MTTC EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
Half cadence - Answer-any cadence ending on V, whether preceded by V of V, ii, vi, IV,
or I—or any other chord. Because it sounds incomplete or suspended, the half cadence
is considered a weak cadence that calls for continuation
Phrygian half-cadence - Answer-half cadence from iv6 to V in minor
Plagal half-cadence - Answer-I-IV progression. The plagal half-cadence involves a
descending fifth.
Modes - Answer-IDPLMAL
Ionian, Dorian, Phyrgian, Lydian, Mixplydian, Aeolian, Locrian
Recitative - Answer-is a style of delivery (much used in operas, oratorios, and cantatas)
in which a singer is allowed to adopt the rhythms of ordinary speech. It resembles sung
ordinary speech more than a formal musical composition.
Madrigal - Answer-a secular vocal music composition, usually a partsong (for choral), of
the Renaissance and early Baroque eras.
lieder - Answer-"art song"
Impressionist - Answer-Debussy/Ravel
mariachi - Answer-mexican group
Oceania music - Answer-Pacific ocean. digeridoo, etc.
What types of vocal exercises are best for developing the "head voice" tone quality? -
Answer-descending patterns
Which of the following groups of instruments is typically used in a Mariachi band? -
Answer-violin, trumpet, guitar
What is the name for the lowest register on the clarinet? - Answer-chalumeau
In string pedagogy, the term col legno refers to playing on which part of the bow? -
Answer-wood
Which of the following trends led to the breakdown of tonality in late 19th and early 20th
century music? - Answer-heightened chromaticism
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
Half cadence - Answer-any cadence ending on V, whether preceded by V of V, ii, vi, IV,
or I—or any other chord. Because it sounds incomplete or suspended, the half cadence
is considered a weak cadence that calls for continuation
Phrygian half-cadence - Answer-half cadence from iv6 to V in minor
Plagal half-cadence - Answer-I-IV progression. The plagal half-cadence involves a
descending fifth.
Modes - Answer-IDPLMAL
Ionian, Dorian, Phyrgian, Lydian, Mixplydian, Aeolian, Locrian
Recitative - Answer-is a style of delivery (much used in operas, oratorios, and cantatas)
in which a singer is allowed to adopt the rhythms of ordinary speech. It resembles sung
ordinary speech more than a formal musical composition.
Madrigal - Answer-a secular vocal music composition, usually a partsong (for choral), of
the Renaissance and early Baroque eras.
lieder - Answer-"art song"
Impressionist - Answer-Debussy/Ravel
mariachi - Answer-mexican group
Oceania music - Answer-Pacific ocean. digeridoo, etc.
What types of vocal exercises are best for developing the "head voice" tone quality? -
Answer-descending patterns
Which of the following groups of instruments is typically used in a Mariachi band? -
Answer-violin, trumpet, guitar
What is the name for the lowest register on the clarinet? - Answer-chalumeau
In string pedagogy, the term col legno refers to playing on which part of the bow? -
Answer-wood
Which of the following trends led to the breakdown of tonality in late 19th and early 20th
century music? - Answer-heightened chromaticism
