Tonal Harmony
1. On the piano, the white key immediately below (to the left of) C5 is called - AnswerB4
2. The distance between any note of the same (G3 to G4, for example) is called a(n) – Answer
Octave
3. A staff and clef together are used to indicate the precise _____ desired. – Answer Pitch
4. In current practice, the dots of the F clef surround which pitch - AnswerF3
5. The distance, or interval, between C4 and D4 is a – Answer Whole step
6. A major scale can be thought of as two identical_____ separated from each other by a whole
step – Answer Tetrachords
7. Examples of accidentals – Answer Sharp, double flat
8. What is the key signature of E major? – Answer Four sharps
9. G clef – Answer treble clef
10. C clef – Answer Alto or tenor clef
11. F clef – Answer Bass clef
12. In the major scale, the half-step interval is located between which two pair of scale degrees? -
Answer3-4 and 7-1
, 13. If a major scale and a minor scale share the same scale degree 1, they are said to be – Answer
Parallel
14. Augmented – Answer A major or perfect interval made a half step larger
15. Diminished - AnswerA minor or perfect interval made a half step smaller
16. Major - AnswerA minor interval made a half step larger
17. Minor - AnswerA major interval made a half step smaller
18. The inversion of major (M) - AnswerMinor (m)
19. The inversion of minor (m) - Answermajor (M)
20. The inversion of diminished (°) - AnswerAugmented (+)
21. The inversion of augmented (+) - AnswerDiminished (°)
22. The inversion of perfect (p) - AnswerPerfect (p)
23. An interval is inverted by - AnswerPutting the bottom pitch above the top one of vise versa
24. Which of the following are type of perfect intervals? - AnswerUnisons, 4th, 5th, and octaves
25. What is an interval? - AnswerThe measurement of the distance in pitch between two notes
26. The perfect 4th is considered dissonant only when it - AnswerOccurs above the lowest voice (the
bass) in vocal or instrumental music
1. On the piano, the white key immediately below (to the left of) C5 is called - AnswerB4
2. The distance between any note of the same (G3 to G4, for example) is called a(n) – Answer
Octave
3. A staff and clef together are used to indicate the precise _____ desired. – Answer Pitch
4. In current practice, the dots of the F clef surround which pitch - AnswerF3
5. The distance, or interval, between C4 and D4 is a – Answer Whole step
6. A major scale can be thought of as two identical_____ separated from each other by a whole
step – Answer Tetrachords
7. Examples of accidentals – Answer Sharp, double flat
8. What is the key signature of E major? – Answer Four sharps
9. G clef – Answer treble clef
10. C clef – Answer Alto or tenor clef
11. F clef – Answer Bass clef
12. In the major scale, the half-step interval is located between which two pair of scale degrees? -
Answer3-4 and 7-1
, 13. If a major scale and a minor scale share the same scale degree 1, they are said to be – Answer
Parallel
14. Augmented – Answer A major or perfect interval made a half step larger
15. Diminished - AnswerA minor or perfect interval made a half step smaller
16. Major - AnswerA minor interval made a half step larger
17. Minor - AnswerA major interval made a half step smaller
18. The inversion of major (M) - AnswerMinor (m)
19. The inversion of minor (m) - Answermajor (M)
20. The inversion of diminished (°) - AnswerAugmented (+)
21. The inversion of augmented (+) - AnswerDiminished (°)
22. The inversion of perfect (p) - AnswerPerfect (p)
23. An interval is inverted by - AnswerPutting the bottom pitch above the top one of vise versa
24. Which of the following are type of perfect intervals? - AnswerUnisons, 4th, 5th, and octaves
25. What is an interval? - AnswerThe measurement of the distance in pitch between two notes
26. The perfect 4th is considered dissonant only when it - AnswerOccurs above the lowest voice (the
bass) in vocal or instrumental music
