Music Theory Questions

2 Section 1 (20 marks) Put a tick (P) in the box next to the correct answer. 1.1 Name this note:   G * B * E * 1.2 Name this note:   F * D * B * 1.3 Name the notes to find the hidden word: BEEF * BEAD * BADE * 1.4 How many crotchet beats are there in a semibreve? 2 * 4 * 6 * 1.5 Add the total number of crotchet beats in these note values.  +  +  = 3 * 6 * 5 * Put a tick (P) in the box next to the correct answer. 1.6 For how many crotchet beats does this rest last?  3 * 2 * 4 * 1.7 Which is the correct time signature? 3 * 2 * 4 * 1.8 To raise the pitch of this note by a semitone, which accidental would you put just before it?   # * b * § * 1.9 Which pair of notes has a distance of a semitone between them? G and B * B and A * E and F * 1.10 Which note is the tonic in the key of C major? C * D * G * 1.11 Here is the scale of C major. Where are the semitones? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8(1)  Between the 3rd & 4th and 7th & 8th degrees * Between the 3rd & 4th degrees * Between the 1st & 2nd and 7th & 8th degrees * Put a tick (P) in the box next to the correct answer. 1.12 Which major key has the following key signature?  F major * G major * C major * 1.13 Which chord symbol fits above this tonic triad? G * F * C * 1.14 Which symbol does not fit with this tonic triad?  G * I * C * 1.15 Name this interval:    4th * 3rd * 5th * 3rd * 5th * octave * 1.17 The following is: a scale * an arpeggio * an ostinato * 1.18 Which notes would you find in the tonic triad in the key of C major? CEG * FAC * FGA * 4 5 Put a tick (P) in the box next to the correct answer. 1.19 What does  mean? Play the note with an accent * Play the note smoothly * Play the note softly * 1.20 What does Andante mean? At a moderate pace * At a walking pace * Fast * Section 2 (20 marks) Write the following, using key signatures. 2.1 A one-octave C major scale in semibreves going down. Mark the semitones with a bracket ( or ) and an s for semitone. 2.2 A one-octave arpeggio of G major in semibreves going up then down. 6 Section 3 (15 marks) 3.1 Circle five different mistakes in the following music, then write it out correctly. Section 4 (15 marks) 4.1 Answer the following rhythm. Section 5 (10 marks) 5.1 Here is an ostinato. Write two more repeats of the pattern. Section 6 (20 marks) Look at the following piece and answer the questions below.  1 Moderato  p  legato 3 * 6 crescendo f 6.1 In which major key is this piece? ___________________________________________________________________________ 6.2 Write a chord symbol above the last note of this piece to show that the tonic triad should accompany it. 6.3 Circle the one-octave arpeggio hidden in this piece. 6.4 Does the arpeggio go up or down? ___________________________________________________________________________ 6.5 Name the interval between the two notes marked with asterisks (*) in bars 4 and 5. ___________________________________________________________________________ 6.6 The tonic is written in two registers in this piece. Put a box ( * ) around an example of a low and high tonic. 6.7 What does the curved line above the quavers in bar 5 mean? ___________________________________________________________________________ 6.8 What does Moderato mean? ___________________________________________________________________________ 6.9 What does the dynamic marking in bar 8 mean? ___________________________________________________________________________ 6.10 Is the distance between the last two notes a tone or a semitone? ___________________________________________________________________________ _ 2 Section 1 (20 marks) Put a tick (P) in the box next to the correct answer. 1.1 Name this note:   D * G * E * 1.2 Name this note:   F * G * B * 1.3 Name the notes to find the hidden word: DAD * BEG * BED * 1.4 How many crotchet beats are there in a semibreve? 2 * 3 * 4 * 1.5 Add the total number of crotchet beats in these note values.  + =   2 * 4 * 6 * Put a tick (P) in the box next to the correct answer. 1.6 For how many crotchet beats does this rest last?  1 * 2 * 4 * 1.7 Which is the correct time signature? 3 * 2 * 4 * 1.8 To return the last note to the pitch of the first note, which accidental would you put just before it? # * b * § * 1.9 Which pair of notes has a distance of a semitone between them? F and G * B and C * A and G * 1.10 Which note is the tonic in the key of G major? F * G * D * 1.11 Here is the scale of F major. Where are the semitones?  (1)8  7  6  5  4  3  2  1  Between the 1st & 2nd and 4th & 5th degrees * Between the 3rd & 4th degrees * Between the 3rd & 4th and 7th & 8th degrees * Put a tick (P) in the box next to the correct answer. 1.12 Which major key has the following key signature?  G major * F major * C major * 1.13 Which symbol does not fit with this tonic triad?   I * F * G * 1.14 Which note needs to be added to make a tonic triad in the key of C major?   D * C * E * 1.15 Name this interval:   4th * 3rd * 5th * 1.16 Name  this interval: octave * 3rd * 2nd * 1.17 The circle of 5ths is: a map of the keys used in music * an arpeggio * a key signature * 1.18 Which notes would you find in the tonic triad in the key of F major? BCD * FAC * GBD * 4 5 Put a tick (P) in the box next to the correct answer. 1.19 What does    mean? Play the notes getting gradually louder * Slur – play the notes smoothly * Play the notes with an accent * 1.20 What does diminuendo mean? At a moderate pace * Loud * Getting gradually softer * Section 2 (20 marks) Write the following, using key signatures. 2.1 A one-octave G major scale in semibreves going down. Mark the semitones with a bracket ( or ) and an s for semitone. 2.2 A one-octave arpeggio of F major in semibreves going up then down. 6 Section 3 (15 marks) 3.1 Circle five different mistakes in the following music, then write it out correctly. Section 4 (15 marks) 4.1 Answer the following rhythm. Section 5 (10 marks) 5.1 Here is an ostinato. Write two more repeats of the pattern. Section 6 (20 marks) Look at the following piece and answer the questions below. 1 Allegro mf * legato 3 crescendo 6 f  6.1 In which major key is this piece? ___________________________________________________________________________ 6.2 Write a chord symbol above the last note of this piece to show that the tonic triad should accompany it. 6.3 The rest in bar 4 lasts for how many crotchet beats? ___________________________________________________________________________ 6.4 Put a bracket ( ) above the place where you can see a one-octave scale in the key of the piece. 6.5 Is this scale going up or down? ___________________________________________________________________________ 6.6 Comment on the rhythm in bar 1 and bar 5? ___________________________________________________________________________ 6.7 Name the interval between the two notes marked with asterisks (*). ___________________________________________________________________________ 6.8 What does Allegro mean? ___________________________________________________________________________ 6.9 What does legato mean? ___________________________________________________________________________ 6.10 Write the lowest and highest notes in this piece as semibreves.