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Pitch, Major Scales and Key Signatures, Rhythm, Meter, and Expressive Elements

Question 1
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How many sharps are there in each of these following keys? D major?

Question 2
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1 mark

Which correctly identifies compound interval made sharp fourth augmented fourth plus perfect fifth such found dominant seventh chords?

Question 3
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How would you describe a shift from D minor to F major within a musical composition?

Question 4
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1 mark

When a piece of music modulates from C major to G major, which scale degree in the original key becomes the tonic of the new key?

Question 5
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1 mark

If you are modulating from G major to D major in a composition, what is the pivot chord you could use that naturally occurs in both keys?

Question 6
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1 mark

What interval above the root does the leading tone move when resolving to tonic within a V-I cadence in any given key signature?

Question 7
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1 mark

If a composer modulates from D major to B minor within a passage, which pitch is most likely to be altered in the key signature?

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Question 8
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1 mark

What secondary dominant chord leads most appropriately to IV chord in A flat major?

Question 9
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1 mark

An ascending melodic line moves sequentially through these pitches starting on F#: G#, A#, B, C#, D, E, F#. What key with four sharps best fits these notes?

Question 10
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1 mark

Which non-diatonic secondary function often precedes the dominant chord in a major key to intensify the resolution to tonic?