ABRSM Music Theory Sample Paper (Online 2020), Grade 1

[Pages:8]Music Theory Sample Paper2020Grade 1

Exam duration: 11/2 hours maximum

Total marks (out of 75):

The following sample exam paper is a printed representation of how this exam will appear online. The structure of the questions, the knowledge required and the topics covered will be the same. However, in order to suit an online platform, the wording of the questions and the method of answering them may be different.

Terminology:

bar

semibreve

measure whole note

minim half note

crotchet quarter note

quaver 8th note

semiquaver 16th note

? 2020 by The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music

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Music Theory Sample Paper2020Grade 1

Exam duration: 1 ? hours maximum

1Rhythm

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1.1 Circle the correct time signature for each of these bars.

(a) &&& oeoeoe oeJoeJoeJ oeoeoe oeoeoe oeoeoe oeoeoe oeoeoe

2 4

(b) &&&###

oeoeoe

TM TM TM

oeoeoe oeoeoe

3 4

11 ..32 ((((((((TAccedababidc))))))))dkHH(t????&&???&&???&&???&&???&&??hooeww)o#####mm44444444444444444444444442222222222o33333n#####neaaoeoeoeenn4444433333moeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeTMTMTMbyyioTMTMTMTMTMTMTMTMTMTMqcsxoeoeoeoeoesruooeoeoeoeoeioeoeoeoeoetantovcgeahoeoeoeoeoebrneoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoesaoeJoeJoeJstrsaw-oeoeoeoeoerlaeeioeoeoeoeoenjjjjjroeoeoeoeoeroeoeoeoeoeeteoeoeoeoeoeehoeoeoettaehocroeJoeJoeJoeJoeJeeheoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoereoeoeoeoeoeaioeoeoeoeoeqncoeoeoeiunhae&oeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeasohtoeoeoeoeoefsioeoeoeoeoe.TMTMTMTMTMote#hoeoeoeoeoen?m#e.oeoeoeoeoeis43oeoeoeoeoebeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeroeoeoeoeoeefjjjjjoeivveeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoe?moeoeoeoeoeoeeoeloeoeoeoeoeooedcoeie23soe. oe

(3)

44 34 44 24 24 34

(5)

&## 43 oe oeoeoeoeoe oe

(2)

4 & ##

3

43

5

4oe

oe oe oe oe oe66oej

1.4 Tick ( ) one box to show which bar is grouped correctly.

&## 43 oe oeoeoeoeoe oe

&## 43

oe

oeoeoe

oeoe

j oe

#3

2

## 3

(1)

&## 43 oe oeoeoeoeoe oe

1.5 Tick ( ) or cross ( ) each box to show whether the rests are correct or incorrect.

(3)

&b

4 4

oe

oe

oeTM

j oeoe

OE

oe oe oeoeoeoe oe oe oe oe

1.6 Tick ( ) one box which shows the four notes written in order from the shortest

(1)

value to the longest.

?# w

x ?e# . hw w

x h e. w x &e. ww h

?# w

w & ?# w

?# w

w &

& #w

2Pitch& # w

?# w

&

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w

2.1 Tick (a)

(&) one ? ?#

box wto w

show

the

& correct name (b) &

of

each#nwote. w

F&# D# # w G

E

?w

A B

F

?w

(7)

(c) &

#w

G

E&# C# bw D# G#

&

bw

?w

& (d) ?

w

& #w

(e) &

bw

(f) ? b

?

nw w

#w

?

G

b

&

&

F wB #bww

A

E?b Bb w Db Ab

&F G bw C D

? b w ? nw #w & ? nww bw

(g) ?&

ww

& bw

D? b E

G

w

F

?

& nw #w

w ? nw bw

&& bww ? b w 2.2 Tick ( ) the lower note of each of the pairs of notes.

?b w

&

bw w

nw

&

(4)

(a) ?? bnw

#w w

(b)

?

nw bw &

(wc) & bw nw

#w nw (d) &

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#w nw &

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w

?#

2.3 Tick ( ) the correct clef needed to make each of these named notes.

(a)

&

w

G

?

w

(b)

&

3Keys and Scales ? # w

w

w

(c)

E ?# w ?

?b

C ?b

&

?

bw &##

?b

3.1

Tick (

?#

)

one

box

to

show the

?b

bw & ## correctly written key signature ?b

of

F

# major.

& ?

b

(d)

&

(4)

b w

B b

?

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(1)

bw &##

?b

?b

#

& ?

b

& ##

3.2 Tick ( ) one box to show the correctly written key signature of D major.

(1)

& ## ?b

#

& ?

b

& ##

& ##

#

& ?

b

& ##

& ##

3.3 Tick ( ) three boxes to show which notes need an accidental to create a melody

in the key of G major.

,# &##

oe oeoeoe oe

(3)

& ## 3.4 Tick ( ) two boxes to show the two pairs of notes in this scale which are a semitone apart.

(2)

&w

w

w

w

w

w

w

w

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3.5 Circle true or false for each statement.

(a) There is one flat in the key signature of F major

true

(4)

false

& w (b) There is one sharp in the key signature of D major

(c) & w

This is the 2nd degree of the scale of G major

(d) ? w ?w

This is the 4th degree of the scale of F major

true true true

? 3.6 Tick ( ? ?

)

one

w

w

w

box

to

show

w w w

the

wcorrectly w w

w written w w

w scale of w w

G

majorwascendin#gw. w #w w #w

w w w

false false false

(1)

? ? w #w ? w #w

w #w

w w w

w w w

w w w

w w w

? ?w ?w

w

w w w

w w w

w w w

w w w

w w w

3.7 Circle true or false.

? w bw w w w w

This is the scale of C major, descendingtruefalse

w w w

#w #w #w

w

w w w

w w w

w

(1)

3.8 Cross ( ) the two incorrect notes in the following scale.

(2)

D major, descending

& w #w

w

w

w

w

w #w

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Turn the page

4Inte?rvals w ? w ? &w w/10

4.1For each example, write one note to form the named interval.

(5)

Your note should be higher than the given note. The key is D major.

?? (a)?&

ww w

w

(b) &???? wwwww w

(c) &&&?&w www

&

&& ?? ww ?? (d)

w 4th w

&

(e)

2nd

w w

& w8th / 8vwe

& www ? w ? w w

5th

6th

& w w &? w w & w 4.2 Tick ( ) one box to show the correct number of each interval. The key is C major.

w

(5)

(a) &?

w w

w w

(b) &? ww ww

(c) ? w w

1st 2nd 3rd 4th1st 2nd 7th 8th/8ve 2nd 4th 5th 6th

(d) &? ww

ww

?w (e) & w

ww

?w w

4th 5th 6th 7th5th 6th 7th 8th/8ve

? w &w

ww

?w w

&w w

5Tonic Triads

5.1

? Circle&true

w or fawwwlse

w

for

each

&

statement.

w

w

& www

(a) &&? w wwwwww w

This is the tonic triad of G major

(b) ?

www

This is the tonic triad of F major

? www

(c) &

# www

& #www

& #www

This is the tonic triad of D major

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true true true

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(3)

false false false

5.2Add one missing note to complete each triad, with the tonic as the lowest note.

(3)

? wUse accidentals if necessary.

??? w w w & ??w ? #ww#ww#ww &&& (a)

(b)

(c)

w w w ww ww ww ? www

? w?

F mwwwajor

?

D major

C major

? www 5.3 Circle the correct key for each tonic triad.

? ?

www

(a) ?

www

F major

?

(b)

&?

(c) &

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C major G major

C major F major D major

G major D major C major

(4)

D major G major F major

& (d) &

#www

& &

#www

6Term&s &

and

www Sigwwwns

C major

D major

F major

G major

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Tick ( ) one box for each term/sign.

(5)

staccato means:

decrescendo means:

Adagio means:

accent

gradually getting louder

slow

fairly quick

gradually getting quicker

quick

loud

gradually getting quieter

at a medium speed

detached

gradually getting slower

fairly quick

mp means: moderately loud moderately quiet very quiet quiet

q = 120 means:

120 crotchet beats

120 crotchet beats in a bar 120 crotchet beats in a minute 120 crotchets in the melody

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Turn the page

7Music in Context

Look at this melody and then answer the questions that follow.

Andante

1

&

4 4

mf

2

3

4

oe oeoeoe oe

oeTM

j oe

oe

oe

TM

cresc.

f

5oe &

oe oe oeTM

oe 6oe J

oeoeoe

oe

7

8

w

ff

mf

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7.1 Circle true or false.

(1)

The melody gets gradually louder towards the endtruefalse

7.2 Tick ( ) the bar number that contains all the notes of the tonic triad of C major.

(1)

bar 1 bar 2 bar 5 bar 6

7.3 Complete the following three sentences by ticking one box for each.

(3)

(a) The longest note in the melody is a ...

minim semibreve crotchet dotted minim

(b) Bar 1 has the same pitches as ... bar 4 bar 5 bar 7 bar 8

(c) The letter name of the highest note in the melody is ... A F B G

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