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Take a 20 question quiz to test and certify your knowledge of the tutorial-video course
Music Theory 302 - Jordan Rudess: Rhythm Explored.
Get a mark of 80% or higher to pass this quiz!
1
If you're playing a pattern of 5 ascending notes in a group of 4 you are:
playing in 5/4
playing quintuplets
using displacement
using rhythmic motion
2
When you are holding a note for 4 beats, you are playing a...
quarter note
whole note
half note
long note
3
As human beings, we feel very comfortable with:
Patterns and repetition
Syncopation
Rhythmic anticipation
Polyrhythms
4
When playing Polyrhythms...
none of the notes are played together, except on the 1st and last beats
none of the notes are played together, except on the 1st beat
none of the notes are played together
none of the notes are played together, except on the last beat
5
If you put five divisions to the beat...
you are using a pentatonic scale
you are playing quintuplets
you are playing in 5/8
you shouldn't be playing music
6
Polyrhythm is two (or more) ______ played against each other.
chords
scales
rhythms
time signatures
7
What is the "Dream Theater Turnaround"?
A short chord progression at the end of a section which leads to the next section
An idea where you turn a 6/8 feel into 3/4
A V-IV-I chord progression at the end of a section which leads to the next section
A I-♭III-♭VI-♭II7 chord progression played in 7/8
8
What is the most common way to play in 7/4?
In 2 and 5
In 4 and 3
In 3 and 4
In 5 and 2
9
Half notes are held for:
half of a beat
2 measures
1 beat
2 beats
10
If you're playing 3 eight notes followed by 2 eight notes in a measure, you are playing in:
Don't play that. Always stay in 4/4... it's safer!
5/8 time
7/8 time
3/4 time
11
How can you stay in 4/4 and give the impression of using a lot of time signatures?
By playing very fast
By using rhythmic anticipation
You can't!
By changing accents
12
Which composer was known to mix quintuplets, triplets, sixteenth notes, etc.?
Ludwig van Beethoven
Quincy Jones
Frank Zappa
Johann Sebastian Bach
13
No matter how complicated it gets, you can usually break down any rhythms into:
groups of two and three notes
quarter notes
accents
melodic patterns
14
What is the most common way to play in 5/4?
In 3 and 2
In 4 and 1
In 1 and 4
In 2 and 3
15
Adding rhythmic motion between the chords is a little like strumming on a guitar. True or false?
True
False
16
The "Dream Theater Turnaround" happens on just about every Dream Theater record. True or false?
False
True
17
When playing with a latin type of feel, the bass is always on the beat. True or false?
True
False
18
What technique are you using if you're playing simple chords right on the beat every measure, and then you accent a chord right before the beat?
Mixed Grouping
Rhythmic Anticipation
Displacement
Syncopation
19
How can you practice Jordan's Brain Twister?
You start by playing quarter notes and you add one more division every beat
You clap your hands on the 2 and 4
You play displaced septuplets in 7/8 with a latin feel
You play a 5 over 3 polyrhythm
20
What is the most simple meter in music?
4/4
7/8
1/4
Compound meter
Music Theory 302
Jordan Rudess: Rhythm Explored
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