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Music theory Half steps and whole steps

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the interval from C to D?

a)

Half-Step

b)

Whole-Step

c)

None of the above

2.

What is the interval from F to F#?

a)

Half-Step

b)

Whole-Step

c)

None of the above

3.

What is the interval from D to G?

a)

Half-Step

b)

Whole Step

c)

None of the above

4.

What is the interval from E to F?

a)

Half-Step

b)

Whole Step

c)

None of the above

5.

What is the interval from A to Ab?

a)

Half-step

b)

Whole-step

c)

None of the above

6.

What does this symbol do to a note?

a)

Lowers the pitch by one half-step

b)

Raises the pitch by one half-step

c)

Lowers the pitch by one whole-step

d)

Raises the pitch by one whole-step

7.

What does this symbol do to a note?

a)

Lowers the pitch by one half-step

b)

Raises the pitch by one half-step

c)

Lowers the pitch by one whole-step

d)

Raises the pitch by one whole-step

8.
A to G
a)
Half Step
b)
Whole Step
9.

B to C

a)

Half Step

b)

Whole Step

10.
E to F#
a)
Half Step
b)
Whole Step
11.
C to C#
a)
Half Step
b)
Whole Step
12.
A to G
a)
Half Step
b)
Whole Step
13.
Bb to C
a)
Half Step
b)
Whole Step
14.
D to Eb
a)
Half Step
b)
Whole Step
15.
E to F
a)
Half Step
b)
Whole Step
16.

What note is 1/2 step above C?

(a)  

17.

What note is 1/2 step above D?

(a)  

18.

A half step above E is (a)   .

19.

A half step below F is (a)   .

20.

What note is a half step above B?

(a)  

21.

What note is a half step below C?

(a)  

22.

What note is a half step above F#?

(a)  

23.
Whole step (W), Half step (H), or Enharmonic?
a)
W
b)
H
c)
Enharmonic
d)
None are correct
24.

Whole step (W), Half step (H), or Enharmonic?

a)

Enharmonic

b)

H

c)

W

d)

None are correct

25.
Whole step (W), Half step (H), or Enharmonic?
a)
W
b)
H
c)
Enharmonic
d)
None are correct
26.
Whole step (W), Half step (H), or Enharmonic?
a)
Enharmonic
b)
H
c)
W
d)
None are correct
27.
Whole step (W), Half step (H), or Enharmonic?
a)
W
b)
H
c)
Enharmonic
d)
None are correct
28.
Whole step (W), Half step (H), or Enharmonic?
a)
W
b)
H
c)
Enharmonic
d)
None are correct
29.

The distance between E-F# is

a)

whole step

b)

half step

30.

The distance between G-Ab is

a)

half step

b)

whole step

31.
a)

Half Step

b)

Whole Step

32.

a)

Whole Step

b)

Half Step

33.

a)

Whole Step

b)

Half Step

34.

Whole step UP from G

a)
b)
c)
d)
35.

Half step UP from F

a)
b)
c)
d)
36.

Half step UP from B

a)
b)
c)
d)
37.

Half step up from B

a)

C

b)

E

c)

F

d)

Bb

38.

What is this symbol called?

a)

half notes

b)

flat

c)

natural

d)

sharp

39.

What direction on the piano keyboard do you go if you need to make a note sharp?

a)

Up a half step

b)

Down a half step

c)

Up a whole step

d)

Down a whole step

40.

What direction on the piano keyboard do you go if you need to make a note flat?

a)

Up a half step

b)

Down a half step

c)

Up a whole step

d)

Down a whole step

41.

What do we call black keys on a keyboard?

a)

naturals

b)

accidentals

c)

sharps

d)

flats

42.

What do we call the white keys on a keyboard?

a)

naturals

b)

accidentals

c)

sharps

d)

flats

43.

What sign raises the note one half step?

a)

sharp

b)

flat

c)

natural

d)

accidental

44.

What notes is this?

a)

D

b)

E

c)

F

d)

G

45.

What note is this?

a)

G

b)

F

c)

A

d)

D

46.

What note is this?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

E

d)

F

47.

What note is this?

a)

D

b)

F

c)

G

d)

B

48.

What note is this?

a)

C

b)

D

c)

E

d)

F

49.

What note is this?

a)

G

b)

D

c)

A

d)

C

50.

What note is this?

a)

D

b)

E

c)

F

d)

A

51.

What note is this?

a)

F

b)

D

c)

C

d)

G

52.

What note is this?

a)

C

b)

A

c)

F

d)

D

53.

What note is this?

a)

D

b)

F

c)

G

d)

C

54.

Ties always start and end on the same notehead.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

Is this a Slur or Tie?

a)

Slur

b)

Tie

56.

Is this a Slur or Tie?

a)

Slur

b)

Tie

57.

Is this a Slur or Tie?

a)

Slur

b)

Tie

58.

Slur or Tie

a)

Slur

b)

Tie

59.

Is this a Slur or Tie?

a)

Slur

b)

Tie

60.
Slur or tie?
a)
slur
b)
tie
61.

Slur or Tie

a)

Slur

b)

Tie

62.

Slur or Tie

a)

Slur

b)

Tie