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D) G, D7, C, e, and a are all first position chords in the correct transposition. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A client
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who only knows guitar chords in the first position wants to learn a song with the tablature for the following
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chords: E, B7, A, c# and f#. Which of the following transpositions BEST ensures successful playing of the
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song?
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A) F, C7, Bb, d, g
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B) D, A7, G, b, e
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C) A, E7, D, f#, b
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D) G, D7, C, e, a
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D) G major is only a half step down from Ab major, and the respective transposed chords are all first position
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chords on the guitar (G, C, D7). - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The music therapist wants to use the guitar in an
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accompaniment to a song written in the key of Ab major, using Ab, Db, and Eb7 chords. To allow for the use
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of all first position chords and only minimally affect the song's vocal register, the song should be transposed
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to the key of
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A) B major
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B) D major
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C) F major
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D) G major
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, D) Striking the snare drum between the middle and edge produces the best sound. - CORRECT ANSWER✔
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✔The music therapist is working with a young boy who prefers the snare drum and likes to play loudly. The
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therapist wants to assist him in producing the best sound and increasing eye-hand coordination. The
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therapist tells the boy that he should strike the snare drum
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B) in the middle.
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C) close to the edge.
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D) between the middle and edge.
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A) 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. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔During a group singing activity, the music therapist is demonstrating to a client how to
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conduct a song in slow 6/8 time. Which beat should the client conduct down and which up?
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A) down on 1, up on 6
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B) down on 4, up on 1
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C) down on 2, up on 5
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D) down on 1, up on 2
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D) dominant - the 12-bar blues form is as follows:
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or

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5 4 1 1 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔In a standard 12-bar blues form, the chord in the ninth measure is the
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A) tonic. b




B) subdominant. b