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Question 1 of 14 Q Sometimes we see a note with a dot next to it (on its right side). What does this dot do? a) Indicates that you should hold that note for as long as you want b) It extends the note by half of its original value c) It makes it short and crisp d) Indicates that you should play it louder

Question 2 of 14 Q A "slur" is a line connecting multiple notes and tells you to connect those notes. What is a "tie"? a) It is the same thing, but tells you not to connect them b) It connects only two notes that are not the same c) It connects only two notes that are the exactly the same and it merges them together d) It indicates the length of a phrase

Question 3 of 14 Q An augmented 4th can also be called a... a) Tritone b) Syncopation c) Anacrusis d) Triplet

Question 4 of 14 Q Which of the following is a C major chord in the 1st inversion? a) G E C b) C E G c) E G C d) C G E

Question 5 of 14 Q The interval of a major 3rd above B is... a) D# b) C# c) D d) F

Question 6 of 14 Q What is the difference between a harmonic minor and a natural minor scale? a) The harmonic raises both the 6th and 7th note of the scale b) The harmonic makes the 6th note flat c) The harmonic skips the 4th note on the way up d) The harmonic raises the 7th note of the scale

Question 7 of 14 Q What does the top number on a time signature indicate? a) The number of measures in the piece b) The note that gets the beat c) The number of beats per measure d) How many seconds you should wait before playing the piece

Question 8 of 14 Q Which dynamic marking do you hear in the audio below? a) piano b) crescendo c) decrescendo d) ritenuto

Question 9 of 14 Q What does the bottom number on a time signature indicate? a) How many sections the piece has b) How many seconds you should wait before playing the piece c) The number of measures in the piece d) The note that gets the beat

Question 10 of 14 Q How many beats is a whole note, plus a quarter note, plus a dotted half note? a) 8 b) 7 c) 6 d) 5

Question 11 of 14 Q What notes do we have in a B major scale? a) B C D E F# G A b) B C# D# E F# G A c) B C# D# E F# G# A# d) B C D# E F# G# A#

Question 12 of 14 Q A simple triad (chord) is made up of two intervals from the bottom note. What are they? a) A 4th and a 5th b) A 3rd and a 5th c) A 2nd and a 4th d) A 3rd and a 6th

Question 13 of 14 Q The notes G, B and D create which chord? a) G augmented b) G major c) G diminished d) G minor