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Music Theory Unit 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the formula used to construct a major scale?

a)

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b)

WWHWHWWH

c)

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d)

WWHWWWH

2.

How many scale degrees can you find inside the major scale?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

6

d)

5

3.

What is the 7th scale degree called in a major scale?

a)

Tonic

b)

Subtonic

c)

Leading Tone

d)

Mediant

4.

What is the 5th scale degree of a major scale called?

a)

Leading Tone

b)

Dominant

c)

Subdominant

d)

Supertonic

5.

True or false.

The first six scale degrees stay the same in both major and minor forms?

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What is the 2nd scale degree called?

a)

Supertonic

b)

Mediant

c)

Dominant

d)

Subtonic

7.

The 3rd scale degree is known as the

(a)  

8.

What is the scale degree number for the submediant?

a)

4th

b)

3rd

c)

6th

d)

7th

9.

What scale degrees are removed to form the pentatonic scale?

a)

4th and 7th

b)

1st and 3rd

c)

7th and 8th

d)

4th and 5th

10.

What scale degrees are used to form the pentatonic scale?

a)

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th.

b)

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 1st.

c)

1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 1st.

d)

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 1st.

11.

What is the major key signature?

a)

Ab major

b)

Bb major

c)

C major

d)

D major

12.

What is the major key signature?

a)

E major

b)

F # major

c)

Eb major

d)

Bb major

13.

What minor key signature is this?

a)

Ab minor

b)

Bb minor

c)

Cb minor

d)

Gb minor

14.

What major key signature is this?

a)

A major

b)

B major

c)

C # major

d)

E major

15.

What major key signature is this?

a)

A major

b)

F# major

c)

B major

d)

G# major

16.

What minor key signature is this?

a)

B minor

b)

C minor

c)

D minor

d)

C# minor

17.

The 7th scale degree in a minor scale is known as the (a)  

18.

Using the virtual piano, what is the correct construction of the G major scale?

a)

G, B, A, C, D, F#, G.

b)

G, A, B, C, D, E, F#, G.

c)

G, A, B, C, D, E, F, G.

d)

G, A, B, D, E, G.

19.

Using the virtual piano, what is the correct construction of the Bb major scale?

a)

Bb, C, D, Eb, F, G, A, Bb.

b)

Bb, C, D, E, F, G, A, Bb

c)

Bb, C, D, Eb, F, Ab, B.

d)

Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, G Ab, Bb.

20.

Using the virtual piano, what is the correct construction of the B major scale?

a)

B, C, D, E, F, G, A, B.

b)

B, C, D, E, F#, G#, A#, B,

c)

B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A#, B

d)

B, C, D, E, F, A#, B.