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Quiz about Music Theory
Quiz about Music Theory

10 Music Theory Questions | Other Music Trivia Quiz


Fourteen years of teaching piano inspired this quiz. For beginner or intermediate musicians.

A multiple-choice quiz by michcoll. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
michcoll
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
235,475
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
191
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Question 1 of 10
1. When you raise a note up one semitone what does it become? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Name the key: F#, C#, G# Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. If you lower a note by one semitone what does it become? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which notes would you need to build an F Major Triad? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. A Major chord tends to sound "happy", while a minor chord sounds: Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. There are 88 keys on the piano keyboard.


Question 7 of 10
7. What are the lines on the treble clef staff? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. A chromatic scale can be described as which of these? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The relative minor key of C Major is: Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Name the five finger hand position for the key of C Major for the right hand. Hint





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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. When you raise a note up one semitone what does it become?

Answer: sharp

Every note on the piano keyboard has two or more letter names, including double sharps and double flats.
2. Name the key: F#, C#, G#

Answer: A Major

A Major has three sharps.
3. If you lower a note by one semitone what does it become?

Answer: flat

Did you know that C flat is actually a white note, also known as B?
4. Which notes would you need to build an F Major Triad?

Answer: F, A, C

All major triads are built using major intervals.
5. A Major chord tends to sound "happy", while a minor chord sounds:

Answer: Sad

This hint is widely used to distinguish between major and minor chords.
6. There are 88 keys on the piano keyboard.

Answer: True

There are 52 white keys, and 36 black keys.
7. What are the lines on the treble clef staff?

Answer: E, G, B, D, F

The spaces on the treble clef staff are F, A, C, E. They are always read from bottom to top!
8. A chromatic scale can be described as which of these?

Answer: A scale which is played using only semitones

There are many types of scales, chromatic is the only one in which you play all notes, one after the other in succession.
9. The relative minor key of C Major is:

Answer: A minor

To find the relative minor of any key, count down the keyboard three semitones.
10. Name the five finger hand position for the key of C Major for the right hand.

Answer: C, D, E, F, G

Usually the first position learned when taking piano lessons!
Source: Author michcoll

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