Lesson T4.1.2
T4.1.2 Types of scales Quiz: KS3 Music, Unit 4
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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How many different note names are in a major scale?
- Five
- Twelve
- Eight
- Seven
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What is the pattern of tones and semitones in a major scale?
- T T T T T S S
- T S T S T S T
- T T S T T T S
- S T T S T T T
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What is a chromatic scale made up entirely of?
- Semitones
- Pentatonic notes
- Tones
- Intervals of thirds
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How many notes per octave are in a whole-tone scale?
- Six notes
- Five notes
- Eight notes
- Seven notes
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What does a blues scale add to a minor pentatonic scale?
- Natural second
- Sharp fourth
- Flat fifth
- Major sixth
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How many notes are in a pentatonic scale?
- Eight
- Seven
- Five
- Six
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Which scale is formed by raising the seventh note of the natural minor?
- Blues scale
- Harmonic minor
- Melodic minor
- Major scale
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How many notes are in an octatonic scale?
- Twelve notes
- Seven notes
- Six notes
- Eight notes
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Which scale uses only the notes C, D, E, G and A?
- C major pentatonic
- C harmonic minor
- C blues
- C chromatic
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A composer uses all twelve notes of the octave. Which scale type is this?
- Pentatonic
- Major
- Chromatic
- Whole-tone
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A jazz student adds a blue note to the minor pentatonic. Which note is typically added?
- A flattened fifth
- A sharpened second
- A doubled tonic
- A raised seventh
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A scale has the notes C, D, E, F sharp, G sharp, A sharp. Which scale is this?
- Major scale
- Whole-tone scale
- Pentatonic scale
- Chromatic scale
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How many semitones does a major scale span from its tonic to its octave?
- Six semitones
- Twelve
- Eight semitones
- Seven semitones
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Which scale do the white keys of a piano form when starting on C?
- C pentatonic
- C blues
- C chromatic
- C major
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What is the tone and semitone pattern of the natural minor scale?
- T T T S T T S
- S T T T S T T
- T S T T S T T
- T T S T T T S
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In the harmonic minor scale based on A, which note is raised compared with the natural minor?
- G sharp
- F sharp
- D sharp
- C sharp
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What is the interval between every note in a whole-tone scale?
- Tone
- Minor third
- Semitone
- Major third
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The blues scale in A includes a note between the fourth and fifth degrees. Which note is it?
- E natural
- F natural
- E flat
- C sharp
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What is the key structural feature of an octatonic scale?
- Alternates tones and semitones
- Only semitones
- Major thirds only
- Only whole tones
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What is the tone and semitone pattern of the Phrygian mode starting on E?
- T T S T T T S
- S T T T S T T
- T S T T S T T
- T T T S T T S
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