MCA Grade 6 Quiz

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Which answer below best describes what tablature is?

A simplified form of music notation used by guitar and bass guitar, that uses a combination of fret numbers and lines to represent this strings.
A complex rhythm played on bongo drums.
A special type of guitar pick.
The part of the bass guitar that turns the volume up.
The name used to describe how violins blend together.

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What does this guitar tablature mean?

Play the note A on the 7th string of the guitar.
Play the note A, which is in the 7th fret of the 3rd thickest string.
Play the note A seven times.
Play an A7 chord.
Play the 7th note of the major scale.

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What are the names of the guitar strings in standard tuning, from thickest to thinnest?

E – A – D – G – B- E
E – G – B – A – C – E
A – A – B – C – E – F
D – G – B – A – D – E
G – A – B – B – A – G

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What are the names of the bass guitar strings in standard tuning, from thickest to thinnest?

E – A – D – G
B – A – S – S
D – G – A – E
C – A – G – E
E – D – G – A

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Which answer below best describes the transposition of guitar and bass guitar?

The guitar and bass guitar sound one octave lower than what is written.
The guitar and bass guitar sound one octave higher than what is written.
The guitar and bass guitar sound the same as what is written in standard music notation.
The guitar and bass guitar sound two octaves lower than what is written.
The guitar and bass guitar are always silent.

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What is the distance between each fret on a guitar or bass guitar?

1 Semitone.
1 Tone.
1 giant leap for mankind.
2 Semitones.
2 Tones.

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Which drum kit notation below represents a snare rimshot?

1
2
3

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Which drum kit notation below represents the ride bell?

1
2
3

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Which answer below best describes a cymbal choke?

To grasp the cymbal with fingers after hitting it with a drum stick, cutting off the sustain.
To hold one's breath when doing a drum role.
To let the cymbals ring for as long as possible.
To continually strike the cymbals to create a swelling sound.
To avoid playing the cymbals.

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What is the name of the drum technique being used here?

Flam
Swell
Double Bass Drum
Close Hi Hats.
Cross Stick.

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What is the term used to describe changing the key of an entire piece of music or song?

Transposition
Harmony
Metric Modulation
Compression
Retrograde

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What is the term used to describe the pleasing sound of two or more notes played at the same time?

Harmony
Transposition
Compression
Retrograde
Metric Modulation

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Which answer below best describes what a counter-melody is?

A secondary melody that compliments and supports the main melody.
The primary melody of the song.
The rhythm of the bass drum in the first 2 bars of a song.
The only melody in a song.
The melody played backwards on its own.

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Which answer below best describes what modes are?

The subsequent scales that can be created from using all the notes from a parent scale, such as the major scale.
The only possible scale that can be played in an entire song.
The position of the pickup selector on a guitar.
Songs that are in 4/4 time.
The variations in drum fills.

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Which answer below best describes what a 4-way close voicing is?

Any chord voicing where the Root, 3rd, 5th and 7th are as close as possible to each other, regardless of the inversion.
When a chord can only be played 4 ways.
When a chord can only be played 4 times.
The 4 inversions of a power chord.
When a triad is played by 4 instruments.

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Which answer below best describes what an extended chord is?

Any 4-note 7th chord with the addition of compound intervals above the root, such as 9ths, 11ths and 13ths.
Any triad with a suspended 4th.
A triad that lasts the duration of 1 month.
A chord with a 6th and a minor 3rd.
A chord played staccato.

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Which answer below best describes what a chorus is, as it relates to form and structure?

The main theme of the song. Usually the most catchy and repeated part of the song. Usually a very memorable section.
A section with melodic / harmonic content / lyrics. Will usually have different lyrics each time. There are often 2 or more of these in a song.
A prominent section that features instruments. Can include solos or new melodic phrases.
Instrumental section that helps the song move into another verse or chorus.
The tempo of a song.

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Which answer below best describes what a verse is, as it relates to form and structure?

A section with melodic / harmonic content / lyrics. Will usually have different lyrics each time. There are often 2 or more of these in a song.
The main theme of the song. Usually the most catchy and repeated part of the song. Usually a very memorable section.
A prominent section that features instruments. Can include solos or new melodic phrases.
Instrumental section that helps the song move into another verse or chorus.
The tempo of a song.

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Which answer below best describes what an instrumental is, as it relates to form and structure?

The main theme of the song. Usually the most catchy and repeated part of the song. Usually a very memorable section.
A section with melodic / harmonic content / lyrics. Will usually have different lyrics each time. There are often 2 or more of these in a song.
A prominent section that features instruments. Can include solos or new melodic phrases.
Instrumental section that helps the song move into another verse or chorus.
The tempo of a song.

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Which answer below best describes what an interlude is, as it relates to form and structure?

An instrumental section that helps the song move into another verse or chorus.
A prominent section that features instruments. Can include solos or new melodic phrases.
A section with melodic / harmonic content / lyrics. Will usually have different lyrics each time. There are often 2 or more of these in a song.
The main theme of the song. Usually the most catchy and repeated part of the song. Usually a very memorable section.
The tempo of the song.

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This is the 4th mode of the G major scale. What is its name?

C Lydian
C Mixolydian
C Ionian
C Dorian
C Aeolian

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This is the 2nd mode of the F major scale. What is its name?

G Dorian
G Locrian
G Phrygian
G Aeolian
G Mixolydian

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Which diatonic mode of the major scale best suits the VIImin7b5 chord?

Locrian
Dorian
Phrygian
Aeolian
Ionian

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Which two diatonic modes of the major scale work best with Major 7th chords?

Ionian and Lydian
Dorian and Phrygian
Mixolydian and Locrian
Aeolian and Dorian
Lydian and Phrygian

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What is the 5th mode of the major scale?

Lydian
Mixolydian
Ionian
Locrian
Dorian

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The natural minor scale could also be considered as which mode?

Aeolian
Dorian
Phrygian
Locrian
Mixolydian

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What is this compound interval?

Major 9th
Minor 9th
Perfect 11th
Perfect 5th
Unison

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What is this compound interval?

Augmented 11th
Perfect 11th
Major 13th
Minor 13th
Minor 7th

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What is this compound interval?

Major 13th
Minor 13th
Major 9th
Minor 9th
Perfect 11th

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What is this compound interval?

Perfect 11th
Augmented 11th
Diminished 11th
Major 13th
Minor 13th

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Is this a 4-way close voicing or a drop voicing?

Drop Voicing
4-Way Close

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What kind of drop voicing is this?

Drop 2
Drop 3
Drop 2+3
Drop 2+4

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What kind of drop voicing is this?

Drop 2
Drop 3
Drop 2+3
Drop 2+4

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