What is the term for a chord that contains the root, third, fifth, and seventh notes of a scale with a lowered seventh?
Minor seventh chord
Major seventh chord
Dominant seventh chord
Diminished seventh chord
Correct Answer :
A. Minor seventh chord
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What is the term for a series of chords that provide the harmonic structure for a piece of music?
Cadence
Chord progression
Arpeggio
Counterpoint
Which term describes the technique of playing two or more notes simultaneously on a string instrument?
Legato
Pizzicato
Arpeggio
Double stop
Which term refers to the technique of playing a wind instrument without using any valves or keys to change the pitch?
Harmonic
Glissando
Mute
Natural
In musical notation, what is the symbol that indicates a note should be played shorter than its full value?
Accent
Staccato
Fermata
Legato
In music theory, what does intonation refer to?
The quality of sound produced by a voice or instrument
The tempo of a piece
The organization of beats in a measure
The arrangement of chords within a progression
Which term refers to the distance between the lowest and highest pitches in a piece of music?
Range
Octave
Scale
Interval
What is the term for a chord progression that moves in a series of descending thirds or ascending sixths?
Chromatic progression
Circle of fifths progression
Diatonic progression
Retrogression
What is the term for the distance between two pitches in music?
Interval
Chord
Melody
Harmony
What is the term for a musical technique where two or more voices or instruments play the same melody, but starting at different times?
Round
Canon
Fugue
Inversion
In music notation, what does the term crescendo indicate?
Gradually getting louder
Gradually getting softer
Gradually slowing down
Gradually speeding up
In music theory, what does counterpoint refer to?
The combination of melodies to form harmony
The use of accidentals to alter pitches
The arrangement of chords within a progression
The study of rhythmic patterns
What is the term for a note that is held for its full value, or longer than its written duration, before the next note is played?
Dotted note
Whole note
Tied note
Double whole note
In a major key, which scale degree is the leading tone?
7th
1st
5th
4th
Which term describes a note or chord that is sustained for an extended period of time?
Staccato
Legato
Fermata
Accent
Which clef is typically used for high-pitched instruments like the violin?
Bass clef
Alto clef
Treble clef
Tenor clef
In musical notation, what is the term for a curved line connecting two or more different pitches that are to be played legato?
Slur
Tie
Crescendo
Accent
Which term describes a gradual slowing down of tempo in a piece of music?
Ritardando
Accelerando
Allegro
Presto
In a minor scale, what is the pattern of whole steps and half steps between the notes?
W-H-W-W-H-W-W
W-W-H-W-W-H-W
H-W-W-H-W-W-W
W-W-H-W-H-W-W
In music theory, what does ritenuto (rit.) indicate?
Gradually getting louder
Gradually getting softer
Gradually slowing down
Gradually speeding up
In a major scale, what is the pattern of whole steps and half steps between the notes?
W-W-H-W-W-W-H
W-H-W-W-H-W-W
H-W-W-H-W-W-W
W-W-H-W-W-H-W
What is the term for a technique where a performer gradually decreases the volume of a sustained note or chord?
Decrescendo
Ritardando
Staccato
Sforzando
What is the term for a note that is not part of the key signature and is altered by a sharp, flat, or natural sign?
Accidental
Enharmonic
Chromatic
Tonic
Which term refers to the technique of alternating between playing with the bow and plucking the strings on a stringed instrument?
Tremolo
Pizzicato
Col legno
Arco
What is the term for a musical scale that is made up of whole steps only?
Chromatic scale
Whole tone scale
Major scale
Pentatonic scale
What is the term for a note or chord that is played softly and with a light touch?
Pianissimo
Fortissimo
Mezzo forte
Pizzicato
What is the term for a chord that is made up of the first, third, and fifth notes of a scale?
Major chord
Minor chord
Diminished chord
Augmented chord
Which term is used to indicate a sudden, loud accent on a single note or chord?
Marcato
Sforzando
Crescendo
Pianissimo
Which term refers to a scale that contains a combination of whole and half steps, but does not follow a major or natural minor pattern?
Chromatic scale
Pentatonic scale
Whole tone scale
Blues scale
In music notation, what does the term tie indicate?
A curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch
A line used to connect the stems of multiple notes
A line indicating that a note should be played staccato
A line connecting two notes of different pitches, indicating they should be played as one
Which term is used to describe the distance between two pitches that share the same letter name?
Chromatic interval
Diatonic interval
Enharmonic interval
Tonal interval