Music Theory Grade 1 Exam

1.

Which is correct place of the bar line ?

2.

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

3.

Which is correct place of the bar line ?

4.

Which is correct place of the bar line ?

5.

Which is correct place of the bar line ?

6.

How many quavers are there in a dotted minim ?

7.

Select the correct time signature for the bar.

8.

How many crotchets are there in a semibreve ?

9.

Is this rest correct or incorrect ?

10.

Is this rest correct or incorrect ?

11.

Which is correct place of the bar line ?

12.

Select the lower note of this pair of notes.

13.

Select the correct clef to make this note E.

14.

Select the name of this note.

15.

Select the correct clef to make this note C.

16.

Select the name of this note.

17.

Select the name of this note.

18.

Select the lower note of this pair of notes.

19.

Select the correct clef to make this note B flat.

20.

Select the name of this note.

21.

Select the lower note of this pair of notes.

22.

Select the correct clef to make this note G.

23.

Select the two pairs of notes that are each a semitone apart.

24.

Select the two incorrect notes in this scale.

D major, descending:

25.

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

26.

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

27.

This is the scale of C major, descending.

28.

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

29.

Select the correctly written key signature of D major.

30.

Select the correctly written scale of G major, ascending.

31.

Select the correctly written key signature of F major.

32.

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

33.

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

34.

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

35.

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

36.

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

Bar 1 has the same pitches as …

40.

The longest note in the melody is a …

41.

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

42.

Select the correct meaning of the term:

Staccato

43.

Select the correct meaning of the term:

Decrescendo

44.

Select the correct meaning of the term:

45.

Select the correct meaning of the term:

Adagio

46.

Select the correct meaning of the sign:

mp

47.

This is the tonic triad of F major.

48.

Select the correct key for this tonic triad.

49.

Select the correct key for this tonic triad.

50.

Select the correct key for this tonic triad.