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