Tones And Semi-tones Question Preview (ID: 21447)


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True or false: the pattern for a major scale is T T S T T T S
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

True or false: a tone is exactly DOUBLE the size of a semi-tone
a) False
b) True
c)
d)

True or false: a whole step ALWAYS goes from one white key to another white key.
a) False
b) True
c)
d)

When a sharp ( # ) is beside a note, it means...
a) That that note is trending on Twitter
b) That you should play the note one semitone LOWER than the original note
c) That you should play the note one semitone HIGHER than the original note
d) It doesn't mean anything

Miss Ready is writing a scale. The pattern tells her to go up a TONE from G. What note does that take her to?
a) C
b) G#
c) D#
d) A

If Miss Ready is playing E on the piano and wants to go up to F, she will be going up by one ______ .
a) Semitone
b) Tone
c)
d)

Mr. Plourde is playing the piano. His music says to go from F# to E. If he does this, he will be travelling down by a _______ .
a) Semitone
b) Tone
c)
d)

True or false: B to C is a semitone.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

A major or minor scale has ____ notes in it:
a) 5
b) 7
c) 8
d) 11

Is it possible for a semitone to go between two notes that are white on the piano?
a) No, it is not possible. A white note to another white note is always a tone.
b) Yes, it is possible but ONLY between E and F or between B and C.
c) Yes, it is possible for ALL white keys.
d)

What note is a semitone down from G flat?
a) E
b) D
c) C#
d) F

If you are writing a scale and have to go up a semitone from D, it will take you to:
a) E
b) E flat
c) D sharp
d) F

True or false: the musical alphabet only goes to the letter G and then it re-starts at A.
a) False
b) True
c)
d)

Mrs. Edmondson is writing a scale. She uses the note G, which is the last note in the musical alphabet, but she is not done writing her scale! What letter will she use next to continue writing her scale?
a) C
b) B
c) A
d) F

Ms. Ashfield is trying to help a student write out a scale but she has forgotten one of the steps in the pattern! Can you help her fill in the blank? Tone Tone Semitone ________ Tone Tone Semitone
a) Tone
b) Semitone
c)
d)

What does a tone or a semitone represent?
a) An interpretive dance step
b) The distance in between two notes
c)
d)

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