Scales and Intervals: Interactive Learning Quizzes for Fourth Grade Music

Question 1

Which type of scale is made up of five notes, with a half step between every other note?

Accepted Answer

Pentatonic scale

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Major scale

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Minor scale

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Chromatic scale

Question 2

What is the interval that sounds neither consonant nor dissonant?

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Whole step

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Half step

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Minor third

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Major seventh

Question 3

What is the interval between the notes C and G?

Accepted Answer

Perfect fifth

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Minor third

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Major third

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Minor seventh

Question 4

What is the term for the group of eight notes that repeat in a specific pattern?

Accepted Answer

Scale

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Interval

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Octave

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Chord

Question 5

Which of the following intervals can create a sense of tension or suspense?

Accepted Answer

Minor seventh

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Major third

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Perfect fifth

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Major second

Question 6

What is the correct order of the notes in the C major scale?

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C, D, E, F, G, A, B

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C, D, F, G, A, B, E

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C, E, G, A, B, D, F

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C, F, A, B, D, E, G

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a major scale?

Accepted Answer

It sounds sad.

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It has seven notes.

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It uses the half step-whole step pattern.

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It ends on the tonic note.

Question 8

What is the name of the interval between the 1st and 3rd notes of a minor scale?

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Minor third

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Major second

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Perfect fourth

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Major sixth

Question 9

Which of the following scales does not use any half steps?

Accepted Answer

Whole-tone scale

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Major scale

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Minor scale

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Pentatonic scale

Question 10

Which of the following is an augmented interval?

Accepted Answer

Augmented fourth

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Major second

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Minor third

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Perfect fifth

Question 11

What is the pattern of whole steps and half steps in a pentatonic scale?

Accepted Answer

2-2-3-2-3

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2-1-2-3-2

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1-2-3-2-2

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1-2-2-3-2

Question 12

What is the name of the interval between the 5th and 7th notes of a major scale?

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Major seventh

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Major sixth

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Minor seventh

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Perfect octave

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a type of scale?

Accepted Answer

Diatonic

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Chromatic

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Pentatonic

Question 14

What type of interval has a ratio of 3:2?

Accepted Answer

Perfect fifth

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Major third

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Minor sixth

Question 15

Which note is the foundation of a major scale, also known as the 'home' note?

Accepted Answer

Tonic

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Subtonic

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Dominant

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Mediant

Question 16

In a minor scale, what is the interval between the first and third notes called?

Accepted Answer

Minor third

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Major third

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Perfect fourth

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Minor sixth

Question 17

Which interval spans eight notes?

Accepted Answer

Octave

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Perfect fifth

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Major third

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Minor second

Question 18

Which characteristic does NOT belong to a pentatonic scale?

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Always has a major sound

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Uses five notes

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No half steps between consecutive notes

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Common in folk music worldwide

Question 19

When two notes are separated by ten semitones, what type of interval is formed?

Accepted Answer

Perfect fourth

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Minor third

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Major third

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Minor sixth

Question 20

Which scale consists of the notes C, D, E, G, A, and B?

Accepted Answer

Major scale

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Minor scale

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Pentatonic scale

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Chromatic scale

Question 21

What is the name of the interval between two notes that are five half steps apart?

Accepted Answer

Perfect fourth

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Minor third

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Major third

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Augmented fourth

Question 22

Which of the following is a defining characteristic of a major scale?

Accepted Answer

It has a half step between the 3rd and 4th notes.

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It has sharp notes.

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It has flat notes.

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It has a whole step between the 7th and 8th notes.

Question 23

What is the interval between the first and third notes of a minor scale called?

Accepted Answer

Minor third

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Major second

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Major third

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Minor second

Question 24

Which of the following is an example of a perfect interval?

Accepted Answer

Perfect fourth

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Minor second

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Major third

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Minor seventh

Question 25

Which of the following is a step-by-step way to construct a major scale?

Accepted Answer

Use the following pattern: W W H W W W H

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Start from any note and play every other note.

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Start from any note and play every third note.

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Use the following pattern: W H W W H W W

Question 26

Which of the following is a characteristic of a minor pentatonic scale?

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It has a minor third interval.

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It has a major third interval.

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It has a perfect fourth interval.

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It has a major seventh interval.

Question 27

What is the name of the interval between the first and seventh notes of a scale?

Accepted Answer

Major seventh

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Minor seventh

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Perfect seventh

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Augmented seventh

Question 28

What is the interval between the first and third notes of a minor scale?

Accepted Answer

Minor third

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Minor second

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Major second

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Perfect fourth

Question 29

Which characteristic describes a pentatonic scale?

Accepted Answer

Has five notes per octave

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Uses both whole and half steps

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Uses the same pattern as a major scale

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Emphasizes the use of sharps and flats

Question 30

What is the name of the interval that spans eight notes?

Accepted Answer

Octave

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Perfect fifth

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Major seventh

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Minor sixth

Question 31

Which instrument is commonly used to demonstrate intervals?

Accepted Answer

Piano

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Violin

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Guitar

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Drums

Question 32

What is the difference between a whole tone and a semitone?

Accepted Answer

A whole tone is two semitones.

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A semitone is two whole tones.

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A whole tone is one semitone.

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A semitone is one whole tone.

Question 33

Which interval is considered dissonant?

Accepted Answer

Minor seventh

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Major second

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Perfect fourth

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Major third

Question 34

Which of the following is the C minor scale?

Accepted Answer

C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb

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C, D, E, F, G, A, B

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C, D, E, F#, G, A, B

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C, D#, E, F, G, A, B

Question 35

Which interval is created between the first and third notes of a major scale?

Accepted Answer

Major third

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Minor second

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Major second

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Minor third

Question 36

What is a scale that uses only five notes and has no half steps called?

Accepted Answer

Pentatonic scale

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Diatonic scale

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Chromatic scale

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Whole tone scale

Question 37

Which interval is created between the tonic and the fourth note of a major scale?

Accepted Answer

Perfect fourth

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Augmented fourth

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Diminished fifth

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Perfect fifth

Question 38

Which of these intervals is considered dissonant?

Accepted Answer

Minor seventh

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Major second

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Perfect octave

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Major sixth

Question 39

What is the name for a series of notes that move step by step in one direction called?

Accepted Answer

Scale

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Arpeggio

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Chord progression

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Melody

Question 40

Which of these is not a characteristic of a pentatonic scale?

Accepted Answer

Is based on a major scale

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Contains five notes

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Has no half steps

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Is often used in folk music

Question 41

In a major scale, which note is the first?

Accepted Answer

Root

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Second

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Third

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Fourth

Question 42

What is the interval between the root and the third note in a major scale?

Accepted Answer

Major third

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Major second

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Minor second

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Minor third

Question 43

Which of the following intervals sounds harsh or dissonant?

Accepted Answer

Tritone

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Perfect fifth

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Major second

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Minor third

Question 44

What is the process of moving a scale up or down by half or whole steps called?

Accepted Answer

Transposition

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Modulation

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Inversion

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Retrograde

Question 45

Which of the following scales has an interval of a diminished fifth?

Accepted Answer

Whole tone scale

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Major scale

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Minor scale

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Pentatonic scale

Question 46

In a major scale, what is the name of the first note?

Accepted Answer

Tonic

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Mediant

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Subdominant

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Supertonic

Question 47

What is the interval between the tonic and the fourth note of a scale called?

Accepted Answer

Perfect fourth

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Imperfect fourth

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Augmented fourth

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Diminished fourth

Question 48

Which option best describes the emotional quality of a flatted second scale?

Accepted Answer

somber and mysterious

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cheerful and uplifting

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balanced and neutral

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dissonant and unsettling

Question 49

When constructing a major scale, which step comes first?

Accepted Answer

Identifying the tonic note

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Determining the key signature

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Following the whole step-half step pattern

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Ending on the tonic note

Question 50

Which interval is considered dissonant?

Accepted Answer

Minor second

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Major third

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Perfect fifth

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Major sixth

Question 51

What is the difference between a whole tone and a half step?

Accepted Answer

A whole step is two times bigger than a half step.

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A half step is two times bigger than a whole step.

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A whole step is the same size as a half step.

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A half step is the same size as a whole step.

Question 52

What is the relationship between a triad and a chord?

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A triad is a type of chord that uses three notes.

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A chord is a type of triad that uses only two notes.

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Triads and chords are different names for the same thing.

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Triads and chords are not related.

Question 53

What is the interval between the first and third notes of a major scale called?

Accepted Answer

Major third

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Minor third

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Perfect fifth

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Perfect octave

Question 54

What is the key difference between a major scale and a minor scale?

Accepted Answer

Major scales have a half step between the third and fourth notes, while minor scales have a whole step.

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Major scales have a wider range of notes.

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Minor scales have a more cheerful sound.

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Minor scales have a half step between the seventh and eighth notes, while major scales have a whole step.

Question 55

Which of the following is an example of a pentatonic scale?

Accepted Answer

G pentatonic scale

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C major scale

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A minor scale

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D blues scale

Question 56

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a major scale?

Accepted Answer

Whole step between the seventh and eighth notes

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Half step between the third and fourth notes

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Major third interval between the first and third notes

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Perfect fifth interval between the first and fifth notes

Question 57

Which of the following is an example of a perfect interval?

Accepted Answer

Perfect fifth

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Minor third

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Major second

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Augmented fourth