Unit quiz: Arranging, moving, balancing and finishing the piece

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Question 1

The first four bars and the second four bars of a melody share their rhythm and their first three pitches, and the second phrase ends on the tonic over the tonic chord. Which structure is this, and what does the ending do?An aa prime pair, and the tonic ending closes the phraseA four-part srdc section in which the tonic ending marks the departure stage

Question 2

A boundary is planned at bar seventeen, but nothing changes audibly there when the piece is played. Which change is most likely to make the boundary register?Give the section a new name and a different clip colour so the boundary is documented in the arrangementRemove a layer at bar seventeen, since a change in instrumentation is one of the surface features that makes a boundary apparent

Question 3

A producer records a filter sweep by hand into a pattern and then spends an hour editing individual points. What route would the documentation have suggested instead?Convert the recorded event data into an automation clip and edit the curve as a shape rather than as individual pointsRender the sweep into audio so the movement can be edited afterwards as a waveform

Question 4

A mix exceeds zero decibels only in the fullest bar, and the learner's response is a limiter on the master plus a six decibel boost on the melody. What is the better first action?Add the limiter alone, because the master must not exceed zero decibels under any circumstancesSubtract on the loudest contributor by reducing its level and thinning its voicing, then re-check the fullest bar

Question 5

Five sketch projects exist and none of them has been delivered. Which procedure follows this level?Fix the scope of one piece, render it, listen to the file end to end, and write a delivery note with one revision priorityStart a sixth sketch so that the strongest idea can be chosen before any of them is finished

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