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About this Answer KeyThis is the answer key to the “Music Theory 1” Workbook. Use this to check the accuracy of the answers you wrote in the “Music Theory 1” Workbook.
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Lesson 1 - The Musical Alphabet
ANSWER KEY
Questions1. How many notes are there in the musical alphabet? _______
2. How many natural notes in the musical alphabet? _______
4. There are no sharps or flats between ___ and ___ or ___ and ___
5. Circle the only letter names you’ll find in the musical alphabet
7. Fill in the boxes with the musical alphabet
8. Fill in the circles with the musical alphabet
6. # is a _______ symbol and b is a _______ symbol
3. A# and Bb are examples of _______________ equivalents
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P
Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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B C
Sharp Flat
E Fenharmonic
C#Db
D#Eb
F#Gb
A#BbA B C D E F G G#
Ab
A B C D GE F AC#Db D#Eb F#Gb G#AbA#Bb
ANSWER KEYLesson 2 - Fretboard Layout 1
Questions1. Which frets are the first four fret markers in? _________________
2. Which fret is the double fret marker usually in? _____
4. A whole step is also known as a _______ tone
5. Which natural notes are a half step apart? ________________
6. Name each part
7. Write HS in-between any note a half step apart and WS in-between any notes a whole step apart (just notes that share a string)
3. A half step is also known as a ______ tone
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Open String Fret marker 1st string
6th stringFret wireFret
Fretted note
12thsemi
wholeB and C, E and F
3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th
WS WS WS WSWS
WSWS
WS WSWS
WSHSHS
HS HS
ANSWER KEYLesson 3 - Fretboard Layout 2
Questions1. Two notes that have the same name but different pitches are called _______________
2. One octave is ____ half steps apart
4. Fill in the open string notes and the notes in the 12th fret
5. Draw notes one octave apart from the notes shown below (on the same string)
6. Based on the circled note, write next to all the other notes whether they are an octave or whether they are a unison. If they are an octave, write how many octaves apart they are (see examples below)
3. Two notes that have the same name and same pitch are called _________________
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E
E
EE
E
EE
E
E
E
A
GB
DAE
E
A
GB
DAE
E
Octaves12
Unisons
UnisonUnison Octave (1)
Octave (1)Octave (1)
Octave (1)
Octave (1)
Octave (2)Octave (2)
ANSWER KEYLesson 3 - Fretboard Layout 2 (cont)
7. Fill in the blank notes
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8. How many octaves apart are the circled notes? ____
F
F
F
F
F
FF
F
F
9. How many octaves apart are the circled notes? ____
G
G
G
GG
G
G
G
G
G
A
G
G
G
G
G
GB
DAE
E
F
F
F
F
F
FA
A
A
AA
B
B
B
B
BC
C
C
C
C
C D
D
D
D
D
E
E
EE
A
G
G
G
GB
DAE
E
F
F
F
FA
A
A
B
B
C
CC D
D
E
E
3
Trick question :)....they are unisons
ANSWER KEYLesson 4 - Melody
Questions1. What are the three main elements of music? ______________________________________
2. What is melody? ____________________________________________________________
3. Circle which note is higher in pitch
Lesson 5 - Harmony
Questions1. What are the three main elements of music? ______________________________________
2. What is Harmony? __________________________________________________________
3. Circle which notes are representing harmony
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A A
Melody, Harmony, RhythmSingle notes played or sung in an arrangement of different pitches
Melody, Harmony, RhythmTwo or more notes played or sung simultaneously
ANSWER KEYLesson 6 - Rhythm
Questions
Questions
1. What are the three main elements of music:)? ______________________________________
Lesson 7 - Intervals
1. What is an interval? _______________________________
2. What is the smallest distance between any two notes in the musical alphabet? ____________
3. If you play two notes twelve half steps apart, what is the interval name? ____________
2. What is rhythm? ______________________________________________________________
4. What are the three basic elements of rhythm mentioned in the video? ____________________
5. Pulse is also known as the? ___________
6. What is tempo? _____________________
8. Subdivision is how you break up the _________
9. Rests are the _________ in-between the notes
7. What does BPM stand for? _____________________
3. What is probably the most important element of music and why? ________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
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Melody, Harmony, RhythmThe space and time of music
Rhythm because
beat
beatspaces
Half stepOctave
The distance between any two notes
beats per minuteThe speed of the pulse (beat)
Pulse, Tempo, Subdivision
it s̒ the only musical element that can stand alone
ANSWER KEYLesson 8 - Scales
Questions1. What is the first note of a scale called? ___________
2. Which scale has the most notes a scale can have in western music? _______________________
3. If you start on C and play every note until you hit C an octave higher, you’re playing a
4. The ____________ scale is the most important scale in western music.
5. What is the formula to build a Major scale? ____________________________________________
6. What is the only Major scale without any sharps or flats? __________________
7. How many notes are there in the Major scale? ____
8. All scales are built with? ________________
9. Circle the notes of the C Major scale and fill in the Tonic with red.
10. Put X’s through any note not part of the G Major scale and fill in all the Tonics of the
C _____________ scale.
How many notes does the above scale have? _____
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The tonic
12The chromatic scale
ChromaticMajor
WS, WS, HS, WS, WS, WS, HSC Major Scale
7Intervals
A BC CD E F G A#BbC#Db D#Eb F#Gb G#Ab
AG
G
G
G
G
GG
GB
DAE
E
F
F
F
F
F
FA
A
A
AA
B
B
B
B
BC
C
C
C
C
C D
D
D
D
D
E
E
EE
AG
G
B
DAE
E
F
F
F
FA
A
A
B
B
C
CC D
D
E
EA#BbA#Bb
A#Bb
C#Db D#Eb C#Db D#EbF#Gb G#Ab
A#BbC#Db D#Eb C#Db D#EbF#Gb G#AbA#BbC#Db C#DbD#Eb F#Gb G#AbG#Ab
A#BbC#Db D#Eb F#Gb G#AbA#BbF#Gb G#Ab
A#BbC#Db D#Eb F#Gb G#AbA#BbF#Gb G#Ab
C#Db D#EbD#Eb F#Gb G#AbA#BbF#Gb G#Ab
G Major scale with red.
ANSWER KEY
A
B
AE
E
A
A
A
AA
B
B
B
B
B
E
E
EE
A
B
AE
E
A
A
A
B
BE
E
C# D#
C# D#
F# G# F# G#
C# C#D#G# F# G#C# D#F# G#
C# D#D#
C# D#F# G#C# D#F# G# F# G#
C# D#F# G# F# G#
A
G
G
G
G
G
GB
DAE
E
F
F
F
F
F
FA
A
A
AA
B
B
B
B
BC
C
C
C
C
C D
D
D
D
D
E
E
EE
A
G
G
G
GB
DAE
E
F
F
F
FA
A
A
B
B
C
CC D
D
E
E
Lesson 9 - Chords
C Major Scale
E Major Scale
Questions1. Chords are built with ___________
2. Are chords harmony? ___________
3. Name at least four chords you can build with thee G Major scale _________________________
4. Name at least two chords you can build with the A Major scale __________________________
5. Does the Dm chord come out of the C Major scale or the E Major scale? ___________ (see below)
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Dm
D
F
D
A
IntervalsYes
G, Am, Bm, C, D, EmA, Bm, C#m, D, E, F#m
C Major
ANSWER KEY
A
G
G
G
G
G
G
DA
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
AE
E
C
C
C
C
C
C D
D
D
D
D
E
E
EE
G
G
G
G
D
E
E
C
CC D
D
E
E
A
G
G
G
G
G
G
DAE
E
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
FF
A
A
A
AA
Bb
Bb
Bb
Bb
Bb
Bb
Bb
Bb
Bb
BbC
C
C
C
C
C D
D
D
D
D
E
E
EE
A
G
G
G
G
DAE
E
A
A
A
C
CC D
D
E
E
Lesson 10 - The Tonic, Keys, and Root Notes
F Major Scale
Am Pentatonic Scale
Questions1. What is the tonic? ______________________________
2. The key refers to the key of a ___________
3. What is a root note? _____________________________
4. Fill in the all the tonics with red
5. Fill in the all the tonics with red
6. Fill in the all the root notes with red
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Dm
D
F
D
A
Gmaj7
B
B
F#
D
G
GGm7b5
BFDb
G
E7
B
B
G#
DE E
The first note of a scalesong
The note a chord is built on
ANSWER KEY
AG G
B
D
E E
F
F
F
F
F
A AB
B
B
B
C
G GEA AC C
GEA AC C
GE EAC C
G GE EA C
D
D
D
D
B
D F
F
G GE EF A AB C D FF
B
BD
D
Lesson 11 - Arpeggios
A Minor Scale
Questions1. What’s the difference between a chord and an arpeggio? _________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
2. What are the notes of a G Major arpeggio? _______________________
4. An arpeggio is also known as a _________ chord
3. What is one musical use for an arpeggio? ___________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
6. Fill in all the notes of an Am7 arpeggio with red (fill in the notes in the A Minor Scale chart below)
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Am7C
A G E
E
An arpeggio is taking all the notes of a
G, B, D
broken
Creating musical parts, landing toneswhen improvising (soloing)
chord, but playing them in order one at a time instead of playing them together as harmony
