a stepwise melody that rises smoothly and then falls back to its starting pitch. This shape of a melodic line is best described by which term?
Correct Answer:
Melodic contour
Question 3
You hear two pitches sounded together that produce a strong, stable, restful sound with no need to resolve. This interval is most likely which of the following?
Correct Answer:
A perfect fifth
Question 4
In an aural excerpt you hear a steady pattern of three beats per measure with emphasis on the first beat, in a moderate dance-like tempo. This metric organization is best identified as which meter?
Correct Answer:
Simple triple
Question 5
While listening to a four-voice chorale, you notice a passage where one voice introduces a melody and the other voices enter one at a time with the same melody at different pitch levels. This texture is best described as which of the following?
Correct Answer:
Imitative polyphony
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