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1 W O R K O O K N S W R K Y M O V F O R W R U I T R

2 bout this nswer Key This is the answer key to the Music Theory 2 Workbook. Use this to check the accuracy of the answers you wrote in the Music Theory 2 Workbook. Click here to go the Music Theory 2 video lessons

3 Lesson 1 - Intervals on One String 3. Move on to the next lesson Questions 1. The interval name for two notes a half step apart is? Minor 2nd 2. The interval name for two notes a whole step apart is? 3. The interval name for two notes six whole step apart is? 4. Fill in the interval names (the lowest note is the tonic)**fill in the names as you re watching the video if necessary Minor 2nd (b2) Major 2nd Perfect Octave Major 2nd (2) Minor 3rd (b3) Major 3rd (3) Perfect 4th (4)

4 Lesson 1 - Intervals on One String (cont) 4. (continued) ugmented 4th (#4) iminished 5th (b5) Perfect 5th (5) ugmented 5th (#5) Minor 6th (b6) Major 6th (6) iminished 7th (bb7) Minor 7th (b7) Major 7th (7) Perfect Octave (8)

5 5. Fill in the rest of the interval names Lesson 1 - Intervals on One String (cont) T b2 2 b3 3 4 #4 5 b6 6 b7 7 8 b5 #5 bb7 T m2 M2 m3 M3 P4 4 P5 m6 M6 m7 M7 P8 P1 d5 5 d7 Lesson 2 - String Intervals 3. Look in euide for practice instructions 4. Move on to the next lesson Perfect 4th Major 3rd 1. ll the strings are tuned a apart except the and the strings are tuned a apart 2. Fill in the rest of the diagram 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th

6 Lesson 3 - Interval Shapes 3. Look in euide for practice instructions 4. Move on to the next lesson Melodically Melodically 1. If you play an interval on one string you can only play it but if you play an Harmonically interval on two separate strings you can play it or 2. Fill in the interval names (note on the 6th string is the Tonic or Root) Minor 2nd (b2) Major 2nd (2) Minor 3rd (b3) Major 3rd (3) Perfect 4th (4) ugmented 4th (#4) Perfect 5th (5) ugmented 5th (#5) ugmented 5th (#5) iminished 5th (b5) Minor 6th (b6) Minor 6th (b6) **Option 1** **Option 2** Major 6th (6) iminished 7th (bb7)

7 Lesson 3 - Interval Shapes (cont) 2. (continued) Minor 7th (b7) Major 7th (7) Perfect Octave (8)

8 Lesson 4 - Interval Shapes On ll String Sets 3. Look in euide for practice instructions 4. Move on to the next lesson 1. Fill in the interval shapes on the rest of the string sets (minor 2nd is filled in already to use as a reference) minor 2nd (b2) Major 2nd (2) Minor 3rd (b3)

9 1. (continued) Major 3rd (3) Lesson 4 - Interval Shapes On ll String Sets (cont) Perfect 4th (4) ugmented 4th (#4) or iminished 5th (b5)

10 1. (continued) Perfect 5th (5) Lesson 4 - Interval Shapes On ll String Sets (cont) ugmented 5th (#5) or Minor 6th (b6) Major 6th (6) or iminished 7th (bb7)

11 1. (continued) Minor 7th (b7) Lesson 4 - Interval Shapes On ll String Sets (cont) Major 7th (7) Perfect Octave (8)

12 Lesson 5 - Octave Shapes 3. Look in euide for practice instructions 4. Move on to the next lesson 1. Fill in the rest of the octave shapes Octave Shape 1 (6th String) Octave Shape 2 (5th String) Octave Shape 3 (4th String) Octave Shape 4 (3rd String) Octave Shape 5 (2nd String) Octave Shape 6 (1st String) 2. Mark which octave shape each arrow represents (shape 6 is filled in as an example) Shape 6 Shape 4 Shape 3 Shape 3 Shape 5 Shape 6 Shape 2 Shape 1 Shape 1 3. The two notes on the diagram below are notes. Using octave shapes, fill in the rest of the notes. Next draw arrows connecting each octave shape and mark which shape each arrow represents. Shape 4 Shape 4 Shape 6 Shape 3 Shape 5 Shape 6 Shape 2 Shape 1 Shape 1

13 Lesson 6 - Unison Shapes 3. Look in euide for practice instructions 4. Move on to the next lesson 1. Fill in the rest of the unison shapes Unison Shape 1 (6th/5th String) Unison Shape 2 (5th/4th String) Unison Shape 3 (4th/3rd String) Unison Shape 4 (3rd/2nd String) Unison Shape 5 (2nd/1st String) 2. raw arrows or lines connecting all the unison notes 3. Fill in all the notes that are unisons to the one shown in the diagram Trick question! There are no unisons to this note :)

14 Lesson 7 - The Major Scale 3. Look in euide for practice instructions 4. Move on to the next lesson WS - HS - WS - WS - WS - HS 1. The Major Scale Formula is WS - 2. Fill in the rest of the interval names in the chromatic scale shown below then cross out any interval that isn t part of the Major Scale. T b2 2 b3 3 4 #4 5 b6 6 b7 7 T 3. Cross out any note that isn t part of the C Major Scale then write the intervals below the notes that are left. C C# b # b F F# b # b # b C T T 4. The Major Scale is C F# -. How do you know it s an F# in the scale instead of b? The notes have to follow the order of the musical alphabet

15 Lesson 9 - Sharps and Flats 3. Move on to the next lesson # 1. Can there be both a sharp ( ) and a flat ( ) in the same Major Scale? 2. C## note is really just a note. b No 3. Use this chart to fill in all of the sharps or flats in the Major Scales listed below. # b C C# b # b F F# b # b C# F# # # C## # # F## ## C b F C# # F# # # F # # F# # # # b F b b b C F# C# # F## # # # C## F b b C F# # C# # b C # # C# # # b b Cb b b F C F# # # C# # # F## b C b b F # b C C# b # b F F# b # b Major Scale C # # F # # Major Scale # # # # # C F b Major Scale # # # # F C

16 Lesson 10 - Major Scale Keys 3. Move on to the next lesson key with at least one sharp in it 1. What is a sharp key? key with at least one flat in it 2. What is a flat key? 3. Fill in all of the sharp keys in the diagram below (in order starting with the key with 1 sharp) C F# F F# C F# C# C# F# # F# # C# # C# # F# # # # # C# # # C F# 4. Fill in all of the Flat keys in the diagram below (in order starting with the key with 1 flat) C F C F b C F b C b F b b F b b C b b b C b b F b b b F b b b C b b b b Cb b b F b 5. Fill out the rest of the Circle of 5ths (hint: use the charts from questions 3 and 4 if you need help) C F b 1b 0 1# 2b 2# b 3b 3# 4b b 5b 7b 4# 7# 6b 6# 5# b/c# /Cb b/f#

17 Lesson 11 - Natural Minor Scale 3. Look in euide for practice instructions 4. Move on to the next lesson HS - WS - WS - HS - WS - WS 1. The Natural Minor Scale formula is WS - 2. Cross out the intervals that are not part of the Natural Minor Scale. T b2 2 b3 3 4 b5 5 b6 6 b7 7 T 3. Why is it called the Natural Minor Scale? Major Scale without being altered in any way ll the notes come directly out of the 4. bove the notes are written the intervals based on a C Major Scale. elow the notes write the intervals based on an Natural Minor Scale. C Major Scale intervals Nat Min Scale intervals 6 7 T C F T 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7

18 Lesson 12 - Relative Minor and Minor Keys 3. Move on to the next lesson 1. Circle the Relative Minor Keys column. Major Key b C b b F F# b b C# F# # C b F C# # F# # # F b F b b b C F# C# F b b C F# # C# # b C # # C# # # b b Cb b b F C F# b C b b F b C b b F F# b b C# 2. What is the relative minor of Major? 3. How many flats does the key of C minor have? 3 4. Fill in the rest of the relative minor keys. b b b F 2b 1b C 3b F 4b 5b/7# b/# C 0 1# 2# 3# F# 4# C# 5#/7b 6#/6b b/# #/b b/c# b/f# /Cb

19 Lesson 13 - Scale Patterns and Positions 3. Look in the euide for next steps 1. What is a scale pattern? and memorize shapes way of breaking up a scale into easier finger scale pattern refers 2. What s the different between a scale pattern and a scale position? to the way you break up the scale into shapes. scale position refers to where something lies on the fretboard

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