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Semitones & Tones — Identify semitones & tones

Mark each pair as a chromatic semitone (C), diatonic semitone (D), or whole tone (W).

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Clef: trebleDifficulty: beginner
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25 questions
Semitones & Tones — Identify semitones & tones

Mark each pair as a chromatic semitone (C), diatonic semitone (D), or whole tone (W).

Answer Key
Clef: trebleDifficulty: beginner
  1. D
    1.
  2. C
    2.
  3. D
    3.
  4. D
    4.
  5. W
    5.
  6. D
    6.
  7. D
    7.
  8. D
    8.
  9. C
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  10. W
    10.
  11. C
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  12. W
    12.
  13. W
    13.
  14. W
    14.
  15. D
    15.
  16. C
    16.
  17. D
    17.
  18. C
    18.
  19. C
    19.
  20. D
    20.
  21. D
    21.
  22. D
    22.
  23. W
    23.
  24. C
    24.
  25. C
    25.
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Semitone and tone worksheet + answer key

Label half steps and whole steps.

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25 questions
Semitones & Tones — Identify semitones & tones

Mark each pair as a chromatic semitone (C), diatonic semitone (D), or whole tone (W).

Name:Date:
Clef: trebleDifficulty: beginner
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25 questions
Semitones & Tones — Identify semitones & tones

Mark each pair as a chromatic semitone (C), diatonic semitone (D), or whole tone (W).

Answer Key
Clef: trebleDifficulty: beginner
  1. D
    1.
  2. C
    2.
  3. D
    3.
  4. D
    4.
  5. W
    5.
  6. D
    6.
  7. D
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  8. D
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  9. C
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  10. W
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  11. C
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  12. W
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  13. W
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  14. W
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  15. D
    15.
  16. C
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  17. D
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  18. C
    18.
  19. C
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  20. D
    20.
  21. D
    21.
  22. D
    22.
  23. W
    23.
  24. C
    24.
  25. C
    25.
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25 questions
Semitones & Tones — Identify semitones & tones

Mark each pair as a chromatic semitone (C), diatonic semitone (D), or whole tone (W).

Name:Date:
Clef: trebleDifficulty: beginner
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Semitones & tones — identify

Label half steps and whole steps.

Sheet 02Answer key included
25 questions
Semitones & Tones — Chromatic semitone below

Complete each step-size exercise.

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Clef: trebleDifficulty: beginner
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Chromatic semitones

Identify chromatic half steps.

Sheet 03Answer key included
25 questions
Semitones & Tones — Chromatic semitone below

Complete each step-size exercise.

Name:Date:
Clef: trebleDifficulty: beginner
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Diatonic semitones

Identify diatonic half steps.

Sheet 04Answer key included
25 questions
Semitones & Tones — Chromatic semitone below

Complete each step-size exercise.

Name:Date:
Clef: trebleDifficulty: beginner
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Draw whole tones

Write a whole step above or below.

Sheet 05Answer key included
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Semitones & Tones — Enharmonic equivalents

Write the enharmonic equivalent of each note.

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Clef: trebleDifficulty: intermediate

  1. Gb

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  2. E#

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  3. C#

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  4. Bb

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  5. Fb

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  6. F#

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  7. D#

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  8. C#

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  9. G#

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  10. G#

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  11. A#

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  12. Db

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  13. Eb

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  14. Ab

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  15. F#

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  16. Bb

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  17. Gb

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  18. E#

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  19. C#

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  20. Bb

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  21. Fb

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  22. F#

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  23. D#

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  24. C#

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  25. G#

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Enharmonic equivalents

Match enharmonically equivalent notes.

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