Choose the best answer for each of the following:
2. pitch a a note b a sound c loudest frequency in a sound d lowest frquency in a sound
3. triad a notes arranged in thirds b three pcs arranged in thirds c chord of three pitches d three pcs
4. tertian a arranged in thirds b sounds of the earth c three pcs d anything that can be arranged in thirds
5. root a lowest note b lowest note of chord c first pc in a tertian arrangement d lowest frequency in a sound
6. mode a same as a scale b a way of organizing music c interval series used to construct a scale d ancient organization of rhythm
7. chord a 3 or more pcs considered simultaneously b harmony c notes played at once d harmonic series
8. meter a rhythmic organization b a grouping of pulses or beats c duple and triple d simple and compound
9. bass a the lowest note of a chord b the bass clef c lowest pc in a tertian arrangement d the lowest pitch or note
10. fundamental a lowest note b bass note of a chord c basis of chords d lowest frequency in a sound
11. key a tonic b tonic plus mode c the scale you're playing d tonality
12. enharmonic a different notations for the same sound b nonharmonic notes c inharmonic partials d same notation for different sounds
13. diatonic a having the same letter names b as in a scale c opposite of enharmonic d having different letter names
14. interval a distance between notes b two different pcs c two pitches d difference in frequency
15. relative keys a keys of the same scale b keys having the same tonic c keys having the same key signature d keys related by the circle of fifths
16. compound meter a asymmetrical meters, like 5 or 7 b made up by adding two or more meters c an interval larger than an octave d a meter that is evenly divided by 3
17. tonic a the predominant pitch class (pc) b the first note c the last note in the music d the first note of a scale
18. scale a notes arranged in order b pitches or pcs arranged in ascending order c a ladder of notes d notes spelled alphabetically
19. parallel keys a keys having the same signature b keys having the same tonic c keys that run parallel on the keyboard d the white keys
20. dominant a the predominant pc b the dominating note c the dominating voice d the fifth degree of a scale
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