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(b) Add a rest at eachof the two placesmarked x to make the bars complete.
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(a) Give the letter name of eachof the notes marked x, including the flat sign where
necessary.The first answer is given.
(b) Draw a circle around two notes next to eachother that are a 6th apart.
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5 Rewrite the following meiody, grouping (beaming) the notes correctly.
Marcello (adapted)
7 (a) Draw a circlearound thehighernote of eachof thesepairs of notes.
(b) Draw a circlearound the lowernote of eachof thesepairs of notes.
8 Look at this melody, which is adaptedfrom a pieceby Liszt, and then answer the questionsbelow.
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toquestion below.
(a) Give the meaning of:
Andante
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(bar5)
(b) (i) This melody is in the key of D major. Name the degreeof
the scale(e.g.4th, sth, 6th) of the first note in bar 5 (marked*).
(ii) Draw a circle around a note in this melody that is not in the key of D major.
(iii) Give the time name (e.g.crotchetor
quarter note) of the shortestnote in the melody.
(iv) Completethis sentence:
Bars 1 and2 have the samenotes and rhythm asbars and
(") How many bars contain a quaver (eighth-note)rest?
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(c) Copy out the music from the start of bar 4to the end of bar 7, exactlyas it is written f10
above.Don't forget the clef, key signature,dynamics and all other details.Write
the music on the blank staveabovequestion (a). (Marks will be given for neatness
and accuracy.)
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2 Write a two-bar rhythm as an answer to the given rhythm.
3 Write as semibreves(whole notes) the scalesnamed below, using the correctkey signature ---_l
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F major, ascending
4 Add a rest at the placesmarked x in thesetwo melodies to make eachbar complete.
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(a) Name the degreeof the scale(e,9.2nd,3rd,4th) of eachof the notesmarked x, as
shown in the first answer.The key is C major.
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(b) How many times doesmiddle C occur in this melody?
6 (a) Add the correctclef to eachof thesetonic triads.
C major G major
Letter names
(b) Under eachtriad write the lettername of eachnote.
Give the number (e.g.2nd, 3rd,4th) of eachof theseharmonic intervals, as shown in the
first answer.The key is D major.
8 Look at this folksong melody and then answer the questionsbelow
Allegretto
Writeyour answerto question(c) on thestaaebelozu.
(a) Cive the meaningof:
Allegretto
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the dots below the notes(bar 4)
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(b) (i) This melody is in the key of F major.Draw a bracket(r-------l) over
three notes next to eachother that form the tonic triad in this kev.
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(ii) Give the time name (e.g.crotchetor
quarternote) of the shortest
note in the melody.
(iii) In which bar is the performertold to pauseor hold on to a note? Bar
(iv) Draw a circlearound the highestnote in the melody.
(v) How many bars containonly quavers(eighthnotes)?
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(c) CoPy out the music from the start of bar 1 to the end of bar 4, exactlyas it is written
above.Don't forget the clef, key signature,time signature,tempo mirking, dynamics
and all other details.Write the music on the blank staveabovequestion (a). (Marks
will be given for neatnessand accuracy.)
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2 Write a two-bar rhythm as an answer to the given rhythm.
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3 After eachnote write a highernote to form the named melodicinterval, as shown in the
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5 (a) Give the letter name of eachof the notes marked x, including the sharp sign where
necessary.The first answer is given.
(b) Cive the time name (e.g.crotchetor quarternote) of the longestnote in the melody.
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5 Next to eachrest write a note that has the sametime value, as shown in the first answer.
Add the correctclef and any necessarysharp or flat signsto make eachof the scales
namedbelow.Do not usekey signatures.
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1 (a) Add the time signatureto eachof thesethreemelodies.
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(b) Add the missing bar-lines to this melody. The first bar-line is given.
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2 Write a two-bar rhythm as an answer to the given rhythm.
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Add the correct clef and any necessarysharp or flat signs to make eachof the scales
namedbelow Do not use key signatures.
F major
D major
4 (a) Give the letter name of eachof the notes marked *, including the sharp sign where
necessary.The first answer is given.
(b) Give the time name (e.g.crotchetor quarter note) of the shortestnote in the melody.
5 Add a rest at the placesmarked x to make eachbar complete.
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7 Name the major key of eachof thesetonic triads, as shown'in the first answer.
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(b) (i) Completethis sentence:
Bars 1 andZ have the same notes and rhvthm as bars and ...........
(ii) Give the letter name of the highestnote in the melody.
(iii) Underline one of the following words that best describeshow you think bar 3 should
be played: Iegato(smoothly) or staccato(detached)
(iv) How many quavers(eighthnotes)is the note in bar 8 worth?
(v) Answer rRUEor FALSE to this sentence:
The upper +inft meansthe number of beatsin a bar.
(c) Copy out the music from the start of bar 1 to the end of bar 3, exactlyas it is
written above.Don't forget the clef, key signature,time signature,tempo marking,
dynamic and all other details.Write the music on the blank staveabovequestion (a).
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8 Look at this melody, adapted from a pieceby Sullivan, and then answer the questionsbelow
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Writeyouranswerto question
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(b) (i) The melody is in the key of F major.Give the number of a
bar that containsall the notesof the tonic triad in this key. B a r. . . . . . . . . .
(ii) Name the degreeof the scale(e.g.Znd,3rd,4th) of the
first note of the melody. Rememberthat the key is F major.
(iii) Completethis sentence:
Bar t has the samenotes and rhythm as bar
(iv) Answer rRUEor FALSE to this sentence:
The lower +inft meanscrotchet(quarter-note)beats.
(") How many quavers (eighth notes) is the note in bar 4 worth?
(c) Copy out the music from the start of bar 1 to the end of bar 4, exactlyas it is written
above.Don't forget the clef, key signature,time signature,tempo marking, dlmamics
and all other details.Write the music on the blank staveabovequestion(i).
(Marks will be given for neatnessand accuracy.)
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