ABRSM Grades 1-5 Music Theory 100%
Correct
What is the term for a chord built on the sixth degree of a scale?
Submediant
What does "fortissimo" mean in terms of dynamics?
Very loud
What is the definition of "modulation"?
The process of changing from one key to another during a p...
ABRSM Grades 1-5 Music Theory 100%
Correct
What is the term for a chord built on the sixth degree of a scale?
✔✔ Submediant
What does "fortissimo" mean in terms of dynamics?
✔✔ Very loud
What is the definition of "modulation"?
✔✔ The process of changing from one key to another during a piece of music.
What is the difference between a "major triad" and a "minor triad"?
✔✔ A major triad has a major third and a perfect fifth, while a minor triad has a minor third and
a perfect fifth.
What is the symbol for a whole note in music notation?
✔✔ An open note head with no stem.
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,What is the term for the third note of a scale?
✔✔ Mediant
What is the interval between A and E?
✔✔ Perfect fifth
What is the definition of "fugue"?
✔✔ A contrapuntal musical form where a theme is introduced and then developed through
repetition and variation.
What is the symbol for a flat in music notation?
✔✔ ♭
What is the definition of "stave"?
✔✔ The set of five horizontal lines and four spaces on which music is written.
What is the symbol for a dotted eighth note?
✔✔ A filled-in note head with a stem and one flag, with a dot adding half of its value.
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,What is the time signature for a piece with three beats per measure and a quarter note receiving
one beat?
✔✔ 3/4
What is the definition of a "quarter rest"?
✔✔ A symbol representing silence for one beat in a 4/4 time signature.
What is the symbol for a sharp in music notation?
✔✔ ♯
What is the interval between C and E?
✔✔ Major third
What is the term for a note that is sustained longer than its normal value?
✔✔ Fermata
What is the definition of a "dotted half note"?
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, ✔✔ A half note with a dot, extending its duration to three beats.
What is the key signature for F major?
✔✔ One flat (B♭)
What is the term for the fifth note of a scale?
✔✔ Dominant
What is the definition of a "whole note"?
✔✔ A note that lasts for four beats in 4/4 time.
What is the difference between a "major scale" and a "minor scale"?
✔✔ A major scale has a bright, happy sound, while a minor scale has a darker, sadder sound due
to the lowered third, sixth, and seventh degrees.
What is the time signature for a piece with two beats per measure and a half note receiving one
beat?
✔✔ 2/2
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