Which term describes a note that is sustained and held longer than its indicated duration?

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Which term describes a note that is sustained and held longer than its indicated duration?

A. Legato

B. Staccato

C. Fermata

D. Ritardando

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What is the term for the distance between two pitches in music?

A. Interval

B. Chord

C. Melody

D. Harmony

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Which term describes the technique of using the fingers to pluck the strings on a stringed instrument?

A. Legato

B. Pizzicato

C. Staccato

D. Tremolo

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What is the term for a musical technique where two or more voices or instruments play the same melody, but starting at different times?

A. Round

B. Canon

C. Fugue

D. Inversion

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Which term describes a chord that is built on the fourth degree of a major or natural minor scale?

A. Dominant chord

B. Subdominant chord

C. Tonic chord

D. Mediant chord

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What is the term for a gradual increase in loudness in a piece of music?

A. Crescendo

B. Diminuendo

C. Pianissimo

D. Fortissimo

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What is the symbol for a half step above a note in Western music notation?

A. #

B. b

C. ?

D. ?

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What is the term for a note or chord that is played softly and with a light touch?

A. Pianissimo

B. Fortissimo

C. Mezzo forte

D. Pizzicato

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What is the term for a musical technique where notes are played in a detached, separated manner?

A. Staccato

B. Legato

C. Marcato

D. Fermata

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What is the term for a sudden change in dynamics, often indicated by the term sfz in sheet music?

A. Forte

B. Sforzando

C. Pianissimo

D. Crescendo

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Which of the following is a mode with a major scale pattern but starting on the sixth degree?

A. Dorian

B. Phrygian

C. Mixolydian

D. Aeolian

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Which term describes the organization of beats into groups of two or four in a measure?

A. Meter

B. Tempo

C. Dynamics

D. Articulation

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Which term refers to a musical technique where the performer rapidly alternates between two adjacent notes?

A. Tremolo

B. Trill

C. Glissando

D. Vibrato

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Which term refers to a chord that contains the root, third, and fifth notes of a scale with an augmented fifth?

A. Augmented chord

B. Diminished chord

C. Major chord

D. Minor chord

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What is the term for a chord progression that uses chords borrowed from a parallel major or minor key?

A. Modal progression

B. Chromatic progression

C. Borrowed chords

D. Tonicization

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Which term refers to a type of articulation where notes are played smoothly and connected?

A. Staccato

B. Legato

C. Marcato

D. Pizzicato

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In music theory, what does counterpoint refer to?

A. The combination of melodies to form harmony

B. The use of accidentals to alter pitches

C. The arrangement of chords within a progression

D. The study of rhythmic patterns

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What is the term for a chord that contains the root, third, fifth, and seventh notes of a scale with an augmented fifth?

A. Major seventh chord

B. Dominant seventh chord

C. Augmented seventh chord

D. Minor seventh chord

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What is the term for a chord that contains the root, third, fifth, and seventh notes of a scale with a lowered seventh?

A. Minor seventh chord

B. Major seventh chord

C. Dominant seventh chord

D. Diminished seventh chord

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Which term describes a note or chord that is sustained for an extended period of time?

A. Staccato

B. Legato

C. Fermata

D. Accent

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Which term describes a technique where a performer quickly lifts and drops the bow on a stringed instrument to create a bouncing effect?

A. Staccato

B. Legato

C. Spiccato

D. Fermata

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Which term refers to the musical technique of gradually increasing the speed of a piece of music?

A. Ritardando

B. Accelerando

C. Allegro

D. Adagio

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In music notation, what does the term ritardando indicate?

A. Gradually getting louder

B. Gradually getting softer

C. Gradually slowing down

D. Gradually speeding up

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Which term describes the speed at which a piece of music is performed?

A. Tempo

B. Dynamics

C. Articulation

D. Meter

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What is the term for a chord progression that moves in a series of descending thirds or ascending sixths?

A. Chromatic progression

B. Circle of fifths progression

C. Diatonic progression

D. Retrogression

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In music theory, what does intonation refer to?

A. The quality of sound produced by a voice or instrument

B. The tempo of a piece

C. The organization of beats in a measure

D. The arrangement of chords within a progression

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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?

A. Chromatic scale

B. Pentatonic scale

C. Whole tone scale

D. Blues scale

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Which term describes a chord that is built on the seventh degree of a major or natural minor scale?

A. Dominant chord

B. Subdominant chord

C. Leading tone chord

D. Mediant chord

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Which term describes the technique of playing two or more notes simultaneously on a string instrument?

A. Legato

B. Pizzicato

C. Arpeggio

D. Double stop

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What is the term for the vertical arrangement of notes in a chord?

A. Harmony

B. Melody

C. Counterpoint

D. Rhythm

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What is the term for a musical ornament consisting of a rapid alternation between the main note and the note above it?

A. Appoggiatura

B. Turn

C. Trill

D. Mordent

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C. Fermata

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