Statistics for Music Theory

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Clue	Answer	% Correct
Meaning of 'forte'	Loud	89%
A note half the length of a minim (half note)	Crotchet	68%
Number of distinct sections in binary form	2	66%
Number of sharps in the key B minor	2	66%
The name of the period of music from c.1600-1750	Baroque	66%
Major key with 5 sharps	B major	64%
Meaning of 'dolce'	Sweet	62%
Minor key with 3 flats	C minor	51%
A piece for orchestra with a soloist	Concerto	51%
Male vocal range between tenor and bass	Baritone	47%
Acronym for the voices in a typical four-part choir	SATB	39%
Clef with middle C on the centre line	Alto Clef	38%
Female vocal range between soprano and alto	Mezzo soprano	38%
Five note scale which can be played on the black keys of a piano	Pentatonic	38%
The dominant chord in G-flat major	D-flat major	31%
Interval made up of 3 tones	Tritone	28%
Mode which is the same as the natural minor scale	Aeolian	27%
The first section of a piece in sonata form	Exposition	26%
Genre of music most associated with Claude Debussy	Impressionism	22%
Type of cadence with chords II-V	Imperfect	20%
Type of chord which consists of three minor 3rds stacked on top of each other	Diminished 7th	15%
Meaning of 'geschwind'	Fast	11%
Italian instruction to play with the wood of the bow	Col legno	8%
Note a compound minor 6th above G#4	E6	8%
Name for chords I, IV and V collectively	Primary chords	8%
Meaning of 'sul D'	On the D string	7%
Ending a minor piece on the major tonic chord	Tierce de Picardie	7%
Another name for chord Ic	Cadential 6/4	1%