Key Signatures & Scale Degrees | Music Theory
Key Signatures & Scale Degrees
True/false questions about scale degrees and key signatures shown in notation, ported from ABRSM Grade 1 style practice questions.
Objectives
- Identify scale degrees in a written key signature or scale.
Worksheet
- Select **TRUE** or **FALSE** for the statement: This is the 2nd degree of the scale of G major.Answer: ______________________
- Select **TRUE** or **FALSE** for the statement: This is the 4th degree of the scale of F major.Answer: ______________________
- Select **TRUE** or **FALSE** for the statement: This is the scale of C major, descending.Answer: ______________________
Answer Key
- TRUE — The scale of G major is G, A, B, C, D, E, F sharp, G. A is the 2nd degree.
- FALSE — The 4th degree of F major is B flat, not B natural.
- FALSE — C major has no flats or sharps, so B flat does not belong in the C major scale.
1. Select **TRUE** or **FALSE** for the statement: This is the 2nd degree of the scale of G major.
2. Select **TRUE** or **FALSE** for the statement: This is the 4th degree of the scale of F major.
3. Select **TRUE** or **FALSE** for the statement: This is the scale of C major, descending.