Test your knowledge of keys and scales!

1. A B-major scale has ....

a) 3 sharps
b) 4 sharps
c) 5 sharps
d) 6 sharps

2. Major sclaes have half–steps between intervals ...

a) 2-3 and 5-6
b) 2-3 and 7-8
c) 3-4 and 5-6
d) 3-4 and 7-8

3. The series of flats is represneted in which order?

a) B E A D C G F
b) B E A D G C F
c) F C G D A E B
d) F C G D E B A

4. Which series represents a set of accidentals?

a) flats, naturals, sharps
b) flats, sharps, clef
c) sharps, key signature, clef
d) sharps, flats, clef

5. You are asked to play a F concert scale. You play an instrument based in the key of F. Therefore you play:

a) C D E F G A B C
b) F G A Bb C D E F
c) G A B C D E F# G
d) D E F# G A B C# D

6. An Eb-major scales has

a) 1 flat
b) 3 flats
c) 5 flats
d) 6 flats

7. Enharmonic

a) the three notes that make a chord
b) all of the black keys on a piano
c) two notes that sound the same but are notated differently.
d) notes an octave apart

8. The term "consonance" means ...

a) play the same notes as the person next to you
b) notes B, C, D, F, G
c) play quietly under the melody
d) two or more tones that are pleasing to the ear

9. You are asked to play a Bb concert scale. You play an instrument based in the key of Eb. Therefore you play:

a) Bb C D Eb F G A Bb
b) C D E F G A B C
c) F G A Bb C D E F
d) G A B C D E F# G

10. In an F scale, which note is the sub-dominant?

a) F
b) Bb
c) A
d) E