CBMT Exam Questions and
Answers (Grade+)
1400-1600: music based on modes with a rich texture and four or more independent
melodic parts - polyphony. Blending music lines and smooth harmony.
Composers: Monteverdi, Byrd, Di Lasso, Tallis—ANSWER--Renaissance Period
1600-1750: contrast to create drama. Concerto, opera, and sonata.
Composers: Bach, Vivaldi, Handel, Purcell, Scarlatti—ANSWER--Baroque Period
1750-1820: Lighter, clearer texture, mainly homophonic. Melody line over chordal
accompaniment
Composers: Mozart, Haydn, Schubert, Beethoven—ANSWER--Classical Period
1820-1910: Expressive and emotional, freedom of form and design
Composers: Beethoven, Schuman, Chopin, Bellini, Verdi, Tchaikovsky, Liszt, Brahms—
ANSWER--Romantic Period
DGDGBD
Commonly found in folk and blues music—ANSWER--Open G Tuning
DADF#AD
, Can be played with a variety of styles, popular with slide guitars—ANSWER--Open D Tuning
DGDGCD
Common in Celtic music, rock and heavy metal music—ANSWER--Model G Tuning
DADGAD
Common in Celtic music, English and Irish folk—ANSWER--Model D Tuning
Same as major scale—ANSWER--Ionian
Same as natural minor scale with raised 6th scale degree—ANSWER--Dorian
Same as natural minor scale with lowered 2nd scale degree—ANSWER--Phrygian
Same as major scale with raised 4th scale degree—ANSWER--Lydian
Same as major scale with lowered 7th scale degree—ANSWER--Mixolydian
Same as natural minor scale—ANSWER--Aeolian
Same as natural minor scale with lowered 2nd and 5th scale degrees—ANSWER--Locian
Music therapy is the enhancement of human capabilities through the planned use of musical
influences on brain functioning.—ANSWER--Biomedical Theory
Personalities are shaped and motivated by conscious and unconscious forces, with a strong
influence from childhood experiences; unconscious conflicts are hidden within the
personality - resolving past conflicts. Techniques include: free association, dream analysis,
and nonverbal expression.—ANSWER--Psychodynamic Theory
Attempts to explain human behavior by understanding thought processes; change one's way
of thinking, so to eliminate irrational thoughts about oneself and others. Techniques include:
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Answers (Grade+)
1400-1600: music based on modes with a rich texture and four or more independent
melodic parts - polyphony. Blending music lines and smooth harmony.
Composers: Monteverdi, Byrd, Di Lasso, Tallis—ANSWER--Renaissance Period
1600-1750: contrast to create drama. Concerto, opera, and sonata.
Composers: Bach, Vivaldi, Handel, Purcell, Scarlatti—ANSWER--Baroque Period
1750-1820: Lighter, clearer texture, mainly homophonic. Melody line over chordal
accompaniment
Composers: Mozart, Haydn, Schubert, Beethoven—ANSWER--Classical Period
1820-1910: Expressive and emotional, freedom of form and design
Composers: Beethoven, Schuman, Chopin, Bellini, Verdi, Tchaikovsky, Liszt, Brahms—
ANSWER--Romantic Period
DGDGBD
Commonly found in folk and blues music—ANSWER--Open G Tuning
DADF#AD
, Can be played with a variety of styles, popular with slide guitars—ANSWER--Open D Tuning
DGDGCD
Common in Celtic music, rock and heavy metal music—ANSWER--Model G Tuning
DADGAD
Common in Celtic music, English and Irish folk—ANSWER--Model D Tuning
Same as major scale—ANSWER--Ionian
Same as natural minor scale with raised 6th scale degree—ANSWER--Dorian
Same as natural minor scale with lowered 2nd scale degree—ANSWER--Phrygian
Same as major scale with raised 4th scale degree—ANSWER--Lydian
Same as major scale with lowered 7th scale degree—ANSWER--Mixolydian
Same as natural minor scale—ANSWER--Aeolian
Same as natural minor scale with lowered 2nd and 5th scale degrees—ANSWER--Locian
Music therapy is the enhancement of human capabilities through the planned use of musical
influences on brain functioning.—ANSWER--Biomedical Theory
Personalities are shaped and motivated by conscious and unconscious forces, with a strong
influence from childhood experiences; unconscious conflicts are hidden within the
personality - resolving past conflicts. Techniques include: free association, dream analysis,
and nonverbal expression.—ANSWER--Psychodynamic Theory
Attempts to explain human behavior by understanding thought processes; change one's way
of thinking, so to eliminate irrational thoughts about oneself and others. Techniques include:
© 2026 Copyright. All Rights Reserved. This document is
protected by copyright law, Copyrighted By Brittie Donald
