Piano Piano Music Theory & Harmony 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: How many half steps make up a perfect fifth interval?
- 5
- 6
- 7 (Correct answer)
- 8
Correct answer: 7
A perfect fifth spans 7 half steps, such as from C to G.
Question 2: What is the relative minor key of C major?
- G minor
- F minor
- A minor (Correct answer)
- E minor
Correct answer: A minor
A minor is the relative minor of C major because both keys share the same key signature (no sharps or flats).
Question 3: How many sharps appear in the key signature of E major?
- 2
- 3
- 4 (Correct answer)
- 5
Correct answer: 4
E major has four sharps: F#, C#, G#, and D#.
Question 4: Which chord quality is built with a major third and a diminished fifth?
- Major
- Minor
- Diminished (Correct answer)
- Augmented
Correct answer: Diminished
A diminished chord consists of a minor third stacked on another minor third, creating a diminished fifth from root to top.
Question 5: What musical term describes the distance between two pitches?
- Timbre
- Interval (Correct answer)
- Cadence
- Phrase
Correct answer: Interval
An interval is the measurement of the pitch distance between two notes, named by the number of scale steps they span.
Question 6: On which scale degree is the leading tone found in a major scale?
- 5th
- 6th
- 7th (Correct answer)
- 8th
Correct answer: 7th
The leading tone is the seventh scale degree, located a half step below the octave, and it naturally wants to resolve upward to the tonic.
Piano Piano Music Theory & Harmony 1
How many half steps make up a perfect fifth interval?