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WorksheetsMad Dog's Music Theory Quiz
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 14mins
How many beats are in this dotted crotchet?
1
2
1 1/2
2 1/2
What key are we in?
D Major
D Minor
E Major
E Minor
What key are we in now?
A Major
E Major
E Minor
B Minor
Which scale includes all the keys on the keyboard, black and white?
Pentatonic Scale
Altered Scale
Major Scale
Chromatic Scale
What clef would you use to write music for this instrument?
Alto Clef
Bass Clef
Treble Clef
Tenor Clef
What kind of track is used in studios to provide strict rhythm for performance?
Energy track
Mountain Track
Studio Track
Click Track
What is this chord called?
G6
Gm7
G Diminished 7th
G7
What is this instrument called?
Tuba
Trombone
Eb Horn
French Horn
What musical term best describes this rhythm?
Counterpoint
Punchy
Syncopation
Staccato
What kind of chord sequence does this indicate?
12 bar blues
8 bar blues
Folk chord sequence
10 bar blues
What is this instrument?
Oboe
Bassoon
Piccolo
Clarinet
Choose the chords below which signify a iii Vi ii V I sequence in E (you've got 60 seconds)
F#m B7 E A7 E
G#m D#m F#m B7 E
G#m C#m F#m B7 E
A#m D#m F#m B7 E
What instrument is this called?
Eb Horn
Trombone
Cornet
F Horn
What key is the piano in?
D
Ab
C
Bb
What is the ascending order of notes of a major scale in terms of tones and semitones (t or s)?
t t s t t t s
s t t s t t s
t s t t s t s
t o a s t i e s
What is this musical term called?
Tripes
Triplets
Triples
Tritones
What best describes the altered scale (you've got 60 seconds)?
An eight note scale which uses the augmented 5th and the diminished 7th
An attempt to enter an altered state
A seven-note scale that is a dominant scale where all non-essential tones have been altered.
A sequence of notes sounding jazzy
What popular TV song is written above?
The Bill
Coronation Street
Sesame Street
Eastenders
What is this instrument called?
Violin
Viola
Cello
Double Bass
Which rock band's tongue logo design was inspired by an Indian Hindu goddess?
Led Zepplin
Pink Floyd
Jimi Hendrix
Rolling Stones
Which naturally occurring chord shows an extension to the 7th chord in the key of C, with the C chord (I chord)?
C7
Cmaj7
Cdiminished7
Cm7
How would you express the Cmaj7 if you flattened the 7th?
Cm7
Cdiminished7
C7
Caug7
If you didn't like the sound of the C11th chord, how could you amend it? Tell me what would the chord be called?
C11
C9(#11)
C11#
C#11
In a 13th chord, what are the inessential notes that can be discarded so it's less cluttered and can be played on the guitar?
Get rid of the 1st, 5th and 9th
Get rid of the 3rd, 7th and 11th
Get rid of the 1st, 3rd and 5th
Get rid of the 3rd, 5th and 11th
