Music Scale Quiz

What does the stave represent in music?

• A musical instrument

• A type of song

• The rungs of a ladder

• A musical note

What is the 1st degree of the scale called?

• Supertonic

• Mediant

• Tonic

• Dominant

What is the 2nd degree of the scale called?

• Subdominant

• Supertonic

• Leading note

• Submediant

What is the sequence of whole and half steps in a major scale?

• Whole – Half – Whole – Whole – Half – Whole – Whole

• Whole – Whole – Half – Whole – Whole – Whole – Half

• Whole – Whole – Whole – Half – Whole – Whole – Half

• Whole – Half – Whole – Whole – Whole – Half – Whole

What is another term for a whole step in music?

• Semitone

• Tone

• Quarter note

• Eighth note

What feeling is music in a major key often associated with?

• A) Sad

• B) Joyful

• C) Melancholy

• D) Angry

What is the sequence of notes in the ascending F melodic minor scale?

• F-G-Ab-Bb-C-D-E

• F-G-A-Bb-C-D-E

• F-G-Ab-Bb-C-Db-E

• F-Gb-Ab-Bb-C-D-E

How many main categories of music modes are there?

• Five

• Six

• Seven

• Eight

Which mode is another name for the major scale?

• Dorian

• Ionian

• Phrygian

• Locrian

What is the second mode in the list?

• Dorian

• Phrygian

• Locrian

• Aeolian