Music Theory Grade 1 Exam

1.

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

2.

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

3.

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

4.

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

5.

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

6.

How many crotchets are there in a semibreve ?

7.

Is this rest correct or incorrect ?

8.

Select the correct time signature for the bar.

9.

Select the correct time signature for the bar.

10.

Which is correct place of the bar line ?

11.

Which is correct place of the bar line ?

12.

Is this rest correct or incorrect ?

13.

How many quavers are there in a dotted minim ?

14.

Which is correct place of the bar line ?

15.

Which is correct place of the bar line ?

16.

Is this rest correct or incorrect ?

17.

Select the correct key for this tonic triad.

18.

Select the correct key for this tonic triad.

19.

This is the tonic triad of G major.

20.

This is the tonic triad of D major.

21.

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

22.

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

23.

This is the tonic triad of F major.

24.

Select the correct key for this tonic triad.

25.

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

26.

The highest note in the melody is …

27.

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

28.

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

29.

The longest note in the melody is a …

30.

Select the two incorrect notes in this scale.

D major, descending:

31.

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

32.

This is the scale of C major, descending.

33.

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

34.

Select the correctly written key signature of D major.

35.

Select the correctly written key signature of F major.

36.

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

37.

Select the correctly written scale of G major, ascending.

38.

Select the name of this note.

39.

Select the correct clef to make this note E.

40.

Select the name of this note.

41.

Select the lower note of this pair of notes.

42.

Select the correct clef to make this note G.

43.

Select the lower note of this pair of notes.

44.

Select the correct clef to make this note B flat.

45.

Select the name of this note.

46.

Select the name of this note.

47.

Select the correct meaning of the term:

48.

Select the correct meaning of the sign:

mp

49.

Select the correct meaning of the term:

Adagio

50.

Select the correct meaning of the term:

Decrescendo