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Chapter One
Beginning with the language / Vol. 1 pages 2-5 (full textbook pages 2-6)
1.] a.) How many Whole steps between a note and its octave (1 octave above or below)? _______
b.) How many half-steps between a note and its octave (1 octave above or below)? _______
2.] What letters do we use to represent frequencies? _________________________________________
3.] (optional questions)
a.) What is the frequency of a note 1 octave below an A2 note (A2 frequency is 440 hertz)? _______
b.) What is the frequency of a note 1 octave above an A2 note? _______

Dividing the Octave / Vol. 1 pages 6-8 (full textbook pages 6-8)
4.] a.) Using the answer from Question 2, which letters represent which white piano keys?
b.) There are no black piano keys between the notes _______ & _______, and _______ & _______.
5.] Naming the black piano keys requires the use of Accidentals. Circle the answers.
a.) Which Accidental symbol raises a note 1 half-step?
b.) Which Accidental symbol lowers a note 1 half-step?
c.) Which Accidental symbol raises a note 1 whole step?
d.) Which Accidental symbol lowers a note 1 whole step?
6.] Using only the Sharp (♯) and Flat (♭) Accidentals, name the black piano keys in Question 4.
Piano key 2 is a ______♯ or ______♭ note. Piano key 4 is a ______♯ or ______♭ note.
Piano key 7 is a ______♯ or ______♭ note. Piano key 9 is a ______♯ or ______♭ note.
Piano key 11 is a ______♯ or ______♭ note.

Writing the language onto paper / Vol. 1 pages 8-13 (full textbook pages 9-15)
7.] a.) A Staff used in writing music onto paper has how many parallel lines? _________
b.) A Grand Staff uses how many connected staves? _________
8.] The symbols we use to identify a staff are called “Clefs”. Circle the answers.
a.) Which Clef marks the G4 note?
b.) Which Clef marks the F3 note?
c.) Which Clef marks the C4 note?
d.) Which Clef is used to show the Treble staff?
e.) Which Clef is used to show the Bass staff?
f.) Which Clef is used to show the Alto staff?
g.) Which Clef is used to show the Tenor staff?
h.) Which Clef is called the G Clef?
i.) Which Clef is called the F Clef?
j.) Which Clef is called the C Clef?
9.] a.) Which staves are used in a Grand Staff? Circle the answers.
Treble Staff / Bass Staff / Alto Staff / Tenor Staff
b.) What separates the staves in a Grand Staff? ______ Choose the correct answer from below.
i.) Nothing separates the staves in a Grand Staff.
ii.) The staves in a Grand Staff are separated by an octave.
iii.) The staves are separated by an invisible line, which is where the middle C or C4 note goes.
10.] Which statements about Ledger lines are true? Which are false? Circle the answer.
True or False a.) When the middle C is used, a short horizontal line is drawn for the note.
True or False b.) Only notes located below the Grand Staff use ledger lines.
True or False c.) Notes located above and below the Grand Staff also use ledger lines.
True or False d.) A Ledger line for one note should never touch the ledger lines of other notes.
True or False e.) The Ledger line for one note always touches the ledger line of another note.
True or False f.) Ledger lines are placed only between the note and the staff.
11.] Trace each of the grey clefs on the staves below. Then draw each clef once on each of the three
blank staves located to the right of each traced clef.
12.] Each line and space in a staff represents a natural note (a note without a sharp or flat accidental). The G clef marks the G4 note on treble staves. The F clef marks the F3 note on bass staves. The C clef marks the C4 note on the alto and tenor staves. Using this information, write in all the natural note names (including the octaves in subscript) on the lines above the notes on each of the following staves.

How we measure Time on a Staff / Vol. 1 pages 13-23 (full textbook pages 15-26)
13.] A combination of elements is used to show the timing of a melody. Varied note types are used to represent different lengths of time, counted by beats. Identify each note type (from the word list) and write the name next to the note and then circle how many beats it represents.
14.] Circle the correct name for the darkened part of each of the eighth notes shown below.
Bar / Flag / Note head / Stem
15.] Practice drawing the different note types on staves. With each space and line being a different notes, make sure you can see the differences in your work. Trace all the grey notes on the staves below. Whole notes and half notes have an open oval note head. All other note types have solid oval note heads, so remember to fill them in so that they look different from the half notes. The note head for a whole note lays horizontal to the staff. Ovals used for the other note heads are rotated counter-clockwise by about 30 degrees. First we will draw notes with the stem located on the right of the note head pointing up.
All notes below the middle line on the staff are notes with the stem located on the right of the note head pointing up. All notes on or above the middle line on staves are notes with the stem located on the left of the note head pointing down. Flags always stay on the right side of the stem, whether the stem points up or down. Now practice drawing notes with the stem on the left of the note head pointing down.
16.] Which statements about time signatures are true? Which are false? Circle the answer.
True or False a.) We represent time on the staff by how we count the octaves.
True or False b.) We represent time on the staff by how we count our beats.
True or False c.) Beats are divided into repeated measures.
True or False d.) A measure has a given length based on the number of beats assigned to it.
True or False e.) A measure has a given length stated in the time signature.
True or False f.) The top number in a time signature is the type of note a measure is counted from.
17.] Fill in the missing words in the following sentences about the time signatures shown below.
a.) A 2/4 time signature has ____ (number) _________________ (type) note beats per measure.
b.) A 3/4 time signature has ____ (number) _________________ (type) note beats per measure.
c.) A 4/4 time signature has ____ (number) _________________ (type) note beats per measure.
d.) A 5/4 time signature has ____ (number) _________________ (type) note beats per measure.
e.) A 6/4 time signature has ____ (number) _________________ (type) note beats per measure.
f.) A 3/8 time signature has ____ (number) _________________ (type) note beats per measure.
g.) A 6/8 time signature has ____ (number) _________________ (type) note beats per measure.
18.] Which statements about the tempo are true? Which are false? Circle the answer.
True or False a.) The standard unit of measurement for a tempo is “bpm”.
True or False b.) “bpm” stands for number of the bass notes played per measure.
True or False c.) The tempo tells us the number of single beats that play in a minute.
True or False d.) bpm = beats per minute.
True or False e.) The tempo is placed above the last measure of the last staff.
True or False f.) The initial tempo is written above the time signature on the first staff.
19.] The most common time signatures are 3/4 and 4/4. Trace each of these time signatures below.
20.] Notes with flags can also use bars instead of the flags, with the number of bars the same as the number of flags it has. When two or more of the same note types follow each other, a bar joining the notes looks cleaner. For visual clarity, the bars are grouped into beats.
Draw the measures of eighth notes and sixteenth notes on staves using bars to show the beats.
21.] Which statements about rests are true? Which are false? Circle the answer.
True or False a.) For each note type, there is a rest that can be used.
True or False b.) A rest means make as much noise as you can when you see it.
True or False c.) A rest means you should be silent for the duration of time the rest represents.
True or False d.) A whole rest can only be used with 4/4 time signatures.
True or False e.) A whole rest fills the measure of both 3/4 and 4/4 time signatures.
22.] Now practice drawing rests. Do not worry about measures yet, just practice the shapes. Rests are always drawn on the staff in the same place. There are no line rests or space rests drawn, just a rest drawn the same way for quick recognition.
23.] Which group of notes from the table (when tied together) equals the timing of the 8 notes in the sentences below. Fill in all the answer(s).
1. is equal to ____. 2. is equal to ____.
3. is equal to ____&____&____. 4. is equal to ____&____&____&____.
5. is equal to ____&____&____. 6. is equal to ____&____&____.
7. is equal to ____&____&____. 8. is equal to ____&____.
24.] Tuplets change how many beats a note plays for. Triplets are the most commonly used tuplet. Using eighth note triplets with a 4/4 time signature will play the same as using eighth notes in a 12/8 time signature.
If the same tempo is used with both of the measures shown above, they would sound similar. Below are 2 measures. One measure is in 12/8 and one measure is in 4/4. Try writing the 12/8 measure with a 4/4 time signature, using eighth note triplets. Then try writing the 4/4 measure with triplets in 12/8 using normal eighth notes. Draw in the clefs, time signatures, and notes (using both flags and bars, when needed).

When to use the Grand Staff / Vol. 1 pages 24-25 (full textbook pages 27-28)
25.] Chapter One has Twinkle Twinkle Little Star written as a list of notes and then written on staves. Try writing out the eight measures of Frere Jacques. The notes are: G4 A4 B4 G4, G4 A4 B4 G4, B4 C5 D5, B4 C5 D5, D5 E5 D5 C5 B4 G4, D5 E5 D5 C5 B4 G4, G4 D4 G4, G4 D4 G4. Commas divide the measures. All notes are quarter notes except single underlined notes are half-notes and double underlined notes are eighth notes.

Chapter Two
Working with String Instruments & Tablature / Vol. 1 pages 26-32 (full textbook pages 29-36)
26.] What are the notes of the open strings on a standard tuned guitar? Include the octaves.
27.] Write in the natural notes for the first twelve frets on a standard tuned guitar in the boxes of the table below. Place an X in the boxes of all frets/strings that are “black keys” on the piano (or enharmonic notes which need an accidental symbol).
28.] What are the notes of the open strings on a standard tuned bass guitar? Include the octaves.
29.] Write in the natural notes for the first twelve frets on a standard tuned bass guitar in the boxes of the table below. Place an X in the boxes of all frets/strings that are “black keys” on the piano (or enharmonic notes which need an accidental symbol).
30.] It is important to know where the notes for all the open strings are located on an 88 key piano. One of the following keyboards shows where the notes for a standard tuned guitar are located. One of the following keyboards shows where the notes for a standard tuned bass guitar are located. Write a “G” next to the keyboard showing the numbered open guitar strings. Write a “B” next to the keyboard showing the numbered open bass guitar strings. Make sure the correct string numbers are located on the keys.

What is Tablature? / Vol 1 pages 33-39 (full textbook pages 37-44)
31.] Which statements about Tablature are true? Which are false? Circle the answer.
True or False a.) Tablature for a six string guitar has five lines, like a staff has.
True or False b.) Tablature for a six string guitar has four lines, just like the bass guitar has.
True or False c.) Tablature for a six string guitar has six lines, one for each string.
True or False d.) Tablature for a four string bass guitar has four lines, one for each string.
True or False e.) Tablature for a five string bass guitar has ten lines, two for each string.
True or False f.) Tablature for a four string bass guitar has five lines, like a staff has.
True or False g.) Top line on a tablature is for notes on the 1st string.
True or False h.) Bottom line on a tablature is for notes on the 1st string.
True or False i.) Top line on a tablature is for notes on the 6th string of a guitar.
True or False j.) Bottom line on a tablature is for notes on the 6th string of a guitar.
True or False k.) Top line on a tablature is for notes on the 4th string of a bass guitar.
True or False l.) Bottom line on a tablature is for notes on the 4th string of a bass guitar.
32.] For question 24 you wrote out Frere Jacques on the staff. Below is Frere Jacques with Tablature showing the notes played on the 1st and 2nd strings but taking 12 frets. This becomes difficult to play. Finding a pattern that goes across the fretboard will make this easier to play.

Chapter Three
What is a Scale? / Vol. 1 pages 40-42 (full textbook pages 45-47)
35.] Which statements about Scales are true? Which are false? Circle the answer.
True or False a.) A given progression of notes moving up or down a fretboard is called a scale.
True or False b.) A scale can repeat each octave.
True or False c.) A diatonic scale is the most commonly used repeating scale.
True or False d.) In an ascending scale the next note is always a higher frequency.
True or False e.) A diatonic scale has seven notes and is repeated each octave.
36.] Draw an ascending scale of seven notes starting with the E4 note on the lower treble staff line, and using all the natural notes: A, B, C, D, E, F, & G. Then draw a descending scale starting with the F5 note on the top treble staff line using the same notes. Make sure you are using a G clef on the treble staves.
37.] (optional question)
A Monotonic scale is the name for a 1 note scale. Below is a list of scale names using the “tonic” suffix. Write the number of notes each “___-tonic” scale has on the lines provided.
Ditonic - ____ note scale Pentatonic - ____ note scale Octatonic - ____ note scale
Tritonic - ____ note scale Hexatonic - ____ note scale Diatonic - ____ note scale
Tetratonic - ____ note scale Hepatonic - ____ note scale Decatonic - ____ note scale

Whole–Whole–half–Whole–Whole–Whole-half / Vol. 1 pages 42-46 (full textbook pages 47-52)
38.] Write an “h” by the half-steps and an “W” by the whole steps in the 3 pictures below.
39.] The following questions are about the Key of C Major, with the notes: C, D, E, F, G, A, & B.
a.) What is the tonic note in the Key of C Major? _________
b.) What is the 2nd scale degree in the Key of C Major? _________
c.) What is the 4th scale degree in the Key of C Major? _________
d.) What is the 5th scale degree in the Key of C Major? _________
e.) What is the 6th scale degree in the Key of C Major? _________
f.) What is the octave of the tonic note in the Key of C Major? _________
40.] Which statements about Major Keys are true? Which are false? Circle the answer.
True or False a.) C Major is the only Major Key that does not have any sharps or flats.
True or False b.) Accidentals are only used with the Key of C Major.
True or False c.) A Major Key will never use both sharp and flat accidentals.
True or False d.) A Key will have only one appearance of each of our letters per octave.
True or False e.) Most Keys have both a sharp and flat tonic note in their scale.
True or False 7.) The tonic note for a Major Key scale is always the 1st scale degree.
41.] Knowing that a Major Key scale is always built from the first note, the tonic, write out all the Major scales built from the following notes. (Enharmonic notes which create scales with double sharp or double flat notes have been removed from the list. If you wish to check this, write out the scales built from the missing enharmonic notes; A♯, B♯, D♯, F♭, E♯, and G♯.)
A as the tonic note -
B♭ as the tonic note -
B as the tonic note -
C♭ as the tonic note -
C as the tonic note -
C♯ as the tonic note -
D♭ as the tonic note -
D as the tonic note -
E♭ as the tonic note -
E as the tonic note -
F as the tonic note -
F♯ as the tonic note -
G♭ as the tonic note -
G as the tonic note -
A♭ as the tonic note -
42.] Which Major Keys have sharp notes?
1♯?______, 2♯s? ______, 3♯s? ______, 4♯s? ______, 5♯s? ______, 6♯s? ______, 7♯s? ______
43.] Which Major Keys have flat notes?
1♭?______, 2♭s? ______, 3♭s? ______, 4♭s? ______, 5♭s? ______, 6♭s? ______, 7♭s? ______
44.] Enharmonic Major Keys have notes with the same frequencies, but different names for the notes. Can you identify the 6 enharmonic Key scales? Look at all the enharmonic tonic notes for clues.
a.) ____________ & ____________ are enharmonic Keys.
b.) ____________ & ____________ are enharmonic Keys.
c.) ____________ & ____________ are enharmonic Keys.

Positions to play C Major scale on fretboards / Vol. 1 pages 46-55 (full textbook pages 53-61)
45.] Questions 26-29 had you write out all the natural notes on the fretboards of a guitar and a bass guitar (notes without a sharp or flat accidental). In Chapter Three it is shown how these natural notes are the notes in the Key of C Major. Work out the five patterns to play C Major across a standard tuned guitar fretboard by filling in the following guitar fretboard diagrams with only the natural notes (include the octave).
46.] Now work out the five patterns to play C Major across a standard tuned bass guitar fretboard by filling in the following bass guitar fretboard diagrams with only the natural notes. If you understand the patterns, copy the notes from the guitar diagrams, but remember to change the octave numbers and watch the strings.
47.] Using the answer from question 44, change the letters in the C Major scale into scale degree numbers.

Looking at Intervals & the Major Key scale / Vol. 1 pages 55-62 (full textbook pages 61-69)
48.] Write in the names of the Intervals made from the Major Key scale.
a.) Combining a Tonic note and the 2nd scale degree creates a ______________________ interval.
b.) Combining a Tonic note and the 3rd scale degree creates a ______________________ interval.
c.) Combining a Tonic note and the 4th scale degree creates a ______________________ interval.
d.) Combining a Tonic note and the 5th scale degree creates a ______________________ interval.
e.) Combining a Tonic note and the 6th scale degree creates a ______________________ interval.
f.) Combining a Tonic note and the 7th scale degree creates a ______________________ interval.
49.] Which statements about Intervals are true? Which are false? Circle the answer.
True or False a.) A five-note combination is called an interval.
True or False b.) A two-note combination is called an interval.
True or False c.) Each interval is given a name, based on its relationship with the tonic.
True or False d.) Perfect intervals have both a Major and a minor version of intervals.
True or False e.) Perfect intervals have only one Major interval with no minor intervals.
True or False f.) The 4th, 5th, and 8th scale degrees build Perfect intervals with the tonic.
50.] Draw the Major and Perfect intervals in the Key of C Major. Use the treble staff, a 4/4 time signature, quarter notes and finish the last measure with a rest. Build the intervals from the middle C, the C4 note. You will need to use ledger lines to show the middle C.
51.] Now draw the minor intervals and the tritone in the Key of C Major. Again use the treble staff, a 4/4 time signature, quarter notes and finish the last measure with a rest. Build the intervals from the middle C, the C4 note. Remember to use ledger lines to show the middle C.
52.] In Chapter Three we saw how Twinkle Twinkle Little Star can be written out using scales degrees, with the first note used as the tonic. Can you write out the scale degrees for the notes in the eight measures of Frere Jacques? The first note is a G. Use this as the tonic note for your scale degrees.
53.] Work out the second notes for the following intervals and write them on the lines below the intervals. The combinations we are looking at are: tonic & 1st half-step (minor second), tonic & 2nd half-step (Major second), tonic & 3rd half-step (minor third), tonic & 4th half-step (Major third), tonic & 5th half-step (Perfect fourth), tonic & 6th half-step (tritone), tonic & 7th half-step (Perfect fifth), tonic & 8th half-step (minor sixth), tonic & 9th half-step (Major sixth), tonic & 10th half-step (minor seventh), and tonic & 11th half-step (Major seventh). If you need some help, look at the table in question 40 for all the notes in the Major Keys. The first letter shown below is the tonic note in the interval. You may need to use accidentals. None of the intervals shown will need double sharp or double flat accidentals. Carefully count out your half-steps. After you have worked out the note, then draw the interval on the treble staff and find at least one place on the guitar fretboard to play the notes in a 4-fret span, writing the fret numbers on the tablature. If you have found a second place to play the interval, write the fret numbers next to the first numbers and put them in parenthesis. ×