Scales: Ear Training and Recognition

This quiz will test your ability to identify and recognize different musical scales by ear.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Listen to the following audio clip and identify the scale being played.

  1. Major
  2. Minor
  3. Pentatonic
  4. Chromatic
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. Major second
  2. Minor second
  3. Major third
  4. Minor third
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Listen to the following audio clip and identify the scale being played.

  1. Dorian
  2. Phrygian
  3. Lydian
  4. Mixolydian
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following scales is often used in blues music?

  1. Major
  2. Minor
  3. Pentatonic
  4. Chromatic
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Listen to the following audio clip and identify the scale being played.

  1. Major
  2. Minor
  3. Whole tone
  4. Diminished
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following scales is often used in jazz music?

  1. Major
  2. Minor
  3. Chromatic
  4. Bebop
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Listen to the following audio clip and identify the scale being played.

  1. Major
  2. Minor
  3. Augmented
  4. Half diminished
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following scales is often used in classical music?

  1. Major
  2. Minor
  3. Chromatic
  4. Diatonic
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Listen to the following audio clip and identify the scale being played.

  1. Major
  2. Minor
  3. Melodic minor
  4. Harmonic minor
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following scales is often used in traditional Japanese music?

  1. Major
  2. Minor
  3. Pentatonic
  4. Yo
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Listen to the following audio clip and identify the scale being played.

  1. Major
  2. Minor
  3. Neapolitan
  4. Super Locrian
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following scales is often used in Indian classical music?

  1. Major
  2. Minor
  3. Raga
  4. Tabla
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Listen to the following audio clip and identify the scale being played.

  1. Major
  2. Minor
  3. Enigmatic
  4. Gypsy
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following scales is often used in African music?

  1. Major
  2. Minor
  3. Pentatonic
  4. Pygmy
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Listen to the following audio clip and identify the scale being played.

  1. Major
  2. Minor
  3. Prometheus
  4. Pelog