STIRLING HIGH SCHOOL

Music Specialist Term 3 Test 55 Minutes September 2021

Name: _________________ Teacher: __________

Total: 50

1. Add a time signature to the following tunes. A new stave indicates a different tune.
(5)
2. Name the degree of the scale (e.g. 3rd, 5th) of each of the notes marked with an *, as
shown in the first answer. You will need to work out the key signature first using the
given key signature. The tonality is major. (8 x ½ = 4)

Key: ____ major (1)

3. Above each note write another note to form the named harmonic interval, as shown
in the first answer. The key is Bb major. (5)

4. Rewrite this melody in the bass clef, transposing it down an octave. (5)
5. Add the correct clef and add any necessary sharp or flat signs to make each of the
scales named below. Do not use key signatures. (8)

6. Figure the following primary triads. Use the key signature to determine whether
each triad is I, IV or V and also state which inversion it is in. All keys are of a major
tonality. (12)
7. Look at the following melody by Schubert and then answer the questions that are

based upon it.

(a) Give the meaning of each of these:

Allegro _____________________________________________________ (1)

pp _____________________________________________________ (1)

the dots above the notes (e.g. bar 1) _____________________________ (1)

_______________________________________________ (1)

(bar 8) _______________________________________________ (1)

The 3 beneath the groups of quavers (e.g. bar 1) _______________________

_______________________________________________ (1)

(b) In bars 1 - 4, draw a bracket over two notes that are next to each other that are
joined with a tie. (1)
(c) This melody is in the key of D major. Give the number of a bar in which all three
notes of the tonic triad can be found. Bar ……….. (1)
(d) Draw a circle around a note in the melody that is not in the key of D major. (1)
(e) Give the time name (e.g., minim, semibreve) of the shortest note in the
melody………………… (1)

Total: 50