Question
Where does the melody line typically sit in the musical texture of a composition?
2 points
High
Middle
Low
The melody line usually has more rhythmic activity than the chords or bass line of a composition.
2 points
TRUE
FALSE
There is something in the laws of acoustics that makes minor scales feel sad or somber.
2 points
TRUE
FALSE
Which cultures/countries tend to use "octave duplication" in their music?
2 points
United States
Japan
India
All of the above
Western music relies on musical notation more than other types of world music.
2 points
TRUE
FALSE
What non-Western culture uses the 6 note scale called a raga?
2 points
Germany
Mexico
India
Japan
In the video, jazz artist Nora Jones uses a 6 note scale called the ________.
2 points
Pentatonic scale
Blues scale
Major scale
Melodic Minor scale
Many Eastern cultures use a 5 note scale called a _____.
2 points
Pentatonic scale
Blues scale
Major scale
Melodic Minor scale
What culture used mathematical formulas that formed our 7 note Western scales?
2 points
German
French
Indian
Greek
How many equal pitches are there in an octave?
2 points
6
8
12
16
What is the pattern of the Major scale steps? (W = whole step, H = half step)
2 points
WWWHWWH
WWHWWWH
HHWHHHW
HHHWHHW
What is the pattern of the minor scale steps? (W = whole step, H = half step)
2 points
WHWWHWW
HWWHWHW
WHHWHWW
HHHWWHW
What is the primary note of a scale that all other notes gravitate around?
2 points
Fifth
Sub Dominant
Leading Tone
Tonic
Most popular music is written in a minor key.
2 points
TRUE
FALSE
Jewish traditional music in the klezmer style goes between what two types of keys.
2 points
Major and minor
Major and pentatonic
Pentatonic and minor
Mixolydian and minor
What is the critical scale degree that determines Major from minor scales and how we "feel" about the music?
2 points
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Using the chromatic scale made up of half steps between every note adds _____ to a composition.
2 points
Sadness
Happiness
Tension
Release
Chromatic scales are not often used for entire compositions, but for short effects within a larger structure.
2 points
TRUE
FALSE
2 points
High
Middle
Low
The melody line usually has more rhythmic activity than the chords or bass line of a composition.
2 points
TRUE
FALSE
There is something in the laws of acoustics that makes minor scales feel sad or somber.
2 points
TRUE
FALSE
Which cultures/countries tend to use "octave duplication" in their music?
2 points
United States
Japan
India
All of the above
Western music relies on musical notation more than other types of world music.
2 points
TRUE
FALSE
What non-Western culture uses the 6 note scale called a raga?
2 points
Germany
Mexico
India
Japan
In the video, jazz artist Nora Jones uses a 6 note scale called the ________.
2 points
Pentatonic scale
Blues scale
Major scale
Melodic Minor scale
Many Eastern cultures use a 5 note scale called a _____.
2 points
Pentatonic scale
Blues scale
Major scale
Melodic Minor scale
What culture used mathematical formulas that formed our 7 note Western scales?
2 points
German
French
Indian
Greek
How many equal pitches are there in an octave?
2 points
6
8
12
16
What is the pattern of the Major scale steps? (W = whole step, H = half step)
2 points
WWWHWWH
WWHWWWH
HHWHHHW
HHHWHHW
What is the pattern of the minor scale steps? (W = whole step, H = half step)
2 points
WHWWHWW
HWWHWHW
WHHWHWW
HHHWWHW
What is the primary note of a scale that all other notes gravitate around?
2 points
Fifth
Sub Dominant
Leading Tone
Tonic
Most popular music is written in a minor key.
2 points
TRUE
FALSE
Jewish traditional music in the klezmer style goes between what two types of keys.
2 points
Major and minor
Major and pentatonic
Pentatonic and minor
Mixolydian and minor
What is the critical scale degree that determines Major from minor scales and how we "feel" about the music?
2 points
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Using the chromatic scale made up of half steps between every note adds _____ to a composition.
2 points
Sadness
Happiness
Tension
Release
Chromatic scales are not often used for entire compositions, but for short effects within a larger structure.
2 points
TRUE
FALSE
Answers
GPT-4o mini
1. Where does the melody line typically sit in the musical texture of a composition?
- **Answer:** High
2. The melody line usually has more rhythmic activity than the chords or bass line of a composition.
- **Answer:** TRUE
3. There is something in the laws of acoustics that makes minor scales feel sad or somber.
- **Answer:** TRUE
4. Which cultures/countries tend to use "octave duplication" in their music?
- **Answer:** All of the above
5. Western music relies on musical notation more than other types of world music.
- **Answer:** TRUE
6. What non-Western culture uses the 6 note scale called a raga?
- **Answer:** India
7. In the video, jazz artist Nora Jones uses a 6 note scale called the ________.
- **Answer:** Pentatonic scale
8. Many Eastern cultures use a 5 note scale called a _____.
- **Answer:** Pentatonic scale
9. What culture used mathematical formulas that formed our 7 note Western scales?
- **Answer:** Greek
10. How many equal pitches are there in an octave?
- **Answer:** 12
11. What is the pattern of the Major scale steps? (W = whole step, H = half step)
- **Answer:** WWWHWWH
12. What is the pattern of the minor scale steps? (W = whole step, H = half step)
- **Answer:** WHWWHWW
13. What is the primary note of a scale that all other notes gravitate around?
- **Answer:** Tonic
14. Most popular music is written in a minor key.
- **Answer:** FALSE
15. Jewish traditional music in the klezmer style goes between what two types of keys.
- **Answer:** Major and minor
16. What is the critical scale degree that determines Major from minor scales and how we "feel" about the music?
- **Answer:** Third
17. Using the chromatic scale made up of half steps between every note adds _____ to a composition.
- **Answer:** Tension
18. Chromatic scales are not often used for entire compositions, but for short effects within a larger structure.
- **Answer:** TRUE
- **Answer:** High
2. The melody line usually has more rhythmic activity than the chords or bass line of a composition.
- **Answer:** TRUE
3. There is something in the laws of acoustics that makes minor scales feel sad or somber.
- **Answer:** TRUE
4. Which cultures/countries tend to use "octave duplication" in their music?
- **Answer:** All of the above
5. Western music relies on musical notation more than other types of world music.
- **Answer:** TRUE
6. What non-Western culture uses the 6 note scale called a raga?
- **Answer:** India
7. In the video, jazz artist Nora Jones uses a 6 note scale called the ________.
- **Answer:** Pentatonic scale
8. Many Eastern cultures use a 5 note scale called a _____.
- **Answer:** Pentatonic scale
9. What culture used mathematical formulas that formed our 7 note Western scales?
- **Answer:** Greek
10. How many equal pitches are there in an octave?
- **Answer:** 12
11. What is the pattern of the Major scale steps? (W = whole step, H = half step)
- **Answer:** WWWHWWH
12. What is the pattern of the minor scale steps? (W = whole step, H = half step)
- **Answer:** WHWWHWW
13. What is the primary note of a scale that all other notes gravitate around?
- **Answer:** Tonic
14. Most popular music is written in a minor key.
- **Answer:** FALSE
15. Jewish traditional music in the klezmer style goes between what two types of keys.
- **Answer:** Major and minor
16. What is the critical scale degree that determines Major from minor scales and how we "feel" about the music?
- **Answer:** Third
17. Using the chromatic scale made up of half steps between every note adds _____ to a composition.
- **Answer:** Tension
18. Chromatic scales are not often used for entire compositions, but for short effects within a larger structure.
- **Answer:** TRUE