Q.1
A chord progression moving .......
  • around in circles repetitively is linear progression
  • by step with one or more voices is a cyclic pattern
  • by step with one or more voices is a linear progression
  • to a crescendo usually means the piece is about to end
Q.2
A Tihai is a rhythmic formula that is repeated .......
  • Once. It is used at the beginning of Italian operas
  • Twice. It marks the end of sections in African music
  • Three times. It marks the end of sections in Indian music
  • Four times to bring out the endings of western concertos
Q.3
A linear progression is a chord progression that .......
  • arises from step by step movements in one or more voices
  • features a crescendo hairpin to indicate volume increase
  • hasn't been used in music since the 5th century AD
  • is inaudible to the natural human ear
Q.4
Repeated harmonies, melodies and rhythms are .......
  • a feature of musical cycles
  • exclusively representative of early 16th century music
  • hardly used in any form of modern music
  • only found in Indian classical compositions
Q.5
What is a 'Rag' or 'Raga'?
  • A cleaning cloth used for instruments with silver keys
  • A predecessor to the rise of jazz in the 1920s
  • A type of horn which produces a 'raging' growl
  • An important melodic mode in Indian classical music
Q.6
A melorhythm is .......
  • the series of note-values of a melody/tune
  • a mellow toned rhythmic guitar backing
  • a musical passage with multiple rhythms played together
  • All of the above
Q.7
Musical cycles often feature repeated .......
  • rhythms
  • melodies
  • harmonies
  • All of the above
Q.8
Two or more rhythms sounding simultaneously is called .......
  • dual rhythmic
  • multirhythmic
  • polyrhythmic
  • quad rhythmic
Q.9
'Tala' roughly corresponds to what in western music?
  • Composer dedication
  • Composition and Composer titles on sheet music
  • Dynamics
  • Metre
Q.10
Mnemonic devices are used in music .......
  • as a memory aid, e.g. for notation or cyclic passages
  • as an alternative to playing harmonics on an instrument
  • to increase the sound of acoustic instruments
  • to increase the volume on an electric instrument
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