What is the name of the music notation prior to the use of staves?
NEUMS
When women harmonize in parallel-moving melodies, their intervals are mostly _____ and _____.
Third and sixth
The solfège system we use in ear training class originally came from an ancient
HYMN
Staccato, legato, and accents are kinds of musical...
articulations
We call a dramatic embellishing tone that is approached by leap and left by step an
appoggiatura
What is the best singing posture? A) Slouching in a chair B) Standing tall with relaxed shoulders C) Standing on one leg D) Leaning forward
B) Standing tall with relaxed shoulders
What vibrates to produce sound when we sing? A) Teeth B) Tongue C) Vocal folds D) Nose
C) Vocal folds
Which part of the mouth mainly shapes consonants? A) Lips and tongue B) Teeth and jawbone C) Nose D) Diaphragm
A) Lips and tongue
What is the solfege for an ascending minor second
do-ra
What is the solfege for a vi6 chord?
do-mi-la
What are the tonic and dominant of F major
F/C
What notes are in a G harmonic minor scale?
G, A, B♭, C, D, E♭, and F♯.
