Grade 1 Theory Practice 2

Question 1    What does the C mean at the beginning of both clefs?

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Question 2    What is Common time?

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Question 3    What is the common name we give to the first note in the music?

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Question 4    What is the highest note in the whole example?

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Question 5    What is the interval between the first 2 notes on the treble clef shown here which are C and F?

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Question 6    There are 2 Fs that start the first full bar together, one in each clef. What is the interval between them?

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Question 7    At the beginning of bar 6 there are 2 quavers joined by a beam with letter names C and A. What is the interval between them?

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Question 8    There is a small b shaped symbol at the beginning of all 4 clefs. What does this symbol mean?

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Question 9    There is a big chord made in the second count of the first bar using the notes C, A, F and C. What major chord has all these notes in it?

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Question 10    How many quavers are in bar 3

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Question 11    What is the simple chord in the treble clef in bar 4 formed with minims or half notes?

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Question 12    What is the sign at the beginning of the music in the bass clef under the (p)?

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Question 13    What instrument was this music composed for?

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Question 14    What style of music is this example?

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Question 15    What is the expression mark at the end of bar 1 called?

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Question 16    How many counts of quarter note value is the longest note in this example? (Including ties)

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Question 17    Across which bars do you see 5 count notes?

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Question 18 (Advanced)    What chord is formed in the second count of the 6th bar?

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Question 19 (Advanced)    If you asked an alto saxophonist to play the first note of the music, what note would you hear?

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Question 20 (Advanced)    The grace note c in bar 8 is an instruction to do what?

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