GACE Music Exam Part 1 Questions and Answers

GACE Music Exam Part 1 Questions
and Answers


Chord inversion - Correct answerA chord where the order of notes has been
rearranged so the root note is not at the bottom of the chord.

Different chord inversions - Correct answer6 , 6/5. (seventh chords - 7 , 6/5 , 4/3 ,
4/2)

C Blues Scale - Correct answerC Eb F Gb G Bb C

G minor melodic scale - Correct answerG A Bb C D E F# G F Eb D C Bb A G

Modes (in music) - Correct answerIonian - Key of C
Dorian - Key of D (Raised 6th)
Phrygian - Key of E (Flat 2nd)
Lydian - Key of F (Raised 4th)
Mixolydian - Key of G (Flat 7th)
Aeolian - Key of A
Locrian - Key of B (Flat 5th)

Aeolian mode key of E has _______ sharp(s) - Correct answer1 (#F)

Ionian, Lydian, Mixolydian - Correct answerhave tonic major

German 6th - Correct answerAn augmented 6th chord which has four different
notes, the intervals being a M3, P5, and A6 above the root

French 6th - Correct answeran augmented 6th chord which has four different
notes, the intervals being a M3, A4, and A6 above the root

Italian 6th - Correct answerAn augmented 6th chord which contains three notes,
the intervals being a M3 and A6 above the root

Treble Clef Euphonium - Correct answerWritten M9 from bass clef

Trombone Alto Clef and Tuba are written an ____________ apart - Correct
answerOctave