muisc theory

Question 1

What is the order of sharps?

Answer 1

F, C, G, D, A, E, B

Question 2

What is the order of flats?

Answer 2

B, E, A, D, G, C, F

Question 3

How many sharps/flats does C major have? Name them in order.

Answer 3

None

Question 4

How many sharps/flats does G Major have? Name them in order.

Answer 4

One sharp. F#

Question 5

How many sharps/flats does D Major have? Name them in order.

Answer 5

Two sharps. F# & C#

Question 6

How many sharps/flats does A Major have? Name them in order.

Answer 6

Three sharps. F#, C#, & G#

Question 7

How many sharps/flats does E Major have? Name them in order.

Answer 7

Four sharps. F#, C#, G#, & D#

Question 8

How many sharps/flats does B Major have? Name them in order.

Answer 8

Five sharps. F#, C#, G#, D#, & A#

Question 9

How many sharps/flats does F# Major have? Name them in order.

Answer 9

Six sharps. F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, & E#

Question 10

How many sharps/flats does C# Major have? Name them in order.

Answer 10

Seven sharps. F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#, & B#

Question 11

How many sharps/flats does F Major have? Name them in order.

Answer 11

One flat. Bb

Question 12

How many sharps/flats does Bb have? Name them in order.

Answer 12

Two flats. Bb & Eb

Question 13

How many sharps/flats does Eb have? Name them in order.

Answer 13

Three flats. Bb, Eb, & Ab

Question 14

How many sharps/flats does Ab have? Name them in order.

Answer 14

Four flats. Bb, Eb, Ab, Db

Question 15

How many sharps/flats does Db have? Name them in order.

Answer 15

Five flats. Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, & Gb

Question 16

How many sharps/flats does Gb have? Name them in order.

Answer 16

Six flats. Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, & Cb

Question 17

How many sharps/flats does Cb have? Name them in order.

Answer 17

Seven flats. Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Cb, & Fb

Question 18

Describe relative major & minor.

Answer 18

Same key signature but different letter. Ex. D major & b minor

Question 18

Describe parallel major & minor.

Answer 18

Different key signatures but the same letter. Ex. B major & b minor

Question 19

What is the relative minor of C major?

Answer 19

a minor

Question 20

What is the relative minor of G Major?

Answer 20

e minor

Question 21

What is the relative minor of D Major?

Answer 21

b minor

Question 22

What is the relative minor of A Major?

Answer 22

f# minor

Question 23

What is the relative minor of E Major?

Answer 23

c# minor

Question 24

What is the relative minor of B Major?

Answer 24

g# minor

Question 25

What is the relative minor of F# Major?

Answer 25

d# minor

Question 26

What is the relative minor of C# Major?

Answer 26

a# minor

Question 27

What is the relative minor F Major?

Answer 27

d minor

Question 28

What is the relative minor of Bb Major?

Answer 28

g minor

Question 29

What is the relative minor of Eb Major?

Answer 29

c minor

Question 30

What is the relative minor of Ab Major?

Answer 30

f minor

Question 30

What is the relative minor of Db Major?

Answer 30

Bb minor

Question 31

What is the relative minor of Gb Major?

Answer 31

Eb minor

Question 32

What is the relative minor of Cb?

Answer 32

Ab minor

Question 33

What is the parallel minor of C Major?

Answer 33

c minor

Question 34

What is the parallel minor of D Major?

Answer 34

d minor

Question 34

What is the parallel minor of G Major?

Answer 34

g minor

Question 35

What is the parallel minor of A Major?

Answer 35

a minor

Question 36

What is the parallel minor of E Major?

Answer 36

e minor

Question 37

What is the parallel minor of B major?

Answer 37

b minor

Question 38

What is the parallel minor of F# Major?

Answer 38

f# minor

Question 39

What is the parallel minor of C# Major?

Answer 39

c# minor

Question 40

What is the parallel minor of F Major?

Answer 40

f minor

Question 41

What is the parallel minor of Bb Major?

Answer 41

Bb minor

Question 42

What is the parallel minor of Eb Major?

Answer 42

Eb minor

Question 43

What is the parallel minor of Ab Major?

Answer 43

Ab minor

Question 44

What is the parallel minor of Db Major?

Answer 44

Db minor

Question 45

What is the parallel minor of Gb Major?

Answer 45

Gb minor

Question 46

What is the parallel minor of Cb Major?

Answer 46

Cb minor

Question 47

What are the scale degree names in order?

Answer 47

1.Tonic, 2. Supertonic, 3. Mediant, 4. Subdominant, 5. Dominant, 6. Submediant, 7. Mediant/Leading Tone, 8. Tonic

Question 48

What scale degree is the first note in a scale?

Answer 48

Tonic

Question 49

What scale degree is the second note in a scale?

Answer 49

Supertonic

Question 50

What scale degree is the third note in a scale?

Answer 50

Mediant

Question 51

What scale degree is the fourth note in a scale?

Answer 51

Subdominant

Question 52

What scale degree is the fifth note in a scale?

Answer 52

Dominant

Question 53

What scale degree is the sixth note in a scale?

Answer 53

Submediant

Question 54

What scale degree is the seventh note in a scale?

Answer 54

Mediant/Leading Tone

Question 55

What scale degree is the eighth note in a scale?

Answer 55

Tonic

Question 56

What is the movement of a Major scale?

Answer 56

2 2 1 (2) 2 2 1

Question 57

What is the movement of a Natural Minor scale?

Answer 57

2 1 2 (2) 1 2 2

Question 58

What is the movement of a melodic minor scale?

Answer 58

2 1 2 (2) 2 2 1

Question 59

What is the movement of a harmonic minor scale?

Answer 59

2 1 2 (2) 1 3 1

Question 60

Does a Major scale have any alterations? If so, what do you do?

Answer 60

No

Question 61

Does a natural minor have any alterations? If so, what do you do?

Answer 61

No

Question 62

Does a harmonic minor have any alterations? If so, what do you do?

Answer 62

Yes, raise the 7th note

Question 63

Does a melodic minor have any alterations? If so, what do you do?

Answer 63

Yes, on the way up raise the 6th & 7th. on the way down, lower the 7th & 6th.