Music in Context | Music Theory
Music in Context
Answer questions about a short written melody — the same passage is used across all 5 questions, ported from ABRSM Grade 1 style practice questions.
Objectives
- Read a short melody and answer questions about its notes and shape.
Worksheet
- Look at this melody and then answer the question that follows.
Select TRUE or FALSE for the statement:
The melody gets gradually louder towards the end.Answer: ______________________
- Look at this melody and then answer the question that follows.
Select the bar that contains all the notes of the tonic triad of C major.Answer: ______________________
- Look at this melody and then answer the question that follows.
Select the correct answer:
The longest note in the melody is a ...Answer: ______________________
- Look at this melody and then answer the question that follows.
Select the correct answer:
Bar 1 has the same pitches as ...Answer: ______________________
- Look at this melody and then answer the question that follows.
Select the correct answer:
The highest note in the melody is ...Answer: ______________________
Answer Key
- FALSE — The melody gets louder by bars 3 to 5, but then it gets quieter again before ending at mf, so it does not get gradually louder towards the end.
- bar 2 — The tonic triad of C major uses the notes C, E, and G. Bar 2 contains those notes.
- semibreve — The last bar contains a semibreve.
- bar 7 — Bar 1 and bar 7 both use the pitches C and B.
- G — The highest note used in the melody is G.
1. Look at this melody and then answer the question that follows. Select TRUE or FALSE for the statement: The melody gets gradually louder towards the end.
2. Look at this melody and then answer the question that follows. Select the bar that contains all the notes of the tonic triad of C major.
3. Look at this melody and then answer the question that follows. Select the correct answer: The longest note in the melody is a ...
4. Look at this melody and then answer the question that follows. Select the correct answer: Bar 1 has the same pitches as ...
5. Look at this melody and then answer the question that follows. Select the correct answer: The highest note in the melody is ...