Music Theory Sample Paper 2020 Grade1 B Total marks: As Exam duration: 1¥% hours maximum 1 Rhythm 1 Circle the correct time signature for each of these bars, ® ee re 9 Reo ° ee) ° 1.2 Add the one missing bar-line to each of these five melodies. © (a) ) BE 13 Tick (VW) one box to answer each question. @ (a) How many semiquavers are there in a minim? 2[ 4 cle S(e| (6) How many 4 are therein a semibreve? 2 3 ala) ola) 14 Tick (V) one box to show which bar is grouped correctly. © Gig +e : e aaa [ Turn the page15 Tick () oF cross (X) each box to show whether the rests are correct or incorrect. O Oo ta) 16 Tick (7) one box which shows the four notes written n order from the shortest value tothe longest a d ° — J oe dd. A} 2 Pitch 211 Tick (VW) one box to show the correct name of each note. = oS oe G & €— »D BG by J ( { ] fal ee © FS Gt CH FR ODF @) 2.2 Tick (V) the higher note of each of the pairs of notes, o 9 os = og tae oo og oOo ABRSM Same Paper 2020 Grade 18 a @:129 0202 1adeg aye aed au uiny a 6 19P29 0Z0Z Hoded awes Wougy x S o> = = = = & @ ‘yede auoy!was e a1e Y>IyM a[eds S14} Ul Sa}OU Jo S4Jed OMY a4} MOYS 0} S9XOq OMY (A) API PE = aS =5§ 2 fe —— 7 t © ——_sofew q jo ay 343 U! Apojaus e 212819 0} jewUapIode Ue paaU SayOU YOIYA MOYS 0} SaxOG aBNIA (A) DLL EE ao fF. hr CCG e Ee EP BF a yolew 9 Jo @umeusis Kay uayitM Aj}2a1109 34) MOYS 0} x0g auO (/A) WIL Z°E Oo ] fy fe =a EG =e se A ‘yolew q yo aumeusis fay uayUM AjyDaLI09 a4) ‘Moys 0} xoq auo (A) ¥2!L VE sy ‘sajeag pue shay € 16 OF O« OF is OF O« OF a . 2° =a = P) @ . ‘S@I0U pawleu asaup Jo y>ea axeus 0} papaau jaja yoass09 ayy (A) PIL ET3.5 Circle TRUE or FALSE for each statement. (@) There are no sharps or flats in the key signature of C major TRUE FALSE (©) There is an F sharp inthe key signature of G major ue FALSE © == This is the Sth degree ofthe scale of C major TRUE False @ === This is the 3rd degree of the scale of F major TRUE FALSE 3.6 Tick (7) one box to show the correctly writen scale of F major ascending & 2: = & o o =o = x 2 = = é oe S —aE = = = = 3.7 Circle TRUE or FALSE. — —— 2 = = = i = This is the scale of G major, descending TRUE FALSE 3.8 Cross (X) the two incorrect notes in the following scale. D major, ascending a — s. oo © to. te ‘ABRSM Sample Paper 2020 Grade 18 % ® o a4 Intervals 141 For each example, write one note to form the named interval. Your note should be higher than the given note. The key is D major Ao @ £ o Fe oo 6th = © 2nd © Fs @ 6 8th / 8ve {42 Tick (/) one box to show the correct number of each interval. The key is F major. sth 4th 6) : oe we = (b) & © & 7S =o 9 —= Sth 6th 7th 8th/8ve Ast 2nd 3rd 4th 2nd 3rd 4th Sth : : ° @ ~— i © F== oe 4th Sth 6th 7th Sth 6th 7th 8th/8ve 5 Tonic Triads Ao 511 Circle TRUE or FALSE for each statement. @) This isthe tonic triad of G major TRUE FALSE This is the tonic triad of F major TRUE FALSE This is the tonic triad of D major TRUE FALSE ‘AERSM Sample Paper 2020 Grade 18 6 Turn the page5.2 Add one missing note to complete each triad, with the tonic as the lowest note. Use accidentals if necessary. ® @ G major C major D major 5.3 Circle the correct key for each tonic triad. ® © GS] cowie ome Fria ) 4 g C major F major G major D major e © G major F major D major C major ©) FF] oman aor G major F major 6 Terms and Signs 4s Tick (V) one box for each term/sign, © a tempo means: cantabile means: ————= means: in time e} repeat from the beginning [_] gradually getting louder [_] the end a ina singing style By gradually getting quieter. (_] slow i) at a medium speed [a] gradually getting slower [_] gradually getting quicker { ] smoothly oO gradually getting quicker []} inf means: f J means: quiet ‘a staccato: detached O moderately quiet a staccato: smoothly very loud O accent the note O moderately loud 0 legato: detached O 16 ‘ABRSM Sample Paper 2020 Grade 184 a Sere : bie — ptt eee te p caniabile gy ————— p nm Circle TRUE or FALSE. [ The melody gets gradually quieter towards theend TRUE —=sFALSE 12 Tick (V) the bar number that contains all the notes of the tonic trad of F major. o bart{]} bar2() bara [ le 73 Complete the following three sentences by ticking one box for each. C (@) The longest note in the melody is a... dotted crotchet [_ | semiquaver [| crotchet{_] minim [_] (b) Bar 2 has the same pitches as ... bari {_] bar4 [_] bars [_] bar6 [| (©) The letter name of the lowest note in the melody is... ( ‘OO ef el ESHA Sale Paper 2020 Grade 1B ” End of exam