SHOSYS ACADEMY 9.1 TEST: CONVENTIONS OF LABELING DEGREES AND INTERVALS

SHOSYS ACADEMY 9.1 TEST: CONVENTIONS OF LABELING DEGREES AND INTERVALS

Kelvin Sholar

1 Introduction To The Blog Series

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2 Testing Recall Of Degrees and Intervals

In Lesson 9.1, we learned about about labeling degrees and intervals. Here in this Test, remembrance is assessed; the primary task for the student is to find cues in test questions that make it easy to remember answers. There may be more than one correct answer for a given test question. Correct answers are given at the end of this test.

2.1 Test Questions

1. Harmony is the study of:

a). tonal structures

b). rhythmic structures

c). melodic structures  

 

2. In order to label tones as ordered positions of a scale in a given direction, they are numbered with:

a). Roman numerals

b). ordinal numbers

c). cardinal numbers  

 

3. Which term is not a conventional name for scale degrees:

a). tonic

b). supertonic

c). mediant

d). supermediant

e). subdominant

f). superdominant

g). dominant

h). submissive

i). submediant

j). supermediant

k). subtonic  

 

4. We measure intervals in units in order to:

a). qualify distances

b). quantify distances  

 

5. Intervals are _____  the particular tones involved:

a). dependent on

b). independent of

 

6. Intervals can be defined numerically in terms of:

a). direction

b). magnitude  

 

7. In terms of interval direction we use terms like “evolution” to describe:

a). ascension upwards

b). descent downwards  

 

8. In terms of interval direction we use terms like “involution” to describe:

a). ascension upwards

b). descent downwards  

 

9. As the equal temperament tuning system gradually became standard:

a). twelve tones gradually replaced seven tones

b). seven tones gradually replaced twelve tones  

 

10. The traditional definition of western intervals require:

a). a tonal reference point

b). a scale reference

c). directed scale degrees  

 

3 Test Answers

1. Harmony is the study of:

a). tonal structures  

 

2. In order to label tones as ordered positions of a scale in a given direction, they are numbered with:

a). Roman numerals  

 

3. Which term is not a conventional name for scale degrees:

a). tonic

b). supertonic

c). mediant

e). subdominant

g). dominant

i). submediant

k). subtonic  

 

4. We measure intervals in units in order to:

b). quantify distances  

 

5. Intervals are _____  the particular tones involved:

b) independent of

 

6. Intervals can be defined numerically in terms of:

a). direction

b). magnitude  

 

7. In terms of interval direction we use terms like “evolution” to describe:

a). ascension upwards  

 

8. In terms of interval direction we use terms like “involution” to describe:

b). descent downwards  

 

9. As the equal temperament tuning system gradually became standard:

a). twelve tones gradually replaced seven tones  

 

10. The traditional definition of western intervals require:

a). a tonal reference point

b). a scale reference

c). directed scale degrees  

 

3 Bibliography

Bloom, B. S.; Engelhart, M. D.; Furst, E. J.; Hill, W. H.; Krathwohl, D. R. Taxonomy Of Educational Objectives: The Classification Of Educational Goals. Handbook I: Cognitive Domain. New York: David McKay Company, 1956

Brandt, Carl; Roemer, Clinton. Standardized Chord Symbol Notation. Sherman Oaks: Roerick Music Co, 1976

Kamien, Roger. Music: An Appreciation. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2018

Loy, Gareth. Musimathics The Mathematical Foundations of Music: Volume 1. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, 2006

Miller, Michael. The Complete Idiots Gude To Music Theory. New York: Alpha Books, 2005