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Sixths · Teacher pack

Compare minor and major sixths.

beginner · 10 questions · 90 quarter-note BPM · Pack 710041

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Teacher instructions

Play each numbered question from this page. Use the same replay policy for all learners. Keep the answer section separate until the first response is recorded. For tapping tasks, record an observation on paper; use the online trainer for device-timed scoring.

Start with the labeled lesson examples. Play each question at the printed tempo, record the first response, then allow a correction. Use the online trainer for a separate new-question check.

Student practice sheet

Name: __________________________ Date: __________________

Choose the sixth quality as roots and direction vary. Replay the current pair when the starting note fades.

  1. Question 1

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Minor sixth
    • □ Major sixth
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  2. Question 2

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Minor sixth
    • □ Major sixth
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  3. Question 3

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Minor sixth
    • □ Major sixth
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  4. Question 4

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Minor sixth
    • □ Major sixth
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  5. Question 5

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Minor sixth
    • □ Major sixth
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  6. Question 6

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Minor sixth
    • □ Major sixth
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  7. Question 7

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Minor sixth
    • □ Major sixth
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  8. Question 8

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Minor sixth
    • □ Major sixth
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  9. Question 9

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Minor sixth
    • □ Major sixth
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  10. Question 10

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Minor sixth
    • □ Major sixth
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

After practice

One distinction I can explain: __________________________________

One skill to revisit: __________________________________________

Teacher answer key

Sixths · Pack 710041 · 90 quarter-note BPM. These answers match the numbered student sheet.

  1. Question 1

    Minor sixth

    C#4 to A4: 8 semitones, ascending. Minor sixth.

    Sounding pitches: C#4 · A4

  2. Question 2

    Major sixth

    C4 to A4: 9 semitones, ascending. Major sixth.

    Sounding pitches: C4 · A4

  3. Question 3

    Minor sixth

    C#4 to A4: 8 semitones, ascending. Minor sixth.

    Sounding pitches: C#4 · A4

  4. Question 4

    Major sixth

    G4 to E5: 9 semitones, ascending. Major sixth.

    Sounding pitches: G4 · E5

  5. Question 5

    Major sixth

    F#4 to D#5: 9 semitones, ascending. Major sixth.

    Sounding pitches: F#4 · D#5

  6. Question 6

    Major sixth

    C4 to A4: 9 semitones, ascending. Major sixth.

    Sounding pitches: C4 · A4

  7. Question 7

    Major sixth

    E4 to C#5: 9 semitones, ascending. Major sixth.

    Sounding pitches: E4 · C#5

  8. Question 8

    Major sixth

    A#4 to G5: 9 semitones, ascending. Major sixth.

    Sounding pitches: A#4 · G5

  9. Question 9

    Major sixth

    F4 to D5: 9 semitones, ascending. Major sixth.

    Sounding pitches: F4 · D5

  10. Question 10

    Major sixth

    G#4 to F5: 9 semitones, ascending. Major sixth.

    Sounding pitches: G#4 · F5

Keep three observations separate

First independent responses: __________________________________

Corrections on the same questions: ____________________________

New-question check on a later set: _____________________________

Use the new questions to identify size without reproducing a previous example from memory.