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G R A D E

THEORY OF MUSIC
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November 2018 Grade 3
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Your full name (as on appointment form). Please use BLOCK CAPITALS.

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Your signature Registration number

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Centre

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Instructions to Candidates
1. The time allowed for answering this paper is two (2) hours.
2. Fill in your name and the registration number printed on your appointment form in the appropriate
spaces on this paper, and on any other sheets that you use.
3. Do not open this paper until you are told to do so.
4. This paper contains seven (7) sections and you should answer all of them.
5. Read each question carefully before answering it. Your answers must be written legibly in the
spaces provided.
6. You are reminded that you are bound by the regulations for written exams displayed at the exam
centre and listed on page 4 of the current edition of the written exams syllabus. In particular, you are
reminded that you are not allowed to bring books, music or papers into the exam room. Bags must be
left at the back of the room under the supervision of the invigilator.
7. If you leave the exam room you will not be allowed to return.

Examiner’s use only:

1 (10)
2 (15)
3 (10)
4 (15)
5 (15)
6 (15)
7 (20)
Total

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Section 1 (10 marks) Boxes for

examiner’s
use only

Put a tick (P) in the box next to the correct answer.

Example
Name this note:

 
A * D * C *
P
This shows that you think C is the correct answer.

œ œ
1.1 Name the circled note:

## 2 œ
& 4  D * E * F# *

1.2 Add the total number of quaver beats in these tied notes:

? 38 ‰ ‰ œj œ™ œ ‰
4 * 5 * 6 *

1.3 Which is the correct time signature?

?b œ ‰ œ ‰ œ œJ ‰ ‰ 8 *4 8 2 48*24 2*
9 4 9 2 49 24 2

8 *8 8 88 * c*
3 12 3 c312 12c
1.4 Which time signature is in compound time? 8

1.5 The relative minor of D major is: D minor *

 E minor *
 B minor *

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1.6 What is the tonic of the minor key shown by this key signature?

?#
 E * D * A *

1.7 Here is the scale of A harmonic minor. Which degree(s) of the scale will you change to make the
scale of A melodic minor?

& w w w #w w
w w w

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8(1)
 6th degree*
7th degree *
6th & 7th degrees *

1.8 Which chord symbol fits above this dominant triad?

## w
& #ww F#
 F#m A * * *

1.9 Name this interval:

& œ œ major 6th * minor 6th * minor 7th *

1.10 Name this triad:

?b w
w
w  tonic triad of D minor in second inversion *
tonic triad of D minor in first inversion *
tonic triad of F major in first inversion *

Please turn over for Section 2

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Section 2 (15 marks) Boxes for

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2.1 Write a one-octave B harmonic minor scale in crotchets, going up then down. Use a key signature.

&

2.2 Using quavers, write a broken chord using Bb major tonic triad, going down. Use patterns of
four notes each time. Start on the given note and finish on the first Bb below the stave.

? bb 42 œ

Section 3 (10 marks)

3.1 Circle five different mistakes in the following music, then write it out correctly.

#
& 68 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ ™ #œ #œ œR ≈ ‰ œ ™
Andante
Ϊ Ϊ
J J œ

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Section 4 (15 marks) Boxes for

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4.1 Transpose this tune down an octave into the bass clef to make it suitable for a bassoon to play.

#4 œœœœ˙ j
& 4œ
Spiritual

œœœœ˙ œ œ œ œJ œ œj œj œ œ œ

&b
Section 5 (15 marks)

5.1 { ?b
Using minims, write out 4-part chords for SATB using the chords shown by the Roman numerals.
Double the root in each case and make sure that each chord is in root position.

bb
&b &

{?b
(F major) I
{ ? bb
(G minor) i

b
&b

{
Section 6 (15 marks)
? bb
6.1 Use the root of each triad shown by the chord symbols to write a bass line.

## 3 j
j ˙ œ œ ˙
D A A D

& 4 œ. œ. œ œ
œ œ

{ ? ## 43

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Section 7 (20 marks) Boxes for

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Look at the following piece and answer the questions opposite.

Arne (adapted)

œ œ ˙˙
Andante
3 œœ œœ ˙˙ œ œ ˙˙
& b 4 œ œ ˙˙
*
œ œ

{
? b 43 Œ
mp

œ
œ
Œ
*
œ
œ
Œ œ
œ
Œ œ
œ
Œ

œ œ œ j
5

&b œ œ œ œ œ œ™ œ œ ˙
˙
œ œ

{
?b Œ œ œ ˙ œ œ
œ œ œ
œ
œ

œ œ bœ
9

& b œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ ˙˙
œ œ œ œ

{
?b œ
œ
Œ Œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ
œ
œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
13

&b œ œ œ
œ ˙

{
˙
œ œ nœ œ
? œ œ œ œ ˙
b œ

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7.1 In which key is this piece?_____________________________________________________ ���������

7.2 Give the letter name of a note in this piece which does not belong to the key of the piece.

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7.3 Is the sequence in bar 12 (3rd crotchet beat) to bar 14 (2nd crotchet beat) (treble part) real or tonal?

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7.4 Write a chord symbol above the chord on the first beat of bar 8 to show that the dominant triad
should accompany it.

7.5 What does Andante mean?�������������������������������������������������������������

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7.6 This piece does not begin on the first beat of the bar. What is the musical term for this?

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7.7 What is the interval between the two notes marked with asterisks (*) in bar 2?

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7.8 Give the number of a bar in which the treble part consists entirely of the notes of the tonic chord.

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7.9 Write appropriate Roman numerals below the final two chords in this piece.

7.10 What cadence is formed by these two chords?��������������������������������������������

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