Physics 1200

Review Questions

Scales & The Ear

April 26, 2013

Question 1

If you play a scale on just the white keys of a piano, the scale is called the _____ scale ?

• (a) Diatonic• (b) Heptatonic• (c) Pentatonic• (d) Chromatic• (e) none of these

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Question 2

Where are the “A” notes?

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Question 3

On a piano, there is a black key between ?• (a) E & F• (b) B & C• (c) A & B• (d) all of these• (e) none of these

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Question 4What note would the a M6 (above “C”) ?• (a) F#• (b) A• (c) B• (d) G• (e) none of these

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Question 5What note would the a P4 above E ?• (a) G#• (b) A• (c) A#• (d) B• (e) none of these

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Question 6

A major triad chord would be which of these?• (a) DFA• (b) ACE• (c) GBD• (d) EGB• (e) none of these

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Question 7

What note would be “heard” as halfway between 1200 and 2400 Hertz?

• (a) 600• (b) 1697• (c) 2078• (d) 1800• (e) 2600• (f) none of these

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Question 8

Given both 500 Hz and 480 Hz sounds, the lowest Tartini tone would be:

• (a) average: 490 Hz• (b) difference: 20 Hz• (c) sum: 980 Hz• (d) 520 Hz• (e) none of these

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Question 9

What is the highest frequency that an undamaged young ear can hear?

• (a) 16 Hertz• (b) 2000 Hertz• (c) 20,000 Hertz• (d) 200,000 Hertz• (e) none of these

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Hearing Test, Spring 2013

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