Minor Scales and Key Signatures, Melody, Timbre, and Texture
What is the resulting key if an entire melody is transposed from G major up a whole step?
A major
E minor
C major
B major
When a piece is transposed from one key to another, what element of the original time signature changes?
None; the time signature remains unchanged.
The bottom number changes to indicate different note durations.
The top number changes to reflect new rhythms.
Both numbers change to fit the new melodic contour.
In order to transpose a melodic fragment that uses modal mixture in D dorian down by a perfect fifth, which resulting mode should be applied to ensure modal consistency in the new key?
G lydian
G aeolian
G dorian
G phrygian
If a melody is written in 4/4 time and you want to transpose it maintaining the same rhythmic values, which of these time signatures would you use?
2/2
3/4
6/8
4/4
If you transpose a melody that originally starts on G down a whole step, on which pitch will the transposed melody begin?
A natural
F natural
B flat
E natural
How would you notate the accidentals when transposing a passage from C Mixolydean mode to F Dorian mode?
Use Bb and Eb as they are the only accidentals present in F Dorian scale.
Add sharp symbols where needed based on an assumption that notes should remain functionally similar post-transposition.
Use no accidentals because all notes are natural in C Mixolydean.
Use Bb, Eb and Ab reflecting the key signature of Db major corresponding with F Phrygian.
How would you transpose down by a major third the first four notes (C-D-E-F) of the C major scale so they retain their scale degree order in relation to their new tonal center?
A-G-F-E
Ab-Gb-F-Eb
La-Ti-Do-Re
A-B-C#-D

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If a pianist decides to transpose a song originally played in the key of A minor to the key of C minor, which interval will be used for transposing the entire melody?
Octave down
Perfect fourth up
Minor third up
Major third down
Which of these intervals would require changing the key signature when transposing from D minor?
Perfect fifth up or down
Minor third either direction
Perfect fourth either direction
Major second either direction
In simple meter if each bar has six beats which of these could be an appropriate time signature for transcription?
6/8
Half Notes Get One Beat.
Quarter Notes Get One Beat.
Three Quarter Note Beats Per Measure.