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Keyboard Techniques 101 - Keyboard Techniques for Producers.
Get a mark of 80% or higher to pass this quiz!
1
What is another name for a sustain pedal?
A long-note pedal.
It only has one name.
A damper.
A depression.
2
How many notes are in a major scale?
Six
Eight
Twelve
Ten
3
When do you want your melody and chord to match up?
Only on any syncopated beats.
On the third beat of each measure.
On the strong beats.
Never.
4
What are three chords that work really well together.
Chords 2, 4, and 6.
Chords 1, 5, and 7.
Chords 1, 4, and 5.
Chords 1, 2, and 3.
5
If you are playing a blues chord progression, you have to play it in a bluesy style.
True
False
6
When does syncopation happen?
When you play a minor scale.
When you do a chord inversion.
When you use your sustain pedal.
When you play in between the beats.
7
How do you make a chord a minor chord?
Lower the fifth of the chord.
Add a fourth note.
Lower the third of the chord.
You can't make a chord minor.
8
When setting up your keyboard, it's best to have your arms...
as straight as possible and at an even height with the keyboard.
angled 20-30 degrees upward
angled 20-30 degrees downward
slightly off-center
9
Which note do you move to create a suspended chord?
The third
You don't, you add an extra note.
The fifth
The seventh
10
Can a single note be major or minor?
Yes
No
11
What is an easy way to start using your left hand?
Play the root note of the chord lower on the keyboard.
Play the root note of the chord above the chord.
Play the third note of the chord somewhere on the keyboard.
Play eighth notes in the left hand.
12
A minor scale has a darker tonal quality than a major scale.
False
True
13
What does enharmonic mean?
That the scale is chaotic.
That the note has two different names.
That you have to change a sharp to a flat.
That there are harmony parts in the scale.
14
From what instrument does the term "Pedal Tone" come from?
The harpsichord.
The organ.
The drums.
The violin.
15
You can only use chord tones when adding motion to the left hand.
False
True
16
What needs to stay the same when you are using an inversion on a chord?
The three basic notes of the chord.
Only the third note of the chord.
The notes and the hand position.
Your hand positioning.
17
What are the notes in a C major chord?
C, D, E, F, G, A, B
C, E, F
C, D, E
C, E, G
18
How do you play in Mixolydian mode?
Lower the 7th note of a major scale
Raise the 4th note of a major scale
Lower the 6th note of a minor scale
Lower the 3rd note of a major scale
19
What notes do you play when playing a Fifth interval?
The fifth and seventh.
The first and third.
The first and fifth.
The third and fifth.
20
When using the Circle of Fifths, how many sharps do you add when you go up a fifth?
One
Two
Three
Four
21
How do you make an arpeggio?
By playing a fifth repeatedly.
By playing the notes in the chord separately.
By playing the first 5 notes of the scale.
By lowering the third note of the scale.
Keyboard Techniques 101
Keyboard Techniques for Producers
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