Pores Peewee ean Australian Music Examinations Board The Universities of Melbourne, Adelaide and Western Australia, The Minister for Education in New South Wales, “The Minister for Education and Skills in Tasmania, through the University of Tasmania and the Minister for Education, ‘Minister for Tourism, Major Events and Small Business, Minister for Commonwealth Games in Queensland Theory - Grade 1 9.30 AM to 10.30 AM. Wednesday 19th August 2015 Time allowed: One hour Write your candidate number in the space at the top of this paper. ‘Write your answers neatly and clearly on this paper and return it to the Supervisor. estion 1 PITCH BCU A 6 Name these notes. Use words for #, b and §. @ (i) (iii) Page 1 / Theory Grade 1 Tsai pec AMER rt AMER OcB 12 ‘Write these notes, Use signs for sharp, flat and natural @ a) (ii) G flat B natural E natural asa minim as a crotchet as a semibreve onaline below the staff above the staff (iv) A flat D sharp G sharp asacrotchet asa minim asa semibreve in a space below the staff above the staff ce es KEYS and SCALES Bre 2 Add a clef and any accidentals that may be needed to make this into an F major scale. Page 2 / Theory Grade 1 scrapedB 13 (i) Write the scale of G major starting on the given note. 7 + Donot write the key signature. Use an accidental + Use minims. + Write one octave descending. + Mark each tone with a slur. + Complete the scale with a double barline. ev (ii) Write the major scale that starts on the given note. 6 + Use crotchets. + Write one octave ascending. + Mark each semitone with a slur. + Complete the scale with a double barline. IS c 9 ‘Write the scale degree numbers under the notes of this melody. Page 3 / Theory Grade 1 scraped Please ‘Turn Over &>ey INTERVALS and CHORDS Be oe ‘Write these intervals above the given tonic notes. @ i) (iii) (iv) and 6th 8ve 3rd. B 4 Name these intervals by number only. @ (i) (ai) (iv) c 8 For each of the following write: + key signature + the tonic triad, G major C major Page 4 / Theory Grade 1seamed TIME and RHYTHM Total Marks 14 Complete each bar with a rest or rests in the correct order. (i) i) At each place marked with an arrow ( ‘ ’ - ' ), write one note to complete the bar. . ¢ ’ ¢ c 4 ‘Add a time signature to each of the following melodies, @ (i) Page 5 / Theory Grade 1 Please Turn Over G>ce TRANSPOSITION Bree Cm ‘Transpose this melody up into F major. Write the new key signature eS TERMS and SIGNS BRE) A 6 Give the English meaning of each of the following terms (i) adagio (i) diminuendo iii) presto (iv) rallentando (v) andante (vi) legato B 2 ‘What do the following signs mean? ro) Page 6 / Theory Grade 1c 10 4 ritenuto a tempo Se Study the melody above and then answer the following questions, @ Does this melody have an anacrusis? Yes or No? Gi) How many slurs does the melody contain? (iii) Add signs to the crotchets in bar 4 to indicate they are to be played staccato. (iv) Whatis the English meaning of the word Allegro? (v) Does the melody contain any ties? Yes or No? (vi) What is the English meaning of the sign under the first note in bar 1? (vii) Whatis the meaning of the term above bar 42. (viii) What is the meaning of the term above bar 5?. (&) Adda sign under bar 5 to show the melody is gradually becoming louder. (x) Adda sign under bar 6 to show that the melody finishes loudly. Page 7 / Theory Grade 1 acre nent (Copyright 2015)