Music Theory Quiz

What is the distance between two notes on the keyboard called?

• Octave

• Interval

• Scale

• Chord

What is the pattern of intervals in a major scale?

• Whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, whole step, half step

• Tone, tone, semitone, tone, tone, tone, semitone

• Half step, whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, whole step

• Tone, semitone, tone, tone, semitone, tone, tone

What is the key signature of the G major scale?

• No sharps or flats

• One sharp (F#)

• Two sharps (F# and C#)

• Three sharps (F#, C#, and G#)

What is the relative minor of C major?

• A minor

• D minor

• E minor

• F minor

What is the interval between the root and the middle note in a major chord?

• Major third

• Minor third

• Perfect fourth

• Perfect fifth

How many flats are in the key signature of B flat major?

• No flats

• One flat (Bb)

• Two flats (Bb and Eb)

• Three flats (Bb, Eb, and Ab)

What is the pattern of intervals in a natural minor scale?

• Whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step

• Tone, semitone, tone, tone, semitone, tone, tone

• Half step, whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, whole step

• Tone, tone, semitone, tone, tone, tone, semitone

What is the distance between two notes in a minor third?

• 1 half step

• 2 half steps

• 3 half steps

• 4 half steps

What is the chord formed on D in the key of G major?

• D major

• D minor

• D sharp

• D flat

What is the interval between the root and the top note in a perfect fifth?

• Major third

• Minor third

• Perfect fourth

• Perfect fifth