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Grade 3 Music Theory Exam Paper

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Grade 3 Music Theory Exam Paper

This document contains a theory of music exam for grade 3. The exam has 7 sections testing the candidate's knowledge of musical notation, scales, chords, transposition, four-part writing, and analysis of a short musical excerpt.
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Theory of Music Grade 3

November 2019 TRINITY


COLLEGE LONDON
04/05/2074

Your full name (as on appointment form). Pase us BLOCK


1SHAAN M1SHRA
Your signature Candidate nuber

Centre

Ronaalae
Instructions to Candidates
1. The tine allowed for answering this paper is two (2) hours.
2. Fllinyour name and the candidate 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 pen or
pencil 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 youare not allowed to bring b0oks, 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) Bo


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

Example
Name this note:

AD DO c
This shows that you think C is the correct answer.

1.1 Name the circled note:

AD C# B

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

3 40 5

Which is the correct time signature?

X
1.3

time?
14 Which time signature is in compound

Dminor U
1.5 The relative minor of D major is: B minor V
Gminor D

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ta tick () in the box next to the correct answer exami
niner's
use only
1.6 What is the tonic of the rninor key shown by this key signature?

1.7
Here is the scale of E melodic minor. Which degrees) of the scale will you change to make the
Scale of E harmonic minor?

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

1.8 Which chord symbol fits above this dominant triad?

Em GO

1.9 Name this intervat:

minor 6th
major 7th
minor M

Name thi riad:

tonic triad of A minor in second linversion


AC tonic triad of A minor in first lnversion LU
tonic triad of Eminor in root position
ACEAC A
(Please turn over for section 2

3
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Bo
exam
Section 2 (5 marks) use on

crotchets, going up then down. Use a key signature.


2.1 Write a one-octave B harmonic minor scale in

tonic triad (going down). Use patterns of four


2.2 Using quavers, write a broken chord using Dmajor
notes each time. Finish on the first D below the stave.

DFADFAD
Se tion3(10 marks)
correctly.
3.1 Circle five different mistakes in the following music, then write it out

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ember 2019 (C)
Boxes for
examiner's
Section 4 (15 marks) use only

for a bassoon to play.


41 Transpose this tune down an octave into the bass clef to make it suitable
Folksong

Section 5 (5 marks)

for SATB using the chords shown by the


5. Using minims, write out well-balaned 4-part chordsmake sure that each chord is in root oosition.
Roman numerals. Double the ro in each case and

(D minorn)
b majo
BOFB DEAD

Section 6 (15 marks)

symbols to write a bass line.


6.1 Use the root of each triad shown by the chord

D G
G D

(Please turn over for section 7)


5
Grad
November 2019 (C)

Section 7 (20 marks)

opposite.
Look at the following piece and answer the questions
Handel
Allegretto

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ovember 2019 (C) Grade 3

Baxes for
examiners
use only

71 In which key is this piece? Bb

72 Which note is the leading note in this piece?

7.3 Look at bar 1. What do you.notice about

74 What time signature should be placed at the start of the piece?2

otal? onl
7.5 Is the sequence in bar 6 (tretble part) real

fichord in bar5.
7.6 Write an appropriate Roman numeral under the

() in bar 7?
7.7 What is the interval between ne two notes marked with asterisks

move in similar or contrary motion?


7.8 Do the treble and bass parts in bar

7 Cir ea o -octave arpeggio based on the to ic nord (treble part).

7:10 Whes Allegretto mean?

Mo socu

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