Music Theory MCQ Questions Answers

1. Which word means the speed at which a piece is played?

2. What major key has 4 sharps?

3. The variation of the pitch of a note up and down over time is called?

4. The C note that is closest to the middle of a keyboard or piano is called what?

5. 3/4 is an example of a ______ meter.

6. How many beats does the whole note have in a 4/4 time signature?

7. A whole note note is equivalent to __ half notes.

8. What is the longest note in common use?

9. The oboe is part of the _________group of instruments

10. If sheet music instructed you to be short and detached, what word would be used?

11. Which of these is a C major chord?

12. A short piece played between the verses of a song is called a(n):

13. The Pentatonic Scale contains _ notes.

14. "Common time" refers to:

15. What is the term for choral music performed without accompaniment?

16. What is a duet?

17. A quarter note is equivalent to __ sixteenth notes.

18. What does poco mean in musical terms?

19. If you were told to sing sotto voce, how would you sing?

20. IV can also be called the _______.

21. V can also be called the _______.

22. 2/4 is an example of a ______ meter.

23. What is 3 half steps above B Flat?

24. What is the inverted interval of minor third?

25. What does a Major 6th invert to?

26. What does a curved line spanning notes of differing pitch indicate in a music score?

27. 12/8 is an example of a ______ meter.

28. What is an operetta?

29. If you lower a C by one semitone, what note do you get?

30. What is a picardy third?

31. 4/4 is an example of a ______ meter.

32. What pitch is a major second above C?

33. A ledger line is used for what purpose?

34. Define the picardy third.

35. What is the relative minor of G major?

36. "Cut time" refers to:

37. E major has __ sharps.

38. To make a minor chord where the root note is an A, the third would be a:

39. A playful, humorous instrumental composition is called a what?

40. The major third of B is:

41. Describe the following chord: D F A C

42. A dotted eighth note is equivalent to __ sixteenth notes.

43. What is the relative minor key of A major?

44. For a triad in 1st inversion, which note is on the bottom?

45. 9/8 is an example of a ______ meter.

46. Describe the following chord: C Eb Gb Bb

47. Common practice musical genres came in which order?

48. B flat major has ___ flats.

49. What is polytonality?

50. What is the meaning of the term 'largo'?

51. The root of the Lydian mode corresponds to which note in the Major scale?

52. The root of the Dorian mode corresponds to which note in the Major scale?

53. E flat major has __ flats.

54. Pick the diminshed chord from the combinations below

55. Equal Temperament is

56. What are the notes of a B dominant 7th chord?

57. What is a Tritone?

58. A tritone is the same interval as ________.

59. "Plagal cadence" usually refers to what progression?

60. The root of the Aeolian mode corresponds to which note in the Major scale?

61. For a triad in 2nd inversion, which note is on the bottom?

62. The root of the Locrian mode corresponds to which note in the Major scale?

63. A dominant 7th chord contains a:

64. The root of the Mixolydian mode corresponds to which note in the Major scale?

65. Which of these voice movements are considered better practice in traditional 4 part counterpoint?

66. What notes make up an F Minor Major Seventh chord?

67. The root of the Phrygian mode corresponds to which note in the Major scale?

68. Which mode is also the Natural Minor Scale?

69. What major key has 4 flats?

70. The root of the Ionian mode corresponds to which note in the Major scale?

71. What minor key has 2 sharps?

72. The fourth mode of the G major scale is?

73. The thirds in a dominant seventh chord ascend in this order:

74. The Treble Clef most directly indicates where the:

75. In 3rd species counterpoint, on what beat can a dissonant interval be used?

76. Pick the major 4th

77. "Neapolitan" chord has____ function?

78. In alto clef, where does the C-clef appear?

79. What is classical sonata form?

80. What major key has 6 flats?

81. Which of the following forms best describes a "Rondo"

82. What are the notes that make up an A Dominant 9th chord?

83. What is a secondary dominant?

84. Identify the modes of the major scale that utilize a major chord on their root.

85. In traditional 4-part voice-leading, which of the following terms is NOT considered an error?

86. Which of the following is NOT a type of Augmented 6th chord.

87. In a concert score in the key of Bb the 1st trumpet would have a key signature of

88. What notes make up the following chord: Fm7b5

89. II can also be called the _______.

90. F Lydian mode is related to which major key signature?

91. In 4/4 time, a dotted half note is equivalent to __ sixteenth notes.

92. In a 9/8 time signature, how many beat/s does the eighth note have?

93. "Deceptive cadence" usually refers to what progression?

94. Pick the minor chord

95. What minor key has 2 flats?

96. Spell out the Secondary Dominant Chord in the key of Eb Major.

97. A half or imperfect cadence is what?

98. What is a cabaletta?

99. Of which scale is D Phrygian Dominant a derived mode?

100. Which degree of the major scale is described as an "avoid note" during improvisation?