Major and Minor Music Quiz

What are major and minor in music?

• Single notes

• Different types of instruments

• Tools composers use to give their music a certain mood

• Types of music genres

How are major and minor determined in music?

• By the tempo of the music

• By the number of instruments used

• By the volume of the music

• By the spaces between notes measured in whole steps and half steps

What is a whole step on a keyboard?

• One note away from its nearest neighbor

• Two notes away from its nearest neighbor

• Three notes away from its nearest neighbor

• Four notes away from its nearest neighbor

What is a half step on a keyboard?

• One note away from its nearest neighbor

• Two notes away from its nearest neighbor

• Three notes away from its nearest neighbor

• Four notes away from its nearest neighbor

What does a minor chord look like?

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What does a major chord look like?

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How does major music usually sound?

• Bittersweet and sad

• Scary and unsettled

• Triumphant and stable

• Happy and sunny

How does minor music usually sound?

• Scary and unsettled

• Happy and sunny

• Triumphant and stable

• Bittersweet and sad

What is the role of tempo in music?

• It determines the mood of the music

• It determines the volume of the music

• It determines the speed of the music

• It determines the genre of the music

What is the difference between major and minor scales in music?

• Major scales are used in happy songs, while minor scales are used in sad songs

• Major scales are used in classical music, while minor scales are used in pop music

• Major scales are louder than minor scales

• Major scales are faster than minor scales