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Theory Paper Grade 1 2019 S C7
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Candidates should answer ALL questions.
Write your answers on this paper - no others will be accepted.
Answers must be written clearly and neatly - otherwise marks may be lost.

1 Add the missing bar-lines to these two melodies. The first bar-line is given in each. (10
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2 Add a rest at the places marked * in these two melodies to make each bar complete . (10 )

* * *
J j IJ if J j IJ JJ JJ j I J. II
• * *

&tti r I r j I
Fj JJJ J I 0 II

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3 Answer both (a) and (b). (__
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(a) Give the letter name of each of the notes marked *· The first answer is given.

E ........................

(b) How many bars contain a dotted crotchet (dotted quarter note)? .......................... .

4 Add the correct clef and any necessary accidentals to make each of the scales named below.
Do not use key signatures.
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F major

0
0
0 ,, 0 0
II

D major

5 Give the number (e.g. 2nd, 3rd) of each of these melodic intervals, as shown in the first answer.
The key is G major.
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7th
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6 Name the major key of each of these tonic triads. The first answer is given . [10 J
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G major

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7 (a) Draw a circle around the higher note of each of these pairs of notes. [10 )

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1 2= ffo 110 II

(b) Draw a circle around the lower note of each of these pairs of notes.

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8 Tick one box for each term/sign, as shown in the first answer. [10 )

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8"'-----1 means: i means: decrescendo means:

perform an octave lower accent the note gradually getting quieter

perform the notes smoothly staccato: detached gradually getting slower

pause on the note or rest staccato: smoothly gradually getting quicker

perform an octave higher legato: smoothly quiet

Allegretto means: mp means: staccato means:

slow very quiet smoothly

gradually getting quicker moderately loud detached

fairly quick moderately quick accent

gradually getting slower moderately quiet loud

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9 Look at this melody and then answer the questions below.

Allegretto
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Write your answer to question (b) on the stave below.

(a) (i) Give the time name (e.g. crotchet or

quarter note) of the shortest note in the melody. ·· ··········· ··· ············· ··················· ··· ····· ·

(ii) In which bar is the player told to pause or hold on to a note? Bar .. .. .. .. .. ..

(iii) The melody is in the key of G major. Name the degree of

the scale (e.g. 2nd, 3rd) of the first note in bar 4 (marked '1). . ............ .
(iv) Give the number of a bar that contains
all the notes of the tonic triad of G major. Bar .. ........ ..

(v) Answer TRUE or FALSE to this sentence:

The 4 in i means crotchet (quarter note) beats.

(b) Copy out the music from the start of bar 1 to the end of bar 4, exactly as it is written above.
Don't forget the clef, key signature, time signature, tempo marking, dynamics and all other
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details. Write the music on the blank stave above question (a).

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