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Music Scales and Intervals

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

__________ are made up of seven notes.

a)

Sharps

b)

Major Scales

c)

Pitch Names

d)

Solfege Syllables

2.

What note in G major scale is sharp

a)

G#

b)

A#

c)

F#

d)

C#

3.

It is the higher interval of notes also called the 8th note of major scales

a)

Minor

b)

Scales

c)

Octave

d)

Major

4.

In C major scales, how many steps from 1st to 2nd note

a)

Whole step

b)

Half Step

5.

In C Major scales how many steps from E to F

a)

Whole Step

b)

Half Step

6.

In G major scale, how many steps from G to A

a)

Whole Step

b)

Half Step

7.

In G major scales, how many steps from F# to G

a)

Whole step

b)

Half Step

8.

is this the correct order of the major scale pattern

a)

Yess

b)

Noo

9.

People tend to hear major scales as sounding...

a)

"happy" or "bright"

b)

"dark" or "gloomy"

c)

"windy" or "cold"

d)

"scared" or "worried"

10.

C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C These letters in this order represent...

a)

C Minor scale

b)

a secret code for Covid 19

c)

the C Major scale

d)

None of the above

11.

Words that describe how most people hear minor scales.

a)

sad, dark,

b)

crazy, weird

c)

energetic, spontaneous

d)

goofy, dorky

12.

The term interval in music refers to the distance between two pitches.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

Where are the half steps on the white keys of a piano?

a)

Between B-C and F-G

b)

Between E-F and B-C

c)

Between D-E and A-B

d)

Between E-F and C-D

14.

How many whole steps (W) are there in a Major scale?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

e)

What's a whole step?

15.

How many half steps (H) are in a Major scale?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

What's a half step?

16.

What scale is this?

a)

A Major

b)

A Harmonic minor

c)

A Melodic minor

d)

A Natural minor

17.

Is this a half step or whole step?

a)

Half Step

b)

Whole Step

18.

Half step or whole step?

a)

Half Step

b)

Whole Step

19.

Name this Scale

a)

A Major Scale

b)

C Major Scale

c)

D Major Scale

d)

C scale

20.

Half or Whole Step

a)

Half Step

b)

Whole Step

21.

Half Step or Whole Step?

a)

Half Step

b)

Whole Step

22.

Name this Scale

a)

E Major Scale

b)

D Major Scale

c)

F# Major Scale

d)

C Major Scale

23.

a)

Half Step

b)

Whole Step

24.

What is the pattern of half steps and whole steps to build a MAJOR SCALE?

4 lines
25.

Check all that apply to a major scale

a)

The scale must have 8 notes (one octave)

b)

The scale must not repeat any letters throughout (except for the first and last note)

c)

The scale will only have either sharps or flats (never both)

d)

The scale can have a mix of sharps and flats

e)

The pattern of half and whole steps is WWWHWWHH

26.

Half or Whole Step

a)

Half Step

b)

Whole Step

27.

Name this Major Scale

a)

G Major Scale

b)

F Major Scale

c)

C# Major Scale

d)

D Major Scale

28.

What is a HALF STEP UP from C#?

a)

D

b)

D#

c)

G

d)

Cb

29.
a)

raises the note by a half step

b)

lowers the note by a half step

c)

hashtag

d)

play faster

30.

a)

raises the note by 1 half step

b)

lowers the note by 1 half step

c)

play slower

d)

get louder

31.

F Major has...

a)

1 flat

b)

3 flats

c)

1 sharp

d)

3 sharps

32.

True or False? This pattern will create a Major scale:

W W H W W H W

a)

True

b)

False

33.

The note that sounds like the home note in a song is called the

a)

bottom note

b)

tonic

c)

scale

d)

melody

34.

The first and last note of a scale is called the (a)   . A scale where the notes are arranged so that each note gets higher in pitch is in ​ (b)   order, while a scale where the notes are arranged so that each note gets lower in pitch is in ​ (c)   order. The ​ (d)   scale has no sharps or flats.

Choose from the below words
tonic
ascending
descending
C major
D major
interval
decreasing
35.

Match the following

a)
1.

Ascending order scale

b)
2.

descending order scale

c)
3.

sharp

d)
4.

flat

e)
5.

octave

36.

This is a C major scale.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

37.

C major scale has eight notes. Spell out the notes in ascending order.

a)

C - E - G - A - C - B - D - F

b)

D - E - F - G - A - B - C - C

c)

C - D - E - F - G - A - B - C'

d)

C - B - A - G - F - E - D - C

38.

Find a missing note in this ascending C major scale.

a)

E

b)

F

c)

G

d)

A

39.

What is an accidental?

a)

When two or more instruments crash into each other.

b)

Notes that the composer gives the musician so that they do not make a mistake.

c)

Flats, Sharps, or natural signs that do not occure in the key signature.

d)

A dissonant interval.

40.

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.

41.

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.

42.

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

43.

Which of these is the correct way to "Spell out" B flat 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

44.

What's the degree of the highlighted notes? (C maj)

a)

Subdominant

b)

Dominant

c)

Tonic

d)

Supertonic

45.

What's the degree of the highlighted note? (C maj)

a)

Subdominant

b)

Dominant

c)

Tonic

d)

Supertonic

46.

What's the degree of the highlighted note? (C maj)

a)

Subdominant

b)

Dominant

c)

Tonic

d)

Supertonic

47.

Spell out "A Major Scale" (a)  

(Please use capital letter, # for sharps, and b for flats)

48.

Spell out D Flat Major: (a)  

(Use Capital letters, # for sharps, b for flats)

49.

Spell out "E Major" scale: (a)  

(Use capital letters for pitches, # for sharps, b for flats)

50.

Spell out "B Flat Major" scale: (a)   .

(Use capital letters for pitches, # for sharps, b for flats)