Theory Quizzes for Violin Level 7

Ear Training:

Identify Intervals: m2 to P8  Answer 25 questions in 4 minutes.

HELPFUL INTERVAL PROMPTS:
Minor 2nd = “Jaws”
Major 2nd = first two notes of a major scale or “Happy Birthday”
Minor 3rd = “Greensleeves”
Major 3rd = “Kumbaya”
Perfect 4th = “Here Comes the Bride”
Tritone/Augmented 4th = “The Simpsons” = “Maria” (West Side Story)
Perfect 5th = “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”
Minor 6th = 3rd and 4th notes of “The Entertainer”
Major 6th = “My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean”
Minor 7th = “There’s a place for us…” first two words of “Somewhere” (West Side Story); original Star Trek theme
Major 7th = a half-step lower than an octave as in “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”, first 3 notes
Octave = “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”

Intervals on the Staff:

Identify Intervals: m2 to P8, none augmented except the Tritone (A4). Answer 20 questions correctly in 4 minutes.

Scales:

Minor Scale Construction, on the staff  Add sharps and flats to create natural, melodic and harmonic minor scales. Answer 20 questions in 5 minutes.

Key Signatures:

Key Signature Identification  Both major and relative minor up to 6#/6b. Answer 20 questions correctly in 4 minutes.

Key Signature Construction  Answer 20 questions correctly in 4 minutes. Major and minor keys.