Step Precision Assessment
BEginning Music Theory Summative Assessment
Time: 30 Mins • 100 Pts Total
1.3: Half Steps vs. Whole Steps
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Score: / 100
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Part 1: Aural Identification
40% of Exam • 8 Items (5 pts each)
Mr. Lyng will play 8 musical intervals at the piano.Each interval will be sounded five times melodically (one note after the other).
Fill in the bubble for the distance heard.
Listening Cue: • Half Step: narrow ("Jaws") • Whole Step: open ("Do-Re")
Item 1 [ 5 pts ]
Half Step (H)
Whole Step (W)
Item 2 [ 5 pts ]
Half Step (H)
Whole Step (W)
Item 3 [ 5 pts ]
Half Step (H)
Whole Step (W)
Item 4 [ 5 pts ]
Half Step (H)
Whole Step (W)
Item 5 [ 5 pts ]
Half Step (H)
Whole Step (W)
Item 6 [ 5 pts ]
Half Step (H)
Whole Step (W)
Item 7 [ 5 pts ]
Half Step (H)
Whole Step (W)
Item 8 [ 5 pts ]
Half Step (H)
Whole Step (W)
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Part 2: Visual Identification on the Keyboard
30% of Exam • 30 Pts Total
Each diagram below highlights two keys marked with circular dots. Identify whether the distance between them is a Half Step (H) or a Whole Step (W).
Q9 [ 5 pts ] C D E F G A B
Half Step
Whole Step
Q10 [ 5 pts ] C D E F G A B
Half Step
Whole Step
Q11 [ 5 pts ] C D E F G A B
Half Step
Whole Step
Q12 [ 5 pts ] C D E F G A B
Half Step
Whole Step
Q13. Natural Half Steps [ 5 pts ]
Using only natural pitch names (white keys), between which two pairs of notes do the natural half steps lie?
Pair 1: and
Pair 2: and
Q14. Pitch Math [ 5 pts ]
Calculate the resulting pitch using keyboard geography:
a) Start on E. Move up one Whole Step:
b) Start on B. Move up one Half Step:
Part 1 & 2 Subtotal: _______ / 70 Page 1 of 2 • Continue to Part 3 on reverse →
1.3 Summative Assessment
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Part 3: Visual Identification on the Staff in Multiple Clefs
30% of Exam • 6 Items (5 pts each)
Examine the note pairs on the Treble, Bass, and Alto staves below. Write the note names on the blank lines, then fill the circle indicating whether the distance is a Half Step (H) or Whole Step (W).
Q15. Treble Clef [ 5 pts ] Line to Space
𝄞
Notes: to
Half Whole
Q16. Bass Clef [ 5 pts ] Line 4 to Space 4
𝄢
Notes: to
Half Whole
Q17. Treble Clef [ 5 pts ] Line 1 to Space 1
𝄞
Notes: to
Half Whole
Q18. Bass Clef [ 5 pts ] Line 2 to Space 2
𝄢
Notes: to
Half Whole
Q19. Alto Clef [ 5 pts ] Chromatic Alteration
𝄡 ♯
Notes: to
Half Whole
Q20. Alto Clef [ 5 pts ] Flat Sign to Natural Note
𝄡 ♭
Notes: to
Half Whole
BONUS Applied Instrumental Mechanics (+5 Extra Credit Points) [ Optional ]
Choose a musical instrument you play or understand (e.g., guitar, violin, piano, trumpet, trombone, flute):
My Chosen Instrument:
How is a HALF STEP played? (Physical action: frets, finger spacing, slide, keys, valves, etc.)
How is a WHOLE STEP played? (Physical action: frets, finger spacing, slide, keys, valves, etc.)
Part 1 (Aural) ____ / 40
Part 2 (Keys) ____ / 30
Part 3 (Staff) ____ / 30
Total Score ____ / 100
Instructor Notes / Verification:
Unit 2: Pitch Architecture & Intervals Page 2 of 2 • End of Assessment
