Theory of Music Grade 1 ~ IN IT Y
November 20 08 GUILDHALL
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November 2008 (C) Grade 1
Boxes for
Section 1 (20 marks) examiner·i
use only
Put a tick ( ✓) in the box next to the correct answer.
Example
Name this note:
f F 11
A□ DD c0
This shows that you think C is the correct answer.
1.1 Name this note:
11
DD Middle C □ B□ □
1.2 Name this note:
r II r□ GD o□ □
1.3 Name the notes to find the hidden word:
J r II
BEG □ BAG □ BAD □ □
1.4 How many crotchet beats are there in a dotted minim? 2D 3D 4D □
1.5 Add the total number of crotchet beats in these note values.
j + j
30 s□ 6D □
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s this rest last?
For how many crotchet beats doe
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1.6
2 □ 40
e?
1.7 Which is the correct time signatur
co □
2= n r f□ i□
11
h of the first note, which accidental
1.8 To return the last note to the pitc
would you put just before it?
qo 0
II b□ # □ □
e of a semitone between them?
1.9 Which pair of notes has a distanc
-e- 0
II 0
II 0
II 11
' " A and B 0 Ca ndB 0 Aa nd G 0 □
1.10 Which note is the tonic in the key
of G major? F □. CO GO □
ere are the semitones?
1.11 Here is the scale of F major: Wh
,~ IJ e II e II e II 0
II
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8(1)
Between the 1st & 2nd and 5th
& 6th degrees D
Between the 3rd & 4th and 7th
& 8th degrees D
Between the 3rd & 4th and 5th
& 6th degrees D □
g key signature?
1.12 Which major key has the followin
II G ma jor D C ma jor D Fm ajo r D □
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1.13 Which symbol does not fit with this tonic triad?
II II c□ 1□ FD □
1.14 Which note needs to be added to make a tonic triad in the key of
G major?
B.
II Middle C □ B□ DD □
1.15 Name this interval:
ti II 3rd O 2nd O 4th □ □
1.16 Name this interval:
11 5th D Octave D Unison D □
1.17 A dot after a note means:
that it should be played staccato D
play with an accent D
that half its value again is added to its length D
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1.18 Which notes would you find in the tonic triad in the key of F major?
FAF □ FGA □ FAC □ □
1.19 What doe s-== mean?
Getting gradually softer D
Getting gradually louder D
Play the notes smoothly D
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1.20 What does Allegro mean?
At a walking pace D At a moderate pace D Fast D
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Write the following, using key signatures.
es with a
2.1 A one-octave G major scale in semibreves going down. Mark the semiton
bracket ( / \ or V ) and an s for semitone.
2.2 A one-octave arpeggio of C major in semibreves going up then down.
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Section 3 (15 marks)
ly.
3.1 Circle five different mistakes in the following music, then write it out correct
Andante
Section 4 (15 marks)
4.1 Answer the following rhythm.
i J
II □
Section 5 (10 marks)
5.1 Here is an ostinato. Write two more repeats of the pattern.
2= 1c J
J J I J
J
J
I □
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November 2008 (C) Grade 1
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Look at the following piece and answer the questions below.
J Moderato
IJ J IJ J J IJ
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5
p legato
IFL'.'. r I
6.1 In which major key is this piece? □
6.2
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Write a chord symbol above the last note of this piece to show that the tonic triad should
accompany it.
6.3 The rest in bar 4 lasts for how many crotchet beats? □
6.4 Circle the one-octave arpeggio hidden in this piece. □
6.5 Does the arpeggio go up or down?
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6.6 In how many bars can you see the rhythm J J? □
6.7 What does the curved line below the crotchets in bar 3 mean?
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6.8 What does legato mean?
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6.9 What does Moderato mean?
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6.10 Write the lowest and highest notes in this piece as crotchets.
