Grade 1 Theory Practice 8

Question 1    Andantino is a common speed direction. What does it mean in English?

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Question 2    The time signature for this example is 4/4. What does this mean?

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Question 3    When there is no key signature at the beginning it means which of the following?

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Question 4    The loudest bar is?

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Question 5    How many bars should be played fairly softly?

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Question 6    What is the word ‘rit’ short for near the end of this piece?

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Question 7    The piece is called ‘Hill Walking’. How many hills can you see?

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Question 8    The beginning of this music is all in 2nd intervals in each hand separately. There is a much bigger interval in each hand between bar 8 and bar 9. What is this interval?

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Question 9    In the early part of this song for at least 4 bars the player should play the same interval between the hands. What is this interval?

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Question 10    There are 12, 4 beat bars in this piece. How many beats are on G in the Bass Clef including possibly the chord at the end?

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Question 11    Based on the bar lines, How many times does the composer want the player to perform this piece?

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Question 12    The sign ‘small 1/4 note = 92’ is a specific speed request of,

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Question 13    There are two instructions in bar 11 for performerance. What are they?

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Question 14    Comparing the beginning and end of this piece, how is the end?

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Question 15    Where do you think these hills are?

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Question 16    How many minims can you see in this piece?

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Question 17     Which of the following instruments could play all this piece?

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Question 18    If you played this piece on the guitar, how would it sound compared to the piano

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Question 19    If this piece was in A minor we would expect to see?

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Question 20    What type of ‘Cadence’.is at the end of this piece?

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