Reading a score
1.[3p] Match each non-chord tone to how it behaves.
Match each non-chord tone to how it behaves.
Passing tone
Neighbour tone
Suspension
Anticipation
Appoggiatura
held over from the previous chord, dissonant on a strong beat, resolves down by step
approached by leap, on a strong beat, resolves by step
a note of the next chord arriving early
steps away from a chord tone and back to it
fills a gap by step between two chord tones a third apart
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Passing tone: fills a gap by step between two chord tones a third apart Neighbour tone: steps away from a chord tone and back to it Suspension: held over from the previous chord, dissonant on a strong beat, resolves down by step Anticipation: a note of the next chord arriving early Appoggiatura: approached by leap, on a strong beat, resolves by step
2.[2p] A bar is harmonised with F major. The melody plays A, G, F, E, F in eighth notes. What is the G?
A bar is harmonised with F major. The melody plays A, G, F, E, F in eighth notes. What is the G?
3.[3p] A B flat trumpet reads a written D5. What pitch sounds? Answer in the form C5.
A B flat trumpet reads a written D5. What pitch sounds? Answer in the form C5.
4.[2p] How many semitones below the written pitch does a horn in F sound?
How many semitones below the written pitch does a horn in F sound?
5.[2p] Put the families of an orchestral score in order from the top of the page down.
Put the families of an orchestral score in order from the top of the page down.
percussion
keyboard and voices
woodwind
brass
strings
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a, b, c, d, e
6.[3p] A G chord with D in the bass falls on a strong beat and then resolves to D7 and G. What is it?
A G chord with D in the bass falls on a strong beat and then resolves to D7 and G. What is it?
7.[1p] Dynamic marks such as f and p specify loudness in absolute terms, so an f is the same volume on any instrument.
Dynamic marks such as f and p specify loudness in absolute terms, so an f is the same volume on any instrument.
8.[2p] Match each tempo term to its approximate speed in beats per minute.
Match each tempo term to its approximate speed in beats per minute.
Largo
Adagio
Andante
Allegro
Presto
120 to 168
76 to 108
168 to 200
40 to 60
66 to 76
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Largo: 40 to 60 Adagio: 66 to 76 Andante: 76 to 108 Allegro: 120 to 168 Presto: 168 to 200
9.[3p] In a phrase in G major, the chord A7 appears and is followed by D. What is the roman numeral for A7?
In a phrase in G major, the chord A7 appears and is followed by D. What is the roman numeral for A7?