Music Theory Grade 1 Exam

1.

Select the name of this note.

2.

Select the correct clef to make this note E.

3.

Select the lower note of this pair of notes.

4.

Select the lower note of this pair of notes.

5.

Select the name of this note.

6.

Select the name of this note.

7.

Select the correct clef to make this note G.

8.

Select the name of this note.

9.

Select the correct clef to make this note C.

10.

Select the lower note of this pair of notes.

11.

Select the correct clef to make this note B flat.

12.

Select the name of this note.

13.

There is one flat in the key signature of F major.

14.

This is the 2nd degree of the scale of G major.

15.

Select the correctly written scale of G major, ascending.

16.

Select the correctly written key signature of D major.

17.

Select three notes that need an accidental to create a melody in the key of G major.

18.

There is one sharp in the key signature of D major.

19.

This is the scale of C major, descending.

20.

Select the two incorrect notes in this scale.

D major, descending:

21.

Select the correct key for this tonic triad.

22.

 Choose a note to complete this triad, with the tonic as the lowest note.
D major

23.

This is the tonic triad of D major.

24.

Select the correct key for this tonic triad.

25.

Select the correct meaning of the term:

26.

Select the correct meaning of the term:

Adagio

27.

The longest note in the melody is a …

28.

Look at this melody and then answer the question that follows.
The melody gets gradually louder towards the end.

29.

The highest note in the melody is …

30.

Bar 1 has the same pitches as …

31.

Choose a note to create an interval of a 4th.
The key is D major.

32.

Select the correct number of this interval. The key is C major.

33.

Choose a note to create an interval of a 5th.
The key is D major.

34.

Choose a note to create an interval of a 6th.
The key is D major.

35.

Choose a note to create an interval of a 2nd.
The key is D major.

36.

Select the correct number of this interval. The key is C major.

37.

Select the correct number of this interval. The key is C major.

38.

Select the correct number of this interval. The key is C major.

39.

Which is correct place of the bar line ?

40.

Which is correct place of the bar line ?

41.

Select the correct time signature for the bar.

42.

How many crotchets are there in a semibreve ?

43.

Is this rest correct or incorrect ?

44.

Is this rest correct or incorrect ?

45.

Select which of these groups of notes is written in the correct order from the shortest value to the longest.

46.

Is this rest correct or incorrect ?

47.

Select which of these bars is grouped correctly.

48.

Which is correct place of the bar line ?

49.

Which is correct place of the bar line ?

50.

Select the correct time signature for the bar.