CBMT Practice Questions with correct answers

A client who only knows guitar chords in the first position wants to learn a song with the tablature for the following chords: E, B7, A, c# and f#. Which of the following transpositions BEST ensures successful playing of the song? A) F, C7, Bb, d, g B) D, A7, G, b, e C) A, E7, D, f#, b D) G, D7, C, e, a CORRECT ANSWER D) G, D7, C, e, and a are all first position chords in the correct transposition. The music therapist wants to use the guitar in an accompaniment to a song written in the key of Ab major, using Ab, Db, and Eb7 chords. To allow for the use of all first position chords and only minimally affect the song's vocal register, the song should be transposed to the key of A) B major B) D major C) F major D) G major CORRECT ANSWER D) G major is only a half step down from Ab major, and the respective transposed chords are all first position chords on the guitar (G, C, D7). The music therapist is working with a young boy who prefers the snare drum and likes to play loudly. The therapist wants to assist him in producing the best sound and increasing eye-hand coordination. The therapist tells the boy that he should strike the snare drum A) on the rim. B) in the middle. C) close to the edge.