Music Theory for Guitar – Grade 1 – The Test!
Welcome back to Music Theory for Guitar – Grade 1, thanks for sticking with it!
Last time in Grade 1 Part 4, we built on the key signatures and major scale construction of part two by adding scale degrees, intervals and triads. This time around, a test to make sure that all the grade 1 material from the first four parts has sunk in. If you need to refresh your memory, you can check out the rest of grade 1 by following these links (no cheating!):
Music Theory – Grade 1 – Part 1
Music Theory – Grade 1 – Part 2
Music Theory – Grade 1 – Part 3
Music Theory – Grade 1 – Part 4
And here comes the test! Answers for each question appear below the question in white text, so if you highlight the section below the question, you’ll find out if you were right:
1) Which time signature are the following pieces in?
Answer: 2/4 2 crotchet beats per bar
Answer: 4/4 4 crotchet beats per bar
2) Give the number (e.g. 2nd, 3rd, 4th) of each of the following harmonic intervals, the first is given as an example. The key is D major:
Answer: 3rd
Answer: 7th
Answer: 4th
Answer: 6th
3) Write the dynamics p mf ff pp f mp in the correct order, starting with the loudest and ending with the quietest. The first answer is given:
ff ….. ….. ….. ….. …..
Answer: ff f mf mp p pp
4) Give the letter name of the first 3 nots of each bar in the excerpt below:
Answers: F# E C, G D F#, G B F#, G D B.
5) In the passage above, the 4/4 time signature means that there are four quaver beats per minute. Is this statement true or false?
Answer: False 4/4 is four crotchet notes per bar
6) The passage above is in the key of G Major. List the bars that contain all 3 notes of the tonic triad:
Answer: Bars 2 and 4
7) Give the meaning of each of these:
Cantabile
Answer: In a singing style
rall.
Answer: Rallentando gradually getting slower
Allegretto
Answer: Fairly Quick
f
Answer: Forte Loud
Cresc.
Answer: Crescendo gradually getting louder
Staccato
Answer: Detached
And that brings the Music Theory for Guitarists – Grade 1 Test to a close, and with it Grade 1 music theory as taught to me by the Royal Schools of Music. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions, or if you’d like to brag about how much you’ve managed to remember!
Stay tuned for grade 2…
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