Music Theory Grade 1 Exam

1.

Bar 1 has the same pitches as …

2.

The highest note in the melody is …

3.

Select the bar that contains all the notes of the tonic triad of C major.

4.

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

5.

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

6.

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

7.

Select the correctly written scale of G major, ascending.

8.

Select the correctly written key signature of D major.

9.

Select the two incorrect notes in this scale.

D major, descending:

10.

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

11.

Select the correctly written key signature of F major.

12.

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

13.

This is the 4th degree of the scale of F major.

14.

Select the correct meaning of the term:

Staccato

15.

Select the correct meaning of the term:

Decrescendo

16.

Select the correct meaning of the sign:

mp

17.

Select the name of this note.

18.

Select the correct clef to make this note B flat.

19.

Select the correct clef to make this note C.

20.

Select the lower note of this pair of notes.

21.

Select the name of this note.

22.

Select the correct clef to make this note G.

23.

Select the name of this note.

24.

Select the name of this note.

25.

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

26.

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

27.

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

28.

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

29.

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

30.

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

31.

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

32.

Choose a note to create an interval of an 8th/8ve.
The key is D major.

33.

This is the tonic triad of D major.

34.

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

35.

Select the correct key for this tonic triad.

36.

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

37.

Select the correct key for this tonic triad.

38.

This is the tonic triad of G major.

39.

Select the correct key for this tonic triad.

40.

Select the correct key for this tonic triad.

41.

This is the tonic triad of F major.

42.

Select the correct time signature for the bar.

43.

Is this rest correct or incorrect ?

44.

Is this rest correct or incorrect ?

45.

Select the correct time signature for the bar.

46.

How many crotchets are there in a semibreve ?

47.

Which is correct place of the bar line ?

48.

Is this rest correct or incorrect ?

49.

Select the correct time signature for the bar.

50.

Which is correct place of the bar line ?