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Music Theory Major Scales Part 1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 4hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How do you make a tetrachord?

a)

Whole Step, Half Step, Whole Step

b)

Half Step, Whole Step, Whole Step

c)

Whole Step, Whole Step, Half Step

d)

Whole Step, Whole Step, Whole Step, Half Step

2.

How many notes are in a Tetrachord?

a)

3

b)

Whole, Whole, Half

c)

4

d)

2

3.

A Tetrachord is made up of:

a)

The first five notes of a scale.

b)

The first four notes of a scale.

c)

The first three notes of a scale.

d)

The first two notes of a scale.

4.

How many tetrachords are in a major scale?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

2

d)

3

5.

What is in between Tetrachords to make a Major Scale?

a)

Half Step

b)

Whole Step

c)

Octave

d)

Another Tetrachord

6.

In the key of D, what would the first tetrachord look like?

a)

D, E, F, G#

b)

D, E, F#, G

c)

D, E#, F#, G

d)

D, E, F, G

7.

Starting on C, what are the notes in the Tetrachord?

a)

C, D, E, F

b)

C, Db, Eb, F

c)

C, D#, E, F#

d)

A, B, C, D

8.

A Flat moves a note:

a)

Down a Half step.

b)

Down a whole step.

c)

Up a Half step.

d)

Up a Whole step.

9.

A Sharp moves a note:

a)

Down a Half Step.

b)

Up a Whole Step

c)

Down a Whole Step.

d)

Up a Half Step.

10.

A Major Scale consists of _______ notes.

a)

8

b)

7

c)

6

d)

5

11.

In a major scale, half steps occur between the

___, ___ and ___, ____ scale degrees.

a)

2, 3 & 4,5

b)

3,4 & 6, 7

c)

1,2 & 4,5

d)

3, 4 & 7,8

12.

Write out a Bb Major scale.

a)

B C D E F G A B

b)

Bb C Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb

c)

Bb C D E F G Ab Bb

d)

Bb C D Eb F G A Bb

13.

What is the order of letters for the C Major Scale?

a)

ABCDEFGA

b)

CEG

c)

CDEFGABC

d)

CDEFG

14.

What does a key signature tell you?

a)

How many flats or sharps in the song

b)

How fast the song is

c)

How loud the song is

d)

How many beats per measure

15.

What is the name of this key?

a)

G Major

b)

F Major

c)

E Major

d)

C Minor

16.

What is the name of this key?

a)

Ab Minor

b)

A Major

c)

C Major

d)

C# Major

17.
What is the name of this key?
a)
C
b)
Db
c)
F
d)
Gb
18.
What is the name of this key?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
Bb
d)
H
19.
What is the name of this key?
a)
E
b)
D
c)
G
d)
D#
20.

On the piano, what two groupings of notes do not have a black key between them?

a)

E-F, B-C

b)

G-A, B-C

c)

E-F, F-G

d)

B-C, B-D

21.

•The distance from a key on the piano to the very next key, white or black.

a)

Whole Step:

b)

Half Step:

c)

Tetrachord:

d)

Grand Staff:

22.

Is this a half step or whole step?

a)

Half Step

b)

Whole Step

23.

Half step or whole step?

a)

Half Step

b)

Whole Step

24.

Half or Whole Step

a)

Half Step

b)

Whole Step

25.

a)

Half Step

b)

Whole Step