Scale Degree Practice
This page is for student practice sessions.
Access more excerpts illustrating scale degrees here.
A. SCALE DEGREE QUIZZES
Click the number of the quiz you want to use
| Quiz No. |
Identify
notes of... |
Identify
note at... |
Identify
S.D. name/number |
| 1A |
tonic triad
(1, 3, 5) |
end |
number |
| 1B |
tonic triad
(1, 3, 5) |
end |
name |
| 1C |
tonic triad
(1, 3, 5) |
beginning |
number |
| 1D |
tonic triad
(1, 3, 5) |
beginning |
name |
| 2A |
pentatonic scale
(1, 2, 3, 5, 6) |
end |
number |
| 2B |
pentatonic scale
(1, 2, 3, 5, 6) |
end |
name |
| 2C |
pentatonic scale
(1, 2, 3, 5, 6) |
beginning |
number |
| 2D |
pentatonic scale
(1, 2, 3, 5, 6) |
beginning |
name |
| 3A |
diatonic scale
(1 through 7) |
end |
number |
| 3B |
diatonic scale
(1 through 7) |
end |
name |
B. THREE GAMES TO IDENTIFY THE TONIC
- NEW: Use the Flashcards Deluxe app on your iPhone, iPad or iTouch.
- Buy and open the app
- select "+" to add a deck
- select "shared library"
- search for "GDB Sing Tonic"
Once the deck is downloaded and selected:
- select options (the gear in the top right corner)
- select cards to study
- select the categories (or difficulty levels)
- Play the game below
1. PLAY the excerpt.
2. SING the tonic during the pause which follows the phrase of music.
3. CHECK YOURSELF against the tone which follows the pause.
- Tonic in melody at beginning of excerpt
- Tonic in the bass at the beginning, but not in melody
- Practice identifying the tonic in a multiple choice format.
You may replay excerpts, get feedback as soon as you are done, and go back to problems you may have missed.
Level 1 uses the first six excerpts above.
Level 2 uses the next five.
C. NAME THAT SCALE DEGREE
Which scale degree is the last note of each of the following excerpts?
1. CLICK THE LINK for the excerpt.
2. LISTEN to the excerpt to decide on the scale degree.
3. REPEAT as needed.
4. CLICK "Answer" to see if you are right.
Which scale degree is the first note of each of the following excerpts?
See instructions above.
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