Music Theory Grade 4 Exam

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1.

How many bars contain at least one quaver rest ?

2

5

1

8

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2.

Select which of these bars shows bar <?> correctly rewritten in notes of twice the value.

1

2

3

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3.

All the notes in this melody can be found in the scale of C sharp harmonic minor.

True

False

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4.

How many semiquavers is the first note of bar 5 worth ?

6

7

12

14

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5.

In which bar is there a sign that means ‘forced, accented’ ?

Bar 1

Bar 2

Bar 3, bar 4

Bar 8

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6.

Select which of these bars will sound the same as bar <?>.

1

2

3

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11.

Select the name of this ornament:

Upper turn

Trill

Upper mordent

Lower mordent

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13.

Select the type of interval displayed.

Perfect

Major

Minor

Diminished

Augmented

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14.

Choose a note to create an interval of a major 3rd.

A

A sharp

G double sharp

G sharp

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15.

Choose a note to create an interval of a perfect 5th.

F

E

E flat

G flat

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16.

Choose a note to create an interval of a major 7th.

F

E sharp

E

F sharp

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17.

Choose a note to create an interval of a minor 6th.

E

A

F

G flat

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18.

Select the type of interval displayed.

Perfect

Major

Minor

Diminished

Augmented

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19.

Select the type of interval displayed.

Perfect

Major

Minor

Diminished

Augmented

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20.

Select the correct time signature for the bar.

12/8

3/2

6/4

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21.

Select the correct time signature for the bar.

3/4

9/8

C

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23.

Is this rest correct or incorrect ?

Correct

Incorrect

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24.

Is this rest correct or incorrect ?

Correct

Incorrect

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25.

Identify which of the following shows the bar <?> correctly rewritten in compound time.

1

2

3

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26.

Select the correct time signature for the bar.

6/16

3/8

2/4

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27.

This is the correctly written chromatic scale beginning on G.

True

False

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28.

Select the correctly written scale of F melodic minor, ascending.

1

2

3

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29.

Select the correct key of the melody.

C sharp minor

D major

A major

E minor

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30.

Select the correctly written key signature of D flat major.

1

2

3

4

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31.

Select the correct key of the melody.

G minor

G major

F major

D minor

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32.

Select the omitted pitches marked X and Y to complete the scale of F sharp harmonic minor.

G sharp / A

A / G sharp

A sharp / G sharp

G / A sharp

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33.

This is the correctly written chromatic scale beginning on B.

True

False

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34.

Select the correctly written scale of B major, descending.

1

2

3

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35.

The largest interval between two notes next to each other is a major 2nd.

True

False

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36.

Select the correct enharmonic equivalent of this note.

F double sharp

G sharp

F

E

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37.

Which is correctly rewrite the note on bar <?> in the new clef, keeping the pitch the same ?

1

2

3

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38.

Select the correct enharmonic equivalent of this note.

D flat

D

D double flat

D sharp

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39.

Select the name of this note.

A flat

C flat

B flat

G flat

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40.

Select the name of this note.

F sharp

A sharp

G sharp

E sharp

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41.

Select the name of this note.

A flat

G double flat

A double flat

C double flat

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42.

Select the name of this note.

D sharp

D double sharp

B double sharp

C sharp

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43.

This is the tonic triad of B major.

True

False

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44.

Select I, IV or V to name this triad.
The key is D flat major.

I

IV

V

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45.

This is the subdominant triad of F sharp minor.

True

False

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46.

Select I, IV or V to name this triad.
The key is C sharp minor.

I

IV

V

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47.

Select I, IV or V to name this triad.
The key is E minor.

I

IV

V

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48.

Select I, IV or V to name the chord marked <?>.
The key is G minor.

I

IV

V

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49.

This is the tonic triad of F minor.

True

False

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50.

This is the dominant triad of B flat major.

True

False