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Music Theory Quiz

Basic music theory quiz
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Last updated: September 16, 2025
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A scale of form TTSTTTS (T = Tone, S = Semitone)
Major Scale
A major scale and a minor scale with the same notes
Relative Scales
When the first note and the fifth note are played as a chord at the same time
Perfect Fifth
The frequency of the note A4 (Hertz)
440 Hertz
A rapid alternation between a written note and the next higher note.
Trill
A rapid repetition of a single note / the quick alternation between two notes
Tremolo
A symbol indicating that a note or rest should be held longer than its normal duration.
Fermata
Short, detached, and crisp notes.
Staccato
Smooth and connected, with no breaks between notes.
Legato
Sweetly, gently, or smoothly.
Dolce
Gradually increasing the tempo.
Accelerando
Gradually slowing down.
Rallentando
A sudden, strong attack on a note. (Hint: sfz)
Sforzando
Notes of a chord played in sequence, rather than simultaneously.
Arpeggio
A symbol that lowers a note by a half step.
Flat
A symbol that raises a note by a half step.
Sharp
A symbol that lowers a note by a full step.
Double Flat
A symbol that raises a note by a full step.
Double Sharp
Using all twelve notes of the octave.
Chromatic
The speed of the music.
Tempo
A slow tempo.
Adagio
A fast, brisk tempo.
Allegro
At a walking pace.
Andante
A sharp, flat, or natural sign that temporarily alters a note.
Accidental
Very loud
Fortissimo
Loud
Forte
Moderately loud
Mezzo-forte
Moderately soft
Mezzo-piano
Soft
Piano
Very soft
Pianissimo
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4 Comments
HyalineSkies
+2
Level 48
Sep 25, 2025
Accept largo and ritardando?
sberatelbananu
+1
Level 33
Jan 8, 2026
You should accept ritardando as a correct answer
Musicman11389
+1
Level 50
Jan 24, 2026
In question 3, I might word it "When the first note and the fifth note OF A SCALE are played as a chord at the same time." Also, I typed "Perfect 5th" as my answer on my first attempt at this quiz, and it wound up being the only answer I didn't get because I didn't type out "fifth." In question 7, as soon as I typed the "F" in "Fermata," it instead functioned as an answer to question 26, because "f" is the abbreviation for "forte."
Peniewenie
+1
Level 36
Feb 3, 2026
Number three, that is not called a perfect 5th. That is called a Power Chord or a 5th chord please fix it.
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