GCSE MUSIC

MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST

What is the major key and what is the relative minor key for the following

signatures?

A. D Major and B MinorB. G major and E MinorC. C Major and A Minor

B. G major and E Minor

A. F Major and D MinorB. G Major and E MinorC. C Major and A minor

A. F Major and D Minor

A. D Major and B MinorB. Eb Major and C MinorC. E Major and C# Minor

C. E Major and C# Minor

A. Eb Major and C MinorB. A Major and F# MinorC. B Major and G# Minor

B. A Major and F# Minor

A. Eb Major and C MinorB. Db Major and Bb MinorC. D Major and B Minor

A. Eb Major and C Minor

What is the name for the fourth degree of the

scale?

A. TonicB. Subdominant

C. Dominant

What is the name for the fourth degree of the

scale?

B. Subdominant

Which chord is V7?

A. DominantB. Dominant seventh

C. Diminished seventh

Which chord is V7?

B. Dominant seventh

Which word could describe music that is in a minor key?

A. TonalB. AtonalC. Modal

Which word could describe music that is in a minor key?

A. Tonal

Which describes harmony using notes from outside the key?

A. DiatonicB. Chromatic

C. Modal

Which describes harmony using notes from outside the key?

B. Chromatic

Which keys is a piece in C major most likely to modulate to?

A. F, G or C minorB. F, G or D

C. F, G or A minor

Which keys is a piece in C major most likely to modulate to?

C. F, G or A minor

Which cadence sounds unfinished?

A. ImperfectB. PerfectC. Plagal

Which cadence sounds unfinished?

A. Imperfect

Which cadence sounds finished?

B. Perfect

Which is a short catchy melodic idea?

A. HookB. OstinatoC. Imitation

Which is a short catchy melodic idea?

A. Hook

Which is a pattern of notes that is repeated at different pitches?

A. MordentB. Sequence

C. Loop

Which is a pattern of notes that is repeated at different pitches?

B. Sequence

Which ornament is sometimes called a crush note?

TrillAppoggiaturaAcciaccatura

Which ornament is sometimes called a crush note?

TrillAppoggiaturaAcciaccatura

Which could be a repeated one-bar bass guitar part?

A. LoopB. Riff

C. Break

Which could be a repeated one-bar bass guitar part?

B. Riff

Which Italian term means getting slower and broadening?

A. LargoB. Ritenuto

C. Allargando

Which Italian term means getting slower and broadening?

C. Allargando

Which Italian term means lively?

A. RubatoB. VivaceC. Allegro

Which Italian term means lively?

B. Vivace

Which Italian term means gradually speeding up?

A. RallentandoB. Allegro

C. Accelerando

Which Italian term means gradually speeding up?

C. Accelerando

Which Italian term means slowish, at walking pace?

A. AndanteB. Moderato

C. Rubato

Which Italian term means slowish, at walking pace?

A. Andante

Which means three notes played in the time of two?

A. Triple timeB. Triplet

C. Polyrhythm

Which means three notes played in the time of two?

B. Triplet

Which means notes that are played offbeat?

A. SyncopationB. Polyrhythm

C. Cross rhythm

Which means notes that are played offbeat?

A. Syncopation

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