Easy grade 5 standard music theory part 1 Flashcards

1

What note of the scale is the leading note?

7
4
1
2

2

What is this note equivalent to?

D
B sharp
C sharp
C

3

This is an alto clef.

True
False

4

What note does a C♯ minor arpeggio begin on if it is in first inversion?

E
D♯
C♯
D

5

6/8 is compound time.

True
False

6

It was a lower mordent. If a lower mordent is played like this, how would an upper mordent be played?

The second note is one higher than the first, and so on for 3 notes
Repeats going up and down for the length of the line
The same but the middle note is a line above

7

What does the Italian term 'Ritardando' mean?

Drop off suddenly
Rapidly get faster
Gradually slow down
Almost silent

8

How many hemidemisemiquavers are in a breve?

128
16
8
64

9

What is the symbol above the note?

A mordent
A trill
A turn

10

Name this clef.

Tenor clef
Bass clef
Alto Clef
Treble clef

11

This is actually tenor clef. What is the second note played by the top instrument in this extract?

D♯
A
C
E♭

12

What is the lowest note in bar 7?

F
Low D
E
42

13

What is the name of the 5th note of a scale?

Dominant
Plagal (it's not this one)
Subdominant
Supertonic

14

What does the Italian term 'Grave' mean?

Lumbering
Deathly
Like a skeleton
Slow

15

What does a Fermata do to a note?

Prolongs it
Quietens it
Makes it louder / a big accent
Makes it shorter (like Staccato)

16

How many minims are in this time signature?

8
4
1.5
6

Easy grade 5 standard music theory part 1

Questions 16

Easy grade 5 standard music theory part 1

Questions 16