Theory Quizzes for Violin Level 6

Note Names:

On the Staff  Answer 15 questions in 2 minutes.

Ear Training:

Identify Intervals, Basic: Half Steps, Whole Steps, MAJOR Thirds, Fourths, Tritones, Fifths, MAJOR Sixths, Sevenths and Octaves  (Minor 2nd is Half Step, Major 2nd is Whole Step.)  Answer 30 questions in 5 minutes

Identify Intervals, Extended: MAJOR and Minor Thirds, MAJOR and Minor Sixths, MAJOR and Minor Sevenths  (Minor 2nd is Half Step, Major 2nd is Whole Step. Major and minor 3rds, 6ths and 7ths.)  Answer 25 questions in 5 minutes.

HELPFUL INTERVAL PROMPTS:
Minor 2nd = “Jaws”
Major 2nd = first two notes of a major scale or “Happy Birthday”
Minor 3rd = first two notes of “Greensleeves”
Major 3rd = first two notes of “Oh When the Saints”
Perfect 4th = “Here Comes the Bride”
Augmented 4th/Tritone = “The Simpsons” = “Maria” (West Side Story)
Perfect 5th = first two notes of “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”
Minor 6th = 3rd and 4th notes of “The Entertainer”
Major 6th = “N-B-C” chimes
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 = “Some-where Over the Rainbow”, first 2 notes

Identify Scales  Major, Minor (natural, harmonic, melodic), Chromatic.  Answer 15 questions in 2 minutes.

Intervals on the Staff:

Build Intervals: Half Steps, Whole Steps, Thirds, Fourths, Tritones, Fifths, Sixths, Sevenths and Octaves  Note: m2 is a half step, M2 is a whole step. Major and minor 3rds, 6ths and 7ths. A Tritone is “A4” (augmented 4th).  Answer 20 questions correctly in 4 minutes.

Identify Intervals: Major/minor 3rds, Major/minor 6ths in double stops. Answer 15 questions in 3 minutes.

Scales:

Scale Construction (Interval patterns, Quizlet matching quiz)

Minor Scale Construction, on the staff  Add sharps or flats to create each scale. Natural minors only. Answer 15 questions in 3 minutes.

Key Signatures:

Key Signature Identification  Answer 20 questions in 4 minutes. Includes relative minors.

Key Signature Construction Add sharps or flats to create minor key signatures. Answer 10 questions in 2 minutes.