Music: An Appreciation, 10th Edition (Kamien)

Chapter 7: Key

Multiple Choice Quiz

1
Key refers to
A)the major scale.
B)a central tone, chord, and scale.
C)any twelve random pitches.
D)a symbol placed on the staff.
2
Another term for key is
A)tonality.
B)scale.
C)chromaticism.
D)dominant.
3
In traditional western music, the __________ is the smallest interval between successive tones of a scale.
A)quarter step
B)whole step
C)half step
D)octave
4
A shift from one key to another within the same composition is called
A)key.
B)resolution.
C)scale.
D)modulation.
5
The central tone around which a musical composition is organized is called the
A)scale.
B)dominant.
C)tonic.
D)modulation.
Music: An Appreciation, Brief
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