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Whole and Half Steps

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 42mins

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 is the interval from Gb to Ab?

a)

Half-step

b)

Whole-step

c)

None of the above

7.

What is the interval from E to F#?

a)

Half-step

b)

Whole-step

c)

None of the above

8.

What is the interval from C to F#?

a)

Half-step

b)

Whole-step

c)

None of the above

9.

What is the interval from A to B?

a)

Half-step

b)

Whole-step

c)

None of the above

10.

What is the interval from F# to G?

a)

Half-step

b)

Whole-step

c)

None of the above

11.

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

12.

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

13.

Is this a half step or whole step?

a)

Half Step

b)

Whole Step

14.

Half step or whole step?

a)

Half Step

b)

Whole Step

15.

Name this Scale

a)

A Major Scale

b)

C Major Scale

c)

D Major Scale

d)

C scale

16.

Name this Scale

a)

E Major Scale

b)

D Major Scale

c)

F# Major Scale

d)

C Major Scale

17.

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

18.

Name this Major Scale

a)

G Major Scale

b)

F Major Scale

c)

C# Major Scale

d)

D Major Scale

19.

What is a HALF STEP UP from C#?

a)

D

b)

D#

c)

G

d)

Cb

20.

What is the formula for creating a major scale?

a)

W W W h W W h

b)

W W h W h W W

c)

W W h W W W h

d)

h W W h W W W

21.

Which white keys have half steps between them?

a)

B C and E F

b)

A B and D E

c)

F G and B C

d)

E F and A B

22.

What is the first note of the F# Major Scale?

a)

D

b)

E

c)

F#

d)

G

23.

What is the starting note of the Eb Major scale?

a)

F

b)

Ab

c)

C#

d)

Eb

24.

The last note of the C major scale is

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

25.

Spell a G Major Scale

a)

G A B C D E F G

b)

G A B C D E F# G

c)

G B B C D E F G

d)

G A B C# D E F G

26.

Which one is the Bb major scale?

a)

Bb C D Eb F G A Bb

b)

Bb C D E F G A Bb

c)

Bb Cb D E F G A Bb

d)

Bb Cb Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb

27.

What is an interval in music?

a)

The number of pitches in a chord.

b)

The distance between two notes.

c)

The measure of volume you must play.

d)

A type of accidental.

28.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Bass Clef, F Clef

b)

Treble Clef, G Clef

c)

Tenor Clef

d)

Alto Clef

29.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Treble Clef, G Clef

b)

Alto Clef

c)

Tenor Clef

d)

Bass Clef, F Clef

30.

What is the name of this symbol, which makes a note sound 1/2 step lower than written?

a)

Flat

b)

Sharp

c)

Natural

d)

Double Sharp

31.

What is the name of this symbol, which makes a note sound 1/2 step higher than written?

a)

Flat

b)

Double Sharp

c)

Sharp

d)

Natural

32.

What is the scale formula for the natural minor scale?

a)

h W h W W h W

b)

W W h W W W h

c)

W h W W h h

d)

W h W W h W W

33.

What is the scale degree name of the 1st scale degree?

a)

mediant

b)

octave

c)

tonic

d)

supertonic

34.

What scale degree name is associated with the 2nd scale degree?

a)

submediant

b)

dominant

c)

supertonic

d)

mediant

35.

What scale degree name is associated with the 6th scale degree?

a)

submediant

b)

leading tone

c)

mediant

d)

dominant