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Chromatic Scale Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A(n) ____ is when you have two names for the same note.

a)

cheese

b)

harmony

c)

suharmonic

d)

enharmonic

2.

A# is the same as ___?

a)

Ab

b)

Gb

c)

Bb

d)

G#

3.

The chromatic scale is a total of ___ pitches.

a)

8

b)

12

c)

22

d)

16

4.

The chromatic scale is made up of ___ steps.

a)

half

b)

whole

c)

quarter

d)

eighth

5.

Db is the same as ____.

a)

D#

b)

Cb

c)

E#

d)

C#

6.

What type of note receives 2 beats?

a)

Quarter Note

b)

Whole Note

c)

Half Note

d)

Dotted Quarter Note

7.

What does a dot do to a note?

a)

Adds one beat

b)

Adds half the value of the note

c)

Adds the full value of the note

d)

Adds a half count

8.

The distance between two pitches in music is referred to as?

a)

An interval

b)

A step

c)

A skip

d)

An octave

9.

A notes classification according to its position in the scale is called a?

a)

Whole Step

b)

Note

c)

Scale Degree

d)

Interval

10.

A scale of half steps is called what?

a)

Chromatic Scale

b)

Major Scale

c)

Minor Scale

d)

Arpeggio

11.

Bb and A# is an example of what?

a)

2 notes

b)

Enharmonics

c)

A flat and a sharp

d)

Chromatic

12.

What is Tonic of the C Major Scale?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

E

d)

C#

13.

What is Tonic of the F Major Scale?

a)

F

b)

G

c)

C

d)

A

14.

What is the 5th note in the D Major Scale

a)

G#

b)

D

c)

B

d)

A

15.

What is the 4th note in the C Major Scale

a)

C

b)

D

c)

E

d)

F

16.

Moving by _____ is the definition of chromatic.

a)

whole steps

b)

half steps

c)

minor 3rds

d)

enharmonics

17.

The notes in a chromatic scale are written as ________ ascending (going up), and ________ descending (going down).

a)

flats, sharps

b)

natural, flats

c)

sharps, flats

d)

flats, naturals

18.

Enharmonic Equivalent of C#

a)

Bb

b)

Eb

c)

Db

d)

Ab

19.

What note is 2 half steps below E?

a)

Eb

b)

F

c)

D

d)

C

20.

what is the purpose of the flat sign?

a)

it raises the pitch one half step

b)

it lowers the pitch one half step

21.

What is the meaning of the sharp sign?

a)

It lowers the pitch one half step

b)

It raises the pitch one half step

22.

When you have two names for the same note, like Eb/D#, you say that those two notes are...

a)

mnemonic

b)

harmony

c)

suharmonic

d)

enharmonic

23.

The two places where a natural half step occurs are B to C and ...

a)

E to F

b)

A to B

c)

G to A

24.

When a flat, sharp, or natural appears in music, it is called an...

a)

Key Signature

b)

Accidental

c)

Half Step

d)

Whole Step

25.

An accidental remains in effect for...

a)

all measures of the music

b)

Until the next bar line

c)

two measures only

26.

Is the following an ascending chromatic scale? B C C# D D# E E# Gb G G# A A# B

a)

Yes

b)

No

27.

Construct an ascending chromatic scale starting on C. (use # for sharp and b for flat)

(a)  

28.

Construct a descending chromatic scale starting on C. (Use # for sharps and b for flats)

(a)  

29.

Construct an ascending chromatic scale starting on D (use # for sharps and b for flats)

(a)  

30.

Construct a descending chromatic scale starting on Eb (use # for sharps and b for flats)

(a)