Pitch, Major Scales and Key Signatures, Rhythm, Meter, and Expressive Elements
If you create an eight-note pattern alternating between half-steps and whole-steps beginning on G#, which interval describes the distance from the first to last note?
Major Third
Minor Sixth
Augmented Fourth
Perfect Fifth
Which sequence of intervals correctly represents a chromatic scale ascending from C to C#?
Half step
Minor third
Augmented second
Whole step
What is likely to be true about a diminished triad occurring naturally within a harmonic minor progression?
Usually appears as VII° representing modal borrowing from parallel keys
It serves as I° providing tonal stability
It functions as ii° in relation to the minor tonic
It acts predominantly as IV° creating strong resolution tendencies
Which of these pairs of notes represents a whole step interval?
D to E♭
B to C
G to A
E to F#
Which of the following pairs of notes consists solely of a half step interval?
G to A
D to E
E to F
B to C#
If a melodic phrase in C major begins on G (the dominant) and ends on C (the tonic), which scale degree does it likely pass through if it follows a conventional resolution?
B (the leading tone)
D (the supertonic)
E (the mediant)
A (the submediant)
How many half steps are in a whole step?
3
1
4
2

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In minor keys, what alteration is commonly made to the V chord to ensure it leads strongly back to the i chord?
Lowering the fifth of the chord.
Raising the third of the chord.
Raising the root of the chord.
Lowering the seventh of the chord.
If you were to compose a melody that modulated from C major to the relative minor without using accidentals, which would be the last note in C major before the first note of A minor?
E
B
G
D
Which harmonic progression typically creates a strong sense of resolution in Western tonal music due to its movement from the dominant to the tonic?
I-IV
V-I
ii-V
IV-V