Theory of Music Grade 2 (May 2010)

1.1 Name this note:

• A sharp

• C natural

• C sharp

1.2 What does the 2 mean in this time signature?

• Count in crotchet beats

• Count in minim beats

• Count 2 beats in a bar

1.3 A full bar's note in 3/2 is

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1.4 Add the total number of crotchet beats of silence in these rests.

• 8

• 7½

• 6

1.5 Which metronome marking shows the slowest beat per minute?

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1.6 The relative minor of G major is:

• D minor

• A minor

• E minor

1.7 How would you find the tonic of a relative major key?

• Count down three semitones from the tonic of the major key

• Count up three semitones from the tonic of the minor key

• Count up three tones from the tonic of the minor key

1.8 The correct label for the following scale is:

• C major scale going up

• E harmonic minor scale going up

• E natural minor scale going up

1.9 Name this interval:

• Perfect 4th

• Octave

• Perfect 5th

1.10 The following is:

• G major triad in first inversion

• E minor triad in first inversion

• E minor triad in root position