Songwriters Music Theory Fundamentals 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: How many half steps make up a perfect fifth?
- 5
- 7 (Correct answer)
- 8
- 12
Correct answer: 7
A perfect fifth spans seven half steps, such as C up to G.
Question 2: In a major scale, between which scale degrees do the natural half steps occur?
- 1-2 and 5-6
- 2-3 and 6-7
- 3-4 and 7-8 (Correct answer)
- 4-5 and 1-2
Correct answer: 3-4 and 7-8
The major scale's half steps fall between degrees 3-4 and 7-8.
Question 3: What is the relative minor of C major?
- A minor (Correct answer)
- E minor
- G minor
- F minor
Correct answer: A minor
A minor shares the same notes as C major and sits a minor third below it.
Question 4: Which interval is considered dissonant and often called the 'tritone'?
- Perfect fourth
- Major sixth
- Augmented fourth (Correct answer)
- Minor third
Correct answer: Augmented fourth
The augmented fourth (or diminished fifth) spans six half steps and is the tritone.
Question 5: A triad built by stacking two minor thirds produces which chord quality?
- Major
- Minor
- Augmented
- Diminished (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Diminished
Two stacked minor thirds create a diminished triad.
Question 6: In the key of G major, which note is sharped?
- C
- F (Correct answer)
- G
- D
Correct answer: F
G major has one sharp, F#.
Question 7: What term describes the distance between two pitches?
- Timbre
- Interval (Correct answer)
- Dynamic
- Tempo
Correct answer: Interval
An interval is the pitch distance between two notes.
Songwriters Music Theory Fundamentals 2
How many half steps make up a perfect fifth?