| 3 Pitches Listening Quiz | Theory Things William Wieland |
| Half Steps | Whole Steps | Major Triad | 1–5–1 | Octaves |
| Play on the Piano: |
Half Steps — next to one another on the piano keyboard Whole Steps — lowest 3 notes of any Major 5-finger Pattern Major Triad — bottom, middle & top notes of any Major 5-finger Pattern 1–5–1 — 1 & 5 are the lowest & highest notes of any Major 5-finger Pattern Octaves — same pitch name | |||
| Sing: |
Half Steps — the closest pitches most musicians sing You can sing the rest with notes of the major scale, Numbers or Solfège, ascending or (descending). Whole Steps — 1, 2, 3 (3, 2, 1) — do, re, mi (mi, re, do) Major Triad — 1, 3, 5 (5, 3, 1) — do, mi, sol (sol, mi, do) 1–5–1 — 1, 5, 8 (8, 5, 1) — do, sol, do (do, sol, do) Octaves — same number — same solfège | |||
| Familiar Tunes: |
Half Steps — The Entertainer (up) — "Wah, wah, wah!" (down) Whole Steps — Frère Jacques (up) — Three Blind Mice (down) Major Triad — Kum Ba Yah (up) — The Star-Spangled Banner (down) 1–5–1 — 2001: A Space Odyssey (up) — Superman Theme (down) (The first and last notes of 1 – 5 – 1 are an octave apart.) | |||
| Practice Quizzes: |
(8 questions each—The high note indicates which question is next by how often it is struck.) | |||