CBMT PRACTICE QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
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 - ANSWERD) 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 - ANSWERD) 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 group of nonverbal individuals with severe
multiple disabilities. After a few sessions, the therapist notes that songs with faster
tempi or complex rhythmic patterns cause several group members to exhibit signs of
distress and sensory overload. When slower music is used, those same individuals
become more alert with increased vocalizations. The BEST action for the music
therapist to take would be to
A) play songs with which the clients are familiar.
B) alternate the tempi of the interventions between slow and fast.
C) alter the tempi and utilize a variety of simple rhythmic patterns.
D) request that those exhibiting distress be removed from the group. - ANSWERC)
Altering to slower tempi and utilizing more simple rhythmic patterns would be best for
the group.
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.
D) between the middle and edge. - ANSWERD) Striking the snare drum between the
middle and edge produces the best sound.
, During a group singing activity, the music therapist is demonstrating to a client how
to conduct a song in slow 6/8 time. Which beat should the client conduct down and
which up?
A) down on 1, up on 6
B) down on 4, up on 1
C) down on 2, up on 5
D) down on 1, up on 2 - ANSWERA) Slow 6/8 time is conducted down on 1, 2 and 3
to the left, 4 and 5 to the right, and up on 6.
In a standard 12-bar blues form, the chord in the ninth measure is the
A) tonic.
B) subdominant.
C) submediant.
D) dominant. - ANSWERD) dominant - the 12-bar blues form is as follows:
IIII
IV IV I I
V IV I I
or
1111
4411
5411
In a score, if a Bb trumpet is notated in the key of E, the piano is played in the key of
A) E.
B) Bb.
C) D.
D) Ab. - ANSWERC) Bb trumpet music is written one whole step above concert
pitch, so the concert key of D on the piano corresponds to the notated trumpet key of
E.
The music therapist is improvising in the key of G major. Which secondary dominant-
seventh chord should be chosen for the most direct transition to the new key of D
major?
A) A7
B) B7
C) C7
D) E7 - ANSWERA) A7 is the dominant-seventh chord in the key of D major, and D7
is the dominant-seventh chord in the original key of G major, thus A7 is the
secondary dominant-seventh chord in the key of G major and is the most direct
transition.
A psychiatrist who is unfamiliar with the music therapy discipline wishes to refer a
client to music therapy, but is hesitant because the client has no previous musical
experience. The music therapist's BEST response is to explain to the psychiatrist
that
A) the client can have a trial session during which the music therapist can determine
the client's musical skills.
B) frequent sessions can be planned to facilitate the client's musical development.
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
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 - ANSWERD) 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 - ANSWERD) 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 group of nonverbal individuals with severe
multiple disabilities. After a few sessions, the therapist notes that songs with faster
tempi or complex rhythmic patterns cause several group members to exhibit signs of
distress and sensory overload. When slower music is used, those same individuals
become more alert with increased vocalizations. The BEST action for the music
therapist to take would be to
A) play songs with which the clients are familiar.
B) alternate the tempi of the interventions between slow and fast.
C) alter the tempi and utilize a variety of simple rhythmic patterns.
D) request that those exhibiting distress be removed from the group. - ANSWERC)
Altering to slower tempi and utilizing more simple rhythmic patterns would be best for
the group.
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.
D) between the middle and edge. - ANSWERD) Striking the snare drum between the
middle and edge produces the best sound.
, During a group singing activity, the music therapist is demonstrating to a client how
to conduct a song in slow 6/8 time. Which beat should the client conduct down and
which up?
A) down on 1, up on 6
B) down on 4, up on 1
C) down on 2, up on 5
D) down on 1, up on 2 - ANSWERA) Slow 6/8 time is conducted down on 1, 2 and 3
to the left, 4 and 5 to the right, and up on 6.
In a standard 12-bar blues form, the chord in the ninth measure is the
A) tonic.
B) subdominant.
C) submediant.
D) dominant. - ANSWERD) dominant - the 12-bar blues form is as follows:
IIII
IV IV I I
V IV I I
or
1111
4411
5411
In a score, if a Bb trumpet is notated in the key of E, the piano is played in the key of
A) E.
B) Bb.
C) D.
D) Ab. - ANSWERC) Bb trumpet music is written one whole step above concert
pitch, so the concert key of D on the piano corresponds to the notated trumpet key of
E.
The music therapist is improvising in the key of G major. Which secondary dominant-
seventh chord should be chosen for the most direct transition to the new key of D
major?
A) A7
B) B7
C) C7
D) E7 - ANSWERA) A7 is the dominant-seventh chord in the key of D major, and D7
is the dominant-seventh chord in the original key of G major, thus A7 is the
secondary dominant-seventh chord in the key of G major and is the most direct
transition.
A psychiatrist who is unfamiliar with the music therapy discipline wishes to refer a
client to music therapy, but is hesitant because the client has no previous musical
experience. The music therapist's BEST response is to explain to the psychiatrist
that
A) the client can have a trial session during which the music therapist can determine
the client's musical skills.
B) frequent sessions can be planned to facilitate the client's musical development.
