Music Theory Sample Paper 2020 Grade 5 C Total marks: ls Exam duration: 2 hours maximum 1 Rhythm _ hy 1.1 Circle the correct time signature for each of these bars. @ opera F 8 &B ogo 2 8 8 a @ 1.3 Complete the following two sentences by adding a number to each (a) In B there are... dotted-crotchet beats in a bar. (b) A minim is equal to demisemiquaver(s). ™1 Tick A) one how to show which bar is grouped correctly. 15 Tick () or cross (X) each box to show whether the rests are correct or incorrect. QO 0 O 2 ASN Sample Paper 2020 Gre 5 C o e Turn the pageAo 0 © a 2.3 Here is a bar at sounding pitch for the cor anglais. ® a e ee i ~ This bar has been transposed up a perfect Sth to be at written pitch. There are some mistakes. Put a tick (W) or cross (X) underneath the key signature and each note to show whether each is correct or incorrect O OOOO 2.4 Compare bars A, B and C, then circle TRUE or FALSE for each of the three statements. ° ——# * Ss f- 7 E A 6 oo B Bey fe c Fe # SS (a) Aand Care at the same pitch TRUE FALSE (b) Ais one octave higher than B TRUE FALSE (c) Bis one octave lower than C TRUE FALSE [ABRSM Sample Paper 2020 Grade 5 C 263 Keysand Scales O @z As box te 31 Tick (A) ane box to show the correctly written key signature of D# minor o tetas @ Pe : = Ne lB Bae 3.2 Tick (W) one box to show the correctly written key signature of Gb major. a Bee Bea Ds RoR, 33 Circle the correct key of each of these three melodies, a b, Diminor — Gminor -—«Ebmajor Fr minor b. be ont 2 ob - o pS ‘a + Ebmajor — Bbmajor ~— Abmajor == G minor, be te « beet £ ce ers Ebminor — Bbmajor — Fmajor ~~ Bbminor 34 Tick (W) one box for X and one box for ¥ to show which notes areneeded ey tocomplete the scale of D> major 2 Turn the page ‘SM Same Paper 2020 Grade SC3.5 Circle one clef fur each scale, to torm minor scales. 3.6 Circle TRUE or FALSE for each statement. (4) This is the correctly written chromatic scale beginning on F TRUE FALSE 2 © te = = (b) This is the correctly wnitten chromatic scale beginning on D4 TRUE FALSE a 37 Circle TRUE or FALSE for each statement, @ Fs This is the subdominant in F minur TRUE o) = This is the tonic in Bb minor TRUE This is the supertonic in D majur TRUE 'ABRSM Sample Paper 2020 Grade SC 28 FALSE FALSE FALSE omajor 7th O compound perfect Sth (~] compound minor 7th [—] perfect 12th Cc 4,2 Circle the type of each interval, 4 — ————— (b) rc 2 eS Ao @ oF perfect Sth major 6th oO diminished Sth compound minor 3rd [_] augmented 4th 0 minor 6th Oo major ath Oo major 7th oO ® perfect major = minor__-— diminished augmented perfect major += minor._-~— diminished augmented perfect. major ~=—=minor_~=— diminished »—aaugmented 4.3 Write notes to form the named intervals. Your note should be higher than the given note. @ Le a compound augmented 4th (b) bo— minor 6th @ © De ta = 4 perfect Sth "ESM Sample Paper 2020 Grade SC minor 9th » cy ‘Turn the page5 Chords 5.1 Indicate suitable chords for the two cadences in the following melody by writing either | 1l,V or V in each of the five boxes underneath the staves. Oia es tu 5.2 Tick (W) one box to name each cadence. G major Cmajor [| Ce L Pou ) off p- i i ia 2 = a plagal [_] perfect (_] imperfect (_ plagal [_] —pertect [_] imperfect (_} 5.3 Tick () one box to name each of the three marked chords. The key is D minor. ot, 124 pas leg (a) Chord Ib (_} Wa{_] a (] va (b)ChordB = Vb{_] bf} tla{_] Va (© chord Wel] vop-] wel] we |ABRSM Sample Paper 2020 Grade 9 30 @ @6 Terms, Signs and Instruments, = — ho 61 Tick (7) one box for each term/sign, @ giocosa means: Perdendosi means: Jebhaft means: raceful lo LJ dying away OO etingauicrer playful, merry oO heavy [aways u ther slow C — rather O Sradually getting louder {_} smooth oO sweet O agitated oO lively O 6.2 Tick (W) one box to name each of the two written-out ornaments, which are marked with brackets. @ — eS © lower mordent [_] teil (7) turn (J acciaccatura [_] ® Ole se appoggiatura (_] acciaccatura (_] tritt 7] lower mordent [_} 63 Circle TRUE or FALSE for each uf the following five statements, roy (a) The triangle produces sounds of definite pitch TRUE FALSE (b) The horn is a transposing instrument TRUE FALSE (©) The bass drum produces sounds of definite pitch TRUE FALSE (d) ‘Pizzicato’ means to play with the bow TRUE FALSE (e) A flute might be played ‘con surd’ TRUE FALSE 31 Turn the page “SSM Samole Paper 2020 Grade 5 C7 Music in Context — that follow: Study this music for clarinet in Bb and piano and then answer the questions con dolore Clarinet in B> (at written pitch) Piano: gate ‘mp molto espressivo 71. Compare the following bars to bar 2 of the left-hand piano part, then tick () the one correct statement. o Bry Only A and C are correctly rewritten one octave higher ‘Only B is correctly rewritten one octave lower oO Only A and C are correctly rewritten one octave lower [ A, Band C are correctly rewritten one octave higher, [ABRSM Sample Paper 2020 Grade 5 27a Circle TRUE oF FALSE for each of the following five statements about the music. (a) The music should be played happily (b) The clarinet in bar 3 should be played in an undertone (©) The tempo remains the same throughout the melody (d) The highest note in the piano part is an € (e) There are three pairs of grace notes in the music ‘TRUE TRUE ‘TRUE TRUE TRUE o FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE 73 Which instrument is best suited to play the notes of the left-hand piano part in bars 1-5 so that they sound <1) at the same pitch? Tick () one box. trumpet [_] viola (_] oboe (_] cello [_} 74 How many times does the dominant note in the key of G minor appear in the left-hand piano part? o Tick (W) one box. 700 8D oe 4 75 Complete the following two sentences by adding a number to each. (a) There is an accent in bar (b) There is a trill in bar "SHI Sample Paper 2020 Grade 5C @ End of exam