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Theory Grade 5 Sample PDF
Theory Grade 5 Sample PDF
The following sample exam paper is a printed representation of how this exam will appear
online. The structure, knowledge required and the topics covered in the questions will all
be the same, however the wording and the method for answering may vary i.e. written
responses have been adapted to suit an online platform.
1.1 Circle the correct time signature for each of these bars. (3)
œœ jj bœ œ œ jj ‰ ‰
& œ œ
& œ œœj bbœœ œœ œœ œ œœ œj ‰‰ ‰‰ 9 4 7
(a) & œ œœœ 8 4 8
œ™™
œ™™
? # œ™™ œ œ œ œ œ œ ≈##œœ œœ
œ £5 9 4
? ## œ œœ œ œœ œ œ ≈#œ œ
(b) ? ##
# œ
3
œœ ≈ 4 8 4
3
6 7 5
3
& œœ ##œœ #œ œœ #œ œœ œœ œ œœ 8 8 8
(c)
& œ # œ ##œœ œ #œ œ œ œœ œ
& #œ 3
b œ
bœ œ Œ™
œ œ œ œ œ J œ
3
? b 12
3
? b 128 œ J
œ œ œ œ b Jœ œ Œ ™ œ œ œ œ b œJ œ
8
? bis12
1.2 Here
œ J
œ œ œ œtime:
8a bar in Jcompound J ?Ϊ b 8
12
J œ Œ ™ (1)
b œ theœ bar above correctly rewritten in simple time? Tick ( ) one box.
? b cof œœthe following
œ œ œ showsœ b Jœ œ Œ ™
? b c œ 3 J œ œ œ b Jœ 3œ Œ ™ œ œ
Which
J
œ bœ œ
? b c 3 J œ œ œ J 3 Œ™ b c
œ 3 ?
J œ œ œ J Œ™
3
3 3
bœ
? b c œœ œ œ œ œ b Jœ œœ Œ
3 3 3 3
? b c œ 3 JœJ œ œ œ b œJ 3œ Œ œ œ bœ œ
?
J œ J
? œ œ œ J 3 Œ bc œ œ Œ
b c 3 J 3œ
3
3 3
œ œ œ œ œ b œJ œ
3 3 3 3
?
5? b c6 œ 7œ J œ 48œ œ bb49œJœ œ 104 Œ 114 124
Œ œ œ œ œ œ b œJ œ
4
4 4
b c œ 3 Jœ
4 4 3œ ?
?b c 3 œ œ œ J 3 Œ b c J Œ
J
4 5 6 3 7 8 9 3 10 11 3
12 3
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
1.3 Complete the following two sentences by adding a number to each. (2)
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
16 16
(a) In 16 there16are …………
16 dotted-quaver
16 16 16
beats in16a bar.
A
BRSM Grade 5 Sample Paper 2
œœ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ bœ œ
1.4 Tick ( ) one box to show which bar is grouped correctly. (1)
? 9 œ œ œ œ œ œ bbœœ œœ œœ ˙™
? 44499 œ œœ
? œ ˙™
˙™
9 œœ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ bœ œ
? œ œ w
? 44499 œ œ œœ œ œ œ bbœœ œœ w
? w
9 œœ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ bœ œ
? œ œ œ œ œ œ bbœœ œœ œœ ˙™ ˙™
? 44499 œ œœ
? œ ˙™
1.5 Tick ( ) or cross ( ) each box to show whether the rests are correct or incorrect. (3)
j‰ ≈ 3 œ œ œ #œ œœ
& 4 #œ ™ œ#œr ≈ ‰ œ
3 œ œ œœ Œ ≈
A
BRSM Grade 5 Sample Paper 3 Turn the page
w
2 Pitch & ⁄10
2.1 Tick ( ) one box to show the name of this note. (1)
w #w
B G B
F
&
A
&
w
bw
w #w
& & &
2.2 Tick ( ) one box to show to show the correct enharmonic equivalent of this note. (1)
bw w
w #w
& & & &
bw
w
#w &
& &
2.3 Here is a bar written for the clarinet in A. (5)
##b w6 œ
w
& 8 œ bœJ œ J &
&
## 6
& 8 bœ œ œJ
This bar hasœ beenJtransposed down a minor 3rd to be at concert pitch. There are some mistakes.
# #w ) or cross ( ) underneath the key signature and each note to show whether each is
Put a tick (
incorrect. j
or 6
& # #8
& nœ nœ œJ
correct
#### 6 œ j
& 8 nœ nœ œJ 3
œ & 4 bœ œ™ œ
œ œ
3
& 4 bœ œ™ œ ? 43 bœ œ ™ œ
œ œ
œ œ
2.4 Compare bars A, B and C, then circle true or false for each of the three statements. (3)
3
A &4
? 43 bœ œ ™ œ B 3 b œ œ™ œ
œ œ
bœ œ™ œ œ œ
B
œ œ C
4
? 43 bœ œ ™ œ
A and B are at the same pitch
(a) true3
B4 œ™œ
bœ false œ œ
œ œ
B is one octave lower than C
(b) true false
B 43 bœ œ™ œ œ œ
C is one octave higher than A
(c) true false
A
BRSM Grade 5 Sample Paper 4
## ?## # # B ### # b
& # & b b bbb
B ## ### ## ## ?### #
3 Keys and Scales & # # ⁄15
?# # # # B #### bbbsignature
bbb ? bb
3.1 Tick ( # ) one box to show# the &key
correctly written of B major.b b bb (1)
bb b b ? bbbbbb
& b b
B bb b b
bb B b bbb b b
?## #
# B #### # b ? bbb
# & b b b bb bbb
? bbb B bb b b B b bbb b b
b b b b
3.3 Circle thebcorrect key of each of these three melodies. (3)
B b bbb b bœ
œ #œ #œ œ#œ
(c) & 4 ˙ ˙ #œ œ A major G# minor
? bbb B bb b b B b bbb b b
B major E major
4
bbb bb
3.4 Tick ( ) one box for X and one box for Y to show which notes are needed (2)
B bb b b B b bbb b b
to complete the scale of Bb harmonic minor.
bb
bw X Y
w bw bw w bw
&
B b bbb b b
X Ab B § A Aº
Y G Gb Gº Fb
A
BRSM Grade 5 Sample Paper 5 Turn the page
w bw #w w
w w w w
3.5 Circle one clef for each scale, to form minor scales. w (3)
bw #w
w w w w w
(a)
w w w bw ##ww w
#w
w w #w
#w #w w w #w
(b)
#w #w w w #w #w #w #w
#w #w
w w # w # w
(c)
#w #w bw w w bw w
w
w w bw w w
bw w w
w w bw w w
3.6 Circle true or false for each statement. bw w w (2)
w #w w #w w w
B w #w w #w w w #w
w #w w #w w #w w w
B w #w w #w w
? bw w bw
(b) This is the correctly written chromatic scale beginning on Eb
w bw
true false
w bw w w bw w bw b w
? bw w bw w bw w bw w w bw w bw b w
& #w
3.7 Circle true or false for each statement. (3)
& #w
&
(a) #w This is the leading note in B major true false
? w
? w
?
(b)
w This is the subdominant in A minor true false
? w
(c)
? w
This is the submediant in F# minor true false
? w
A
BRSM Grade 5 Sample Paper 6
&##
w
4 Intervals
#### w ?
⁄10
& w bw
4.1 Tick ( ) one box to name each interval.
w (3)
#### w ?
(a) & (b)
w bw (c) & w
w
w
?
major 10th
bw diminished 5th compound minor 2nd
w & w & #w
w
compound perfect 4th perfect 5th major 2nd
augmented 11th augmented 4th major 9th
compound diminished 4th major 4th minor 10th
& w & #w &
w bw
w
4.2 Circle the type of each interval.
?
(3)
& #w
? w &
? w w bw w
? w
(a)
perfect major minor diminished augmented
&b ? ? w
?
? bb b w w
? bb w
(b)
b w w perfect major minor diminished augmented
w w
? w ? w
bw & #w
& #w w bw
& #w bw
(c) perfect major minor diminished augmented
& #w
? w
& #w &
& #w
4.3 Write notes to form the named intervals. Your noteb should
w be higher than the given note. (4)
(a) &
& #w (b) ?
&
bw bw
w
compound perfect 5th minor 7th
&? ?
? w
(c)
bw
w
(d)
w
5.1 Indicate suitable chords for the two cadences in the following melody by writing either I, II, IV or V (5)
in each of the five boxes underneath the staves.
#3 œ œ œ ˙
& 4œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ
# œ œ
& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
° ° ###6# 6 ˙ ™˙ ™ ° ° 4 4œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
D major F major
jj jj
œ œ œ
&& 8 8œœ œœ œ œ œœ œœ œ œœ &&b 4b 4œ œ œ œœ œ œ ˙ ˙
˙™˙™
JjJj JJ
˙˙ ™˙ ™
(a)
œ œ œ œ œ œ œj j (b)
œ™œ™ œ jœj
™˙ ™
œ ˙˙ ˙˙
¢ ¢ b 4 ™œ ™
??###68# 6 ??b 44 4œ
¢¢ 8œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
JJ JJ
œJ œ
J
imperfect plagal perfect perfect plagal imperfect
{
5.3 Tick ( ) one box to name each of the three marked chords. The key is C minor. (3)
A B
C
b 4 j j œœ œ œ œœ œ œ
œ n œœ ™ œ
& b b 4 œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ™ œ
œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ nœœ œ etc.
? bb 44 œj œ œ œœœ
b œ
(a) Chord A Va Ic IVb Ib
A
BRSM Grade 5 Sample Paper 8
6 Terms, Signs and Instruments ⁄10
6.1
Tick ( ) one box for each term/sign. (3)
6.2 Tick ( ) one box to name each of the two written-out ornaments, which are marked with brackets. (2)
3 œ œœœœœœœœœœ
(a) &4
55
appoggiatura upper turn trill upper mordent
(b) &4 œ
3 œ œ#œ œ œ œ
6.3 Circle true or false for each of the following five statements. (5)
(a) The flute usually plays at a higher pitch than the bassoon true false
(e) A mezzo-soprano voice has a lower range than a soprano voice true false
A
BRSM Grade 5 Sample Paper 9 Turn the page
7 Music in Context ⁄10
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Study this music for piano and then answer the questions that follow.
### 2 œœ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ 2 œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ 3 œ œ
Vivace
.
. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ
1 4
& 4 œœœ œ œ œ
.
œœ- œ. œ. œ. .
- - œ. œ. œ. œ. œ
pp leggiero
? ### 42 œj ‰ œ œ j ‰ œœ
œ. œ j ‰
œ. œ.
{
œ œœ- >œ.
### 5 œœ œ œ œœ œ œ 6 œ. œ. œ. œ. 7 œj ‰ #œœ
8
Œ
& œ.
f
.
œ . .
p cresc. molto
# œ œ
sf
œ œ œ .
#
B #
#
œ œ œ œ ? ### œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ
7.1 Compare the following bars to the right-hand part of bar 2 of the melody, then tick ( ) (1)
the one correct statement.
A B C
# # œ œ ? ### œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ
B # œ œ œ. œ œ B ## œ œ
# œ œ œ. œ œ
A
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7.2 Circle true or false for each of the following five statements about the melody. (5)
(c) The largest melodic interval in the left-hand part of bar 7 is a major 3rd true false
7.3 Which instrument is best suited to play the right-hand phrase in bars 3–4 (marked ) so that (1)
it sounds at the same pitch? Tick ( ) one box.
7.4 How many times does the mediant note in the key of F# minor appear in the left-hand part? (1)
Tick ( ) one box.
7.5 Complete the following two sentences by adding a number to each. (2)
(a) Bar 3 has the same rhythm and articulation as bar ………… .
A
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