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Musical Elements - scales and chords - Music Technology

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A scale is... (select all the correct answers)

a)

A collection of notes that work well together

b)

When we play a tune

c)

The notes we use to build our chords & our melody from

d)

notes that determine the emotional feeling of the music (bright/ dark/ triumphant/ dramatic/ etc)

2.

Major scales sound...

a)

Dark

b)

Clashing

c)

Bright

d)

Random

3.

minor scales sound...

a)

Dark

b)

Clashing

c)

Bright

d)

Random

4.

Another word for a melody is....

a)

A chord

b)

A tune

c)

Structure

d)

Tempo

5.

A melody that uses the notes of the scale is called ....

a)

Atonal

b)

Diatonic

c)

Dissonant

d)

Chromatic

6.

A melody that does not use the notes of a scale is called ....

a)

Atonal

b)

Diatonic

c)

Non diatonic

d)

Chromatic

7.

Chords are ​ (a)   . We build chords using ​ (b)   . When we put different chords together we get a chord ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
when two or more notes are played together
when notes are played fast
when three or more notes are played together
notes from the scale
notes with gaps
any notes we want
progression
loop
stack
8.

​ (a)   chords sound bright. ​ (b)   chords sound dark. ​ (c)   are chords with four notes and they sound jazzy. ​ (d)   chords are when we play the chords one note at a time. ​

Choose from the below words
Major
minor
7th chords
Arpeggiated
Big
High
Low
9.

Intervals are...

a)

How long notes take

b)

The gap between notes

c)

When notes are played loudly

d)

When notes are played fast.

10.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Unison

2nd

Major 3rd

minor 3rd

4th

Perfect 5th

6th

7th

octave

Major

minor

Dominant 7th

Diminished

Song form

Binary form

Ternary form

Rondo

Arch form

Intervals
Types of chord
Types of structure & form