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Mad Dog's Music Theory Quiz

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many beats are in this dotted crotchet?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

1 1/2

d)

2 1/2

2.

What key are we in?

a)

D Major

b)

D Minor

c)

E Major

d)

E Minor

3.

What key are we in now?

a)

A Major

b)

E Major

c)

E Minor

d)

B Minor

4.

Which scale includes all the keys on the keyboard, black and white?

a)

Pentatonic Scale

b)

Altered Scale

c)

Major Scale

d)

Chromatic Scale

5.

What clef would you use to write music for this instrument?

a)

Alto Clef

b)

Bass Clef

c)

Treble Clef

d)

Tenor Clef

6.

What kind of track is used in studios to provide strict rhythm for performance?

a)

Energy track

b)

Mountain Track

c)

Studio Track

d)

Click Track

7.

What is this chord called?

a)

G6

b)

Gm7

c)

G Diminished 7th

d)

G7

8.

What is this instrument called?

a)

Tuba

b)

Trombone

c)

Eb Horn

d)

French Horn

9.

What musical term best describes this rhythm?

a)

Counterpoint

b)

Punchy

c)

Syncopation

d)

Staccato

10.

What kind of chord sequence does this indicate?

a)

12 bar blues

b)

8 bar blues

c)

Folk chord sequence

d)

10 bar blues

11.

What is this instrument?

a)

Oboe

b)

Bassoon

c)

Piccolo

d)

Clarinet

12.

Choose the chords below which signify a iii Vi ii V I sequence in E (you've got 60 seconds)

a)

F#m B7 E A7 E

b)

G#m D#m F#m B7 E

c)

G#m C#m F#m B7 E

d)

A#m D#m F#m B7 E

13.

What instrument is this called?

a)

Eb Horn

b)

Trombone

c)

Cornet

d)

F Horn

14.

What key is the piano in?

a)

D

b)

Ab

c)

C

d)

Bb

15.

What is the ascending order of notes of a major scale in terms of tones and semitones (t or s)?

a)

t t s t t t s

b)

s t t s t t s

c)

t s t t s t s

d)

t o a s t i e s

16.

What is this musical term called?

a)

Tripes

b)

Triplets

c)

Triples

d)

Tritones

17.

What best describes the altered scale (you've got 60 seconds)?

a)

An eight note scale which uses the augmented 5th and the diminished 7th

b)

An attempt to enter an altered state

c)

A seven-note scale that is a dominant scale where all non-essential tones have been altered.

d)

A sequence of notes sounding jazzy

18.

What popular TV song is written above?

a)

The Bill

b)

Coronation Street

c)

Sesame Street

d)

Eastenders

19.

What is this instrument called?

a)

Violin

b)

Viola

c)

Cello

d)

Double Bass

20.

Which rock band's tongue logo design was inspired by an Indian Hindu goddess?

a)

Led Zepplin

b)

Pink Floyd

c)

Jimi Hendrix

d)

Rolling Stones

21.

Which naturally occurring chord shows an extension to the 7th chord in the key of C, with the C chord (I chord)?

a)

C7

b)

Cmaj7

c)

Cdiminished7

d)

Cm7

22.

How would you express the Cmaj7 if you flattened the 7th?

a)

Cm7

b)

Cdiminished7

c)

C7

d)

Caug7

23.

If you didn't like the sound of the C11th chord, how could you amend it? Tell me what would the chord be called?

a)

C11

b)

C9(#11)

c)

C11#

d)

C#11

24.

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?

a)

Get rid of the 1st, 5th and 9th

b)

Get rid of the 3rd, 7th and 11th

c)

Get rid of the 1st, 3rd and 5th

d)

Get rid of the 3rd, 5th and 11th