Scales: Major and Minor Scales: Intervals and Patterns

Test your knowledge of Major and Minor Scales, Intervals, and Patterns in Music Theory.

14 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the interval between the tonic and the mediant in a major scale?

  1. Major third
  2. Minor third
  3. Perfect fourth
  4. Perfect fifth
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. W-W-H-W-W-W-H
  2. W-H-W-W-H-W-W
  3. H-W-W-H-W-W-W
  4. W-W-H-H-W-W-H
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the interval between the tonic and the subdominant in a minor scale?

  1. Major second
  2. Minor second
  3. Perfect fourth
  4. Perfect fifth
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. W-H-W-W-H-W-W
  2. W-W-H-W-H-W-H
  3. H-W-W-H-W-W-H
  4. W-W-H-H-W-W-H
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the interval between the tonic and the leading tone in a major scale?

  1. Major seventh
  2. Minor seventh
  3. Perfect fourth
  4. Perfect fifth
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. W-H-W-W-H-W-H
  2. W-W-H-W-H-W-W
  3. H-W-W-H-W-W-H
  4. W-W-H-H-W-W-H
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the interval between the tonic and the dominant in a minor scale?

  1. Major third
  2. Minor third
  3. Perfect fourth
  4. Perfect fifth
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the pattern of whole and half steps in a melodic minor scale ascending?

  1. W-H-W-W-W-W-H
  2. W-W-H-W-W-H-W
  3. H-W-W-H-W-W-H
  4. W-W-H-H-W-W-H
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the interval between the tonic and the submediant in a major scale?

  1. Major sixth
  2. Minor sixth
  3. Perfect fourth
  4. Perfect fifth
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the pattern of whole and half steps in a melodic minor scale descending?

  1. W-H-W-W-H-W-W
  2. W-W-H-W-H-W-H
  3. H-W-W-H-W-W-H
  4. W-W-H-H-W-W-H
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the interval between the tonic and the supertonic in a minor scale?

  1. Major second
  2. Minor second
  3. Perfect fourth
  4. Perfect fifth
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the pattern of whole and half steps in an augmented scale?

  1. W-W-H-W-W-W-H
  2. W-W-H-W-H-W-W
  3. H-W-W-H-W-W-H
  4. W-W-H-H-W-W-H
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the interval between the tonic and the subtonic in a major scale?

  1. Major seventh
  2. Minor seventh
  3. Perfect fourth
  4. Perfect fifth
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. W-H-W-W-H-W-W
  2. W-W-H-W-H-W-H
  3. H-W-W-H-W-W-H
  4. W-W-H-H-W-W-H