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WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS IN THE THEORY OF MUSIC

Winter, 2022
Saturday 26th November 10am – 11:30am

GRADE 1 (1½ hours)

Full Name of Candidate.............................................................................................................................................

(Surname Last)
Registration Number (if required) ...........................................................................................................................

Instructions to Candidates
1. All answers to questions must be written in this booklet in the spaces provided.

2. The space provided at the back of this booklet may be used for rough work. Any paper for
rough work provided by the Invigilator must be left in the examination room.

3. Candidates are forbidden to bring into the examination room any books, notes, or paper of
any kind.

4.   Candidates are not allowed to talk to one another in the examination room during the time
of the examination, but reasonable questions may be addressed to the Invigilator.

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1. Write the following notes as minims: (10)

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)

? ?
& & &
C sharp G natural B flat F sharp A natural

2. a) Add the correct time signature to each of the following melodies: (10)

(i) Allegretto

&
# ™œ œ œ™ œ œ œ™ œ
œ œ™ œ œ œ™ œ œ œ ˙
œ œ™ œ ˙

(ii) Andante
? œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ ˙

(iii) Adagio
j
&b
œ œ™
˙ œ™ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ™
J
œ œ œ ˙
J

b) Add a rest or rests at each of the places marked with an * to make the bars complete.

* * * *

& 4
4 œ œ™ œ œ j
b œ œ™ œ œ™ œ œ œ™ ˙™

3. Under each of the following notes write its time name (rhythm name). (10)

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)

? ? ?
& &
˙ j œ r œ
œ™ œ J

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4. Under each of the following notes write its letter name in full, including the name of the (10)
accidental.
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)

& #˙ & j ? b˙™ ? #œ

&
nœ
nœ R

5. Write the clefs and tonic chords (4 notes) named below, adding the correct key signature. (10)

(i) Treble clef: G major (ii) Bass clef: A minor

6. Write the scales named below. Add the necessary accidentals 10)
Slur each pair of semitones and use the given rhythm for each scale.

2
/ 4œ œ™ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙

a) G major,
descending &
(going down).

b) A melodic minor, ?
ascending
(going up).

7. a) Name the keys of these two melodies: (10)

™ œ œ œ œ Œ œ bœ œ œ œ bœ
& 4œ
(i)
4 œ b œ œ œ œ œ œœ ˙ Key:

?3 #œ œ œ
Key:
(ii) 4œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ ˙™

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 b) Write the clefs and tonic triads (3 notes) named below, adding the correct key signature
where necessary.

(i) Bass clef: F major (ii) Treble clef: C major

8. Study the following melody, and then answer the questions which follow: (30)

œ. œ.
Allegro
œ. œ. œ.
1 2 3 4

& 4œ œ Œ
#3
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
mf p

œ.
5 6 7 8
*
&
#
œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ. œ. ˙

A (i) What is the key of the melody?

 œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙.
(ii) Explain the meaning of ‘Allegro’.

(iii)

Explain fully the time signature.

(iv) Explain the (e.g. bar 1)

B (i) What degree of the scale is at * in bar 6?

(ii) Draw a circle round the bar which contains the three notes of the tonic triad.

(iii) What is the rhythm name of the longest note?

(iv) How many times does the note B natural appear in the melody?

C (i) Explain the symbol under bar 7.

(ii) Explain the meaning of mf

(iii) Explain the dots under the notes (e.g. bar 3)

(iv) Write a musical term which means loud under bar 8.

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