Music Theory: Ear Training and AI Notation

End-of-lesson check

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1. What specific rule must be avoided when writing a four-part chorale in Bach's style?

   1. Parallel fifths between any two voices
   2. Parallel fifths are encouraged for harmonic fullness
   3. Parallel fifths are acceptable if the key changes
   4. Only parallel fifths in the bass voice

2. Which platform provides AI suggestions for how real songs use chords?

   1. MuseScore
   2. Teoria
   3. Hooktheory
   4. Tonic

3. Why might a music student paste a chord progression into ChatGPT?

   1. To ask it to identify the Roman numeral analysis
   2. To have it play back the melody on a piano
   3. To create a metronome click track for practice
   4. To generate a visual grand staff for printing

4. What was identified as a task that AI cannot do for a music student?

   1. Suggest better chord alternatives
   2. Check for parallel fifths
   3. Train the student's ear
   4. Analyze chord progressions

5. Which two tools were mentioned as non-AI but essential for ear training?

   1. MuseScore and Claude
   2. Hooktheory and ChatGPT
   3. Sibelius and GarageBand
   4. Teoria and Tonic

6. What does voice leading refer to in music composition?

   1. The process of recording vocal tracks
   2. The speed at which a vocalist performs
   3. Writing lyrics for a melody
   4. How one voice moves to the next in a harmonic progression

7. For which portion of the AP Music Theory exam is human skill absolutely required, with AI providing little help?

   1. Part-writing analysis
   2. Sight-singing and dictation
   3. Roman numeral identification
   4. Chorale harmonization

8. What type of question would be most useful to ask an AI when checking your chorale homework?

   1. Which famous composer you should study
   2. How to tune your instrument
   3. Whether there are any parallel fifths in the soprano line
   4. What the weather is like in Leipzig

9. Why might Claude be useful for someone struggling with voice leading rules?

   1. It can tune their instrument automatically
   2. It can replace the need for practice
   3. It can explain the rules in multiple different ways
   4. It can compose an entire symphony for them

10. What three specific things does the lesson recommend asking AI to check in your composition?

    1. Tempo, dynamics, and articulation
    2. Lyrics, rhythm, and melody only
    3. Parallel fifths, soprano contour, and chord alternatives
    4. Instrumentation, orchestration, and key signature

11. What is Roman numeral analysis used for in music theory?

    1. To label chords based on their relationship to the key center
    2. To notate rhythms using numbers
    3. To number the measures in a composition
    4. To identify the composer of a piece

12. Why is MuseScore with AI plugins particularly useful for a student working on part-writing?

    1. It can notate and play back the student's written music
    2. It teaches sight-singing through video lessons
    3. It provides free virtual instruments for recording
    4. It can automatically compose the entire assignment

13. What is sight-singing in the context of music education?

    1. Singing while looking at the composer
    2. Reading and performing a piece of music at first glance
    3. Writing down melodies from memory
    4. Performing music that has been memorized

14. What does the lesson say about using AI to generate dictation exercises?

    1. AI can give you infinite dictation exercises to practice with
    2. Dictation exercises cannot be generated by AI
    3. AI should not be used for dictation exercises
    4. AI only creates dictation for advanced students

15. What makes parallel fifths problematic in four-part harmony?

    1. They are required by the rules of counterpoint
    2. They create dissonance between the bass and tenor
    3. They cause two voices to move together, losing independence
    4. They make the melody too difficult to sing