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Pentatonic Scales

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many notes are in a pentatonic scale?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

7

d)

8

2.

What are the scale degrees for the Major Pentatonic scale

a)

1 3 4 5 6

b)

1 2 3 4 5

c)

1 2 3 5 6

d)

1 2 3 6 7

3.

What are the scale degrees for the minor pentatonic scale?

a)

1-b3-4-5-b7

b)

1-2-b3-5-b7

c)

1-2-b3-4-5

d)

1-b3-5-6-b7

4.

How many notes are in the blues scale?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

5.

What are the scale degrees of the blues scales?

a)

1-b3-4-5-6-b7

b)

1-2-3-5-6-b7

c)

1-2-b3-4-5-b7

d)

1-b3-4-#4-5-b7

6.

True or False: The blues scale will always make you sound like an authentic jazz soloist.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What scale is this?

a)

Eb Major

b)

C Minor Pentatonic

c)

Eb Blues Scale

d)

C Blues Scale

8.

What scale is this?

a)

D Blues Scale

b)

D Minor Pentatonic

c)

D Major Pentatonic

d)

F Blues

9.

There are seven pitches in the major scale and only five in the pentatonic scale. Which 2 scale degrees of the major scale are not used in the major pentatonic scale?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

6

e)

7

10.

In C Major the 4th scale degree is ___ and the 7th scale degree is ___.

a)

D and G

b)

E and A

c)

F and B

d)

E and B

11.

In F Major the 4th scale degree is ___ and the 7th scale degree is ___.

a)

G and C

b)

A and D

c)

Bb and E

d)

C and E

12.

In G Major the 4th scale degree is ___ and the 7th scale degree is ___.

a)

G and C

b)

C and F#

c)

B and E

d)

A and C

13.

C major and A minor both have no sharps or flats in the key signature. Since they share the same key signature they are _______________.

a)

Relative keys

b)

Friends

c)

Parallel keys

d)

Car Keys

14.

The relative minor key is always a _____________ its relative Major key.

a)

minor 2nd (one half step) above

b)

minor 3rd (3 half steps) below

c)

Perfect 4th (5 half steps) below

d)

minor 6th (8 half steps) above

15.

The relative Major key is always a _____________ its relative minor key.

a)

minor 2nd (one half step) below

b)

minor 3rd (3 half steps) above

c)

Perfect 4th (5 half steps) above

d)

minor 6th (8 half steps) below

16.

True or False: The Eb Major Pentatonic Scale has the same notes as the C minor pentatonic scale.

a)

True

b)

False