Online Music Lessons Online Music Theory Lessons 1

Question 1

What interval spans exactly three whole tones (six half steps)?

Accepted Answer

A tritone

Answer

A minor third

Answer

A major sixth

Answer

A perfect fourth

Question 2

Which scale degrees are lowered by a half step in a natural minor scale compared to the parallel major scale?

Accepted Answer

3rd, 6th, and 7th

Answer

2nd, 4th, and 6th

Answer

4th, 5th, and 7th

Answer

1st, 3rd, and 5th

Question 3

What is the relative minor key of G major?

Accepted Answer

E minor

Answer

B minor

Answer

D minor

Answer

A minor

Question 4

How many flats appear in the key signature of B-flat major?

Accepted Answer

Two

Answer

One

Answer

Three

Answer

Four

Question 5

What does the dynamic marking 'pianissimo' (pp) instruct a performer to do?

Accepted Answer

Play very softly

Answer

Play very quickly

Answer

Play very loudly

Answer

Gradually slow down

Question 6

In music theory, what defines a perfect authentic cadence (PAC)?

Accepted Answer

A progression from V to I with both chords in root position and the tonic note in the soprano

Answer

A progression from IV to I in any voicing

Answer

A cadence that resolves to a chord other than the tonic

Answer

A progression from I to V that creates tension