Music Notation

Question 1

How many major & minor scales are there?

Answer 1

15 major
15 minor

Question 2

Which type of scales start & end on the same note?

Answer 2

Parallel scales

Question 3

____ ___ are the major and minor scales that have the same key signatures (enharmonically equivalent)

Answer 3

relative keys

Question 4

Relative keys in __ & ___ scales share all of the same notes but are arranged in a different order of whole steps and half steps.

Answer 4

major and minor

Question 5

The relative minor of a particular major key, or the relative major of a minor key, is the key which has the same key signature but a different___.

Answer 5

tonic

Question 6

____ major & minor scales share the same tonic.

Answer 6

Parallel

Question 7

____ keys share the exact same notes.

Answer 7

Relative

Question 8

The ___ note of each scale gives its name

Answer 8

First

Question 9

How do you go from a major key to its relative minor?

Answer 9

Count 3 notes down

Question 10

A half step interval between two notes with the same letters

Answer 10

Chromatic

Ie. C and C#

Question 11

An interval of either half or whole steps that has two different letter notes

Answer 11

Diatonic

Question 12

An interval of either half or whole steps that has two different letter notes

Answer 12

Diatonic

Question 13

An interval between two notes without any steps but has the same pitch with different names

Answer 13

Enharmonic

Question 14

When one note is carried over to the next measure it is called

Answer 14

Syncopation

Question 15

What is the format of steps for the minor scale?

Answer 15

W - H - W - W - H - W - W

Question 16

What are ledger lines?

Answer 16

When you need to write a note outside of the staff and use additional lines to draw them in

Question 17

What are ledger lines?

Answer 17

When you need to write a note outside of the staff and use additional lines to draw them in

Question 18

What is the relative time of a breve note?

Answer 18

Two whole notes

Question 19

What is the relative time of a whole note?

Answer 19

• 2 half notes
• 4 quarter notes
• 8 sixteenth notes
• 16 thirty second notes

Question 20

On what side of the line do you draw a whole rest?

Answer 20

Bottom

Question 21

On what side of the line do you draw a half rest?

Answer 21

Top

Question 22

What are the 2 components of intervals?

Answer 22

1) qualitative

2) quantitative

Question 23

When counting quantitative intervals, which notes do you start and end on?

Answer 23

First and last of the scale (1-8)

Question 24

What is the name of the first degree in qualitative intervals?

Answer 24

tonic

Question 25

What is the name of the second degree in qualitative intervals?

Answer 25

Super tonic

Question 26

What is the name of the third degree in qualitative intervals?

Answer 26

Mediant

Question 27

What is the name of the third degree in qualitative intervals?

Answer 27

Medians

Question 28

What is the name of the fourth degree in qualitative intervals?

Answer 28

Subdominant

Question 29

What is the name of the fifth degree in qualitative intervals?

Answer 29

Dominant

Question 30

What is the name of the sixth degree in qualitative intervals?

Answer 30

Sub mediant

Question 31

What is the name of the seventh degree in qualitative intervals?

Answer 31

Leading tone or subtonic

Question 32

Which degree of the scale is most important?

Answer 32

The first - tonic

Question 33

What is the function of the tonic (aka keynote)

Answer 33

tells us what key we are in

Question 34

The super tonic is always __ ___ step above the first degree.

Answer 34

one whole

Question 35

The ___ degree moves the music forward from the keynote to the other notes in the scale.

Answer 35

Mediant

Question 36

The___ note is the middle note of a triad chord when we play the first, third, and fifth notes of a scale together and form a beautiful arpeggio when played together or one after the other

Answer 36

mediant

Question 37

The___ scale degree creates a sense of tension or anticipation

Answer 37

fourth (subdominant)

Question 38

A ___ is an interval between two notes that spans over exactly seven semitones.

Answer 38

perfect fifth

Question 39

The ____ is a perfect fifth away from the tonic note above

Answer 39

subdominant

Question 40

The ____ is a perfect fifth away from the tonic note above

Answer 40

subdominant

Question 41

The ___ is the perfect fifth away above the tonic.

Answer 41

Dominant

Question 42

5 types of qualitative intervals

Answer 42

1) Perfect 2) Augmented 3) Major 4) Minor 5) Diminished

Question 43

To go from a perfect to an augmented you go ___

Answer 43

Up half a step

Question 44

To go from a major to a minor you go

Answer 44

Down half a step

Question 45

To go from a minor to a diminished you go

Answer 45

Down half a step

Question 46

To go from a perfect to a diminished you go

Answer 46

Down half a step

Question 47

To go from a major to a diminished you go

Answer 47

Down one full (whole, or two half) step(s)

Question 48

In flat scales, the _____ tells you your key signature

Answer 48

second last flat

Question 49

The last sharp you add is always a ___ of the key signature

Answer 49

Half step up

Question 50

Circle of 5ths Major Key Signatures in order are:

Answer 50

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

Question 51

Circle of 5ths Major Key Signatures in order are:

Answer 51

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

Question 52

Which sharp(s) are in the key of G major?

Answer 52

F#

Question 53

Which sharp(s) are in the key of G major?

Answer 53

F#

Question 54

Which sharp(s) are in the key of D major?

Answer 54

F#, C#

Question 55

Which sharp(s) are in the key of A major?

Answer 55

F#, C#, G#

Question 56

Order of major flats in the circle of fifths

Answer 56

BEADGCF

Question 57

Which flat(s) are in F major?

Answer 57

B flat

Question 58

Which flat(s) are in the key of B major?

Answer 58

B flat & E flat B - E

Question 59

Which flat(s) are in the key of E major?

Answer 59

B flat, E flat, A flat B - E - A

Question 60

Raising flats goes by ____ scale degrees

Answer 60

4

Question 61

Raising sharps goes by __ scale degrees

Answer 61

7

Question 62

The __ scale degrees of every major key is the first note of its relative minor

Answer 62

6th

Question 63

Intervals of ___ direct the sharps in key signatures

Answer 63

5ths