Grade 5 Flashcards
1
Q
The middle of any C clef centres on what note?
A
Middle C
2
Q
What is the name of this clef?
A
Tenor clef
3
Q
The tenor clef is how many lines higher than the alto clef?
A
One
4
Q
Name this note
A
Middle C
5
Q
Name this note
A
A
6
Q
What is the name of this note and what is its value
A
Demisemiquaver and its worth half a semiquaver
7
Q
Demisemiquavers are often beamed together in a group of?
a) three
b) two
c) four
d) eight
A
c) four
8
Q
How many demisemiquavers are required to make up a crochet beat?
A
8
9
Q
What is the name of this rest?
A
Demisemiquaver rest
10
Q
What is the name of this note?
A
Dotted semiquaver
11
Q
What is the name of this rest?
A
Dotted semiquaver rest
12
Q
How many demisemiquavers make up the same value as a dotted semiquaver?
A
3
13
Q
How many demisemiquaver rests make up the value of a dotted semiquaver rest?
A
3
14
Q
A semiquaver triplet refers to three semiquavers to be played in the time of what?
A
In the time of 2
15
Q
What is the beat of 6/4 time?
A
Crochet is the beat
16
Q
What is the pulse of 6/4 time?
A
Dotted minum
17
Q
Define the term “simple time”
A
When the pulse can be divided into 2 parts
18
Q
When the pulse can be divided into 2 parts this is known as:
a) Compound time
b) Simple time
c) Irregular time
A
b) Simple time
19
Q
When the pulse can be divided into three parts this is known as:
a) Compound time
b) Simple time
c) Irregular time
A
a) Compound time
20
Q
Define the term compound time
A
When the pulse can be divided into three parts
21
Q
6/8 refers to six ____ beats in the bar
A
six quaver beats in the bar
22
Q
What is the difference between beat and pulse?
A
The pulse is the heartbeat of the rhythm/music that you hear - and feel - when listening to music and this is what people usually tap along to when listening.
The beat is the repeated note value of the time signature.
23
Q
Time signature: 4/4
a) What is the beat?
b) What is the pulse?
c) Is this simple, compound or irregular time?
A
a) Beat = Crochet
b) Pulse = Crochet
c) Simple time
24
Q
Time signature: 2/4
a) What is the beat?
b) What is the pulse?
c) Is this simple, compound or irregular time?
A
a) Beat = Crochet
b) Pulse = Crochet
c) Simple time
25
_Time signature: 3/4_
## Footnote
a) What is the beat?
b) What is the pulse?
c) Is this simple, compound or irregular time?
a) Beat = Crochet
b) Pulse = Crochet
c) Simple Time
26
_Time signature: 3/8_
## Footnote
a) What is the beat?
b) What is the pulse?
c) Is this simple, compound or irregular time?
a) Beat = Quaver
b) Pulse = Quaver
c) Simple Time
27
_Time signature: 2/2_
## Footnote
a) What is the beat?
b) What is the pulse?
c) Is this simple, compound or irregular time?
a) Beat = Minim
b) Pulse = Minim
c) Simple time
28
_Time signature: 3/2_
## Footnote
a) What is the beat?
b) What is the pulse?
c) Is this simple, compound or irregular time?
a) Beat = Minim
b) Pulse = Minim
c) Simple Time
29
_Time signature: 6/8_
## Footnote
a) What is the beat?
b) What is the pulse?
c) Is this simple, compound or irregular time?
a) Beat = Quaver
b) Pulse = Dotted Crochet
c) Compound Time
30
_Time signature: 9/8_
## Footnote
a) What is the beat?
b) What is the pulse?
c) Is this simple, compound or irregular time?
a) Beat = Quaver
b) Pulse = Dotted Crochet
c) Compound Time
31
_Time signature: 12/8_
## Footnote
a) What is the beat?
b) What is the pulse?
c) Is this simple, compound or irregular time?
a) Beat = Quaver
b) Pulse = Dotted Crochet
c) Compound Time
32
_Time signature: 5/4_
## Footnote
a) What is the beat?
b) What is the pulse?
c) Is this simple, compound or irregular time?
a) Beat = Crochet
b) Pulse = Pulse cannot be divided into equal groups of 2,3 or 4
c) Irregular Time
33
_Time signature: 5/8_
## Footnote
a) What is the beat?
b) What is the pulse?
c) Is this simple, compound or irregular time?
a) Beat = Quaver
b) Pulse = N/A- Pulse cannot be divided into equal groups of 2,3 or 4
c) Irregular Time
34
_Time signature: 7/8_
## Footnote
a) What is the beat?
b) What is the pulse?
c) Is this simple, compound or irregular time?
a) Beat = Quaver
b) Pulse = N/A - Pulse cannot be divided into equal groups of 2,3 or 4
c) Irregular Time
35
_Time signature: 6/4_
## Footnote
a) What is the beat?
b) What is the pulse?
c) Is this simple, compound or irregular time?
a) Beat = Crochet
b) Pulse = Dotted minim
c) Compound Time
36
_Time signature: 7/4_
## Footnote
a) What is the beat?
b) What is the pulse?
c) Is this simple, compound or irregular time?
a) Beat = Crochet
b) Pulse = N/A- Pulse cannot be divided into equal groups of 2,3 or 4
c) Irregular Time
37
_Time signature: 4/2_
## Footnote
a) What is the beat?
b) What is the pulse?
c) Is this simple, compound or irregular time?
a) Beat = Minim
b) Pulse = Minim
c) Simple Time
38
The upper number in simple time time signature is usually?
2, 3 or 4
39
The basic pulse in simple time will be some kind of note value, what can it **_not_** be?
The basic pulse in simple time cannot be dotted
40
The upper number in compound time time signature is usually?
usually 6, 9 and 12
41
The basic pulse in _____ time will be dotted value.
a) Compound
b) Simple
The basic pulse in **compound** time will be dotted value.
42
The basic pulse in _____ time will **not** be dotted value.
a) Compound
b) Simple
The basic pulse in **simple** time will **not** be dotted value
43
The upper number in irregular time time signature is usually?
Usually 5 or 7
44
What is a pentatonic major scale?
It is a scale made up of five notes and played like a major scale **without** the **4th** and **7th** degrees
45
Why is there no need to use a key signature for the G pentatonic major scale
Because unlike the G major scale there are no F sharps
46
What degrees are removed in a pentatonic major scale?
4th and 7th degree
47
Which major key has 4 sharps?
E major
48
Which major key has 4 flats?
A♭ major
49
Which major key has 5 sharps?
B major
50
Which major key has 5 flats?
D♭ major
51
Which minor key has 4 sharps?
C♯ minor
52
Which minor key has 5 sharps?
G♯ minor
53
Which minor key has 4 flats?
F minor
54
Which minor key has 5 flats?
B♭ minor
55
Name the sharps that are in G major in the order in which they are writtein the key signature?
F♯
C♯
G♯
D♯
A♯
56
Name the flats that are in D♭ major in the order in which they are in in the key signature
B♭
E♭
A♭
D♭
G♭
57
What does this symbol mean?
Double flat
Lowers the pitch two steps
58
What is used to cancel a note with a double sharp or double flat?
Natural symbol- means return to the unaltered pitch
59
What symbol is used to lower a note with a double sharp by a semitone?
Sharp symbol
60
What symbol is used to raise a note with a double flat by a semitone?
Flat symbol
61
What does this symbol mean?
Double sharp
Raise the pitch by two half steps
62
Draw the G♯ melodic minor scale
**_Remember_**: Melodic the 6th and 7th degrees are raised on the way up and lowered on the way down.
63
What does enharmonically equivalent mean?
Notes are the exact same on the keyboard however are written differently
e.g. Cx and D **or** D♭♭ and C
64
What minor scale sounds the same going down?
a) Melodic and harmonic
b) Melodic and natural
c) Harmonic and natural
b) Melodic and natural
65
What is this note called and what is its value?
Called a **breve**
It has the value of double whole notes i.e. 8 crochets
66
Is the G or C pentatonic scale for Grade 5 major or minor?
Major
67
The second degree of the scale is known as?
The supertonic or re
68
Why is the supertonic triad of A minor iiº?
Because the bottom interval in the triad is a minor 3rd
69
Which degree of the scale is not in a pentatonic major scale?
4th and 7th degree
70
A diminished supertonic triad has what kind of intervals?
Minor 3rd between the bottom and middle note of the triad
Minor 3rd between the middle and top note of the triad
71
In major keys, which chords are major?
I
IV
V
72
In major keys, which chords are minor?
ii
73
In minor keys, which chords are major?
V (remember the accidental in 7th position)
74
In minor keys, which chords are minor?
i
ii
iv
75
Chord I/i is a ____ chord in major key and a _____ chord in minor key
Major or minor ?
Chord I is a **major** chord in major key and a **minor** chord in minor key
depends on the key!
76
Chord II/ii is a ____ chord in major key and a _____ chord in minor key
Major or minor ?
Chord II/ii is a **minor** chord in major key and a **minor (diminished)** chord in minor key
Always a minor as its independent from the key
77
Chord IV/iv is a ____ chord in major key and a _____ chord in minor key
Major or minor ?
Chord IV/iv is a **major** chord in major key and a **minor** chord in minor key
Dependent on the key
78
Chord V/v is a ____ chord in major key and a _____ chord in minor key
Minor or major?
Chord V/v is a **major** chord in major key and a **major** chord in minor key
Always major - independent from the key
79
Which chord is always minor (in both major and minor keys)
Chord ii
80
Which chord is always major (in both major and minor keys)
Chord V
81
Define the strophic form
Same music is used for a number of verses with different words
82
How to recognise verse and refrain form
Similar to strophic where it uses the same music for a number of verese but it also has an unchanged chorus because each verse
83
How to recognise the binary form?
Also known as AB structure]
Two secontions usually A and B (can be repeated such as AABB)
84
What does con pedale mean?
Player should play with the pedal (usually the right hand one)
85
What does senza pedale mean?
The player should play without using the pedal
86
What does una corda mean?
Player should play with the left pedla down
This makes the sound quieter than usual
87
What does tre corde mean?
Player should release the left pedal
88
What does arpeggiando mean?
Quickly spread out the notes of a chord (from bottom to top)
89
What does this symbol mean?
Arpeggiando
Quickly spread out the notes of a chord (from bottom to top usually)
90
What does this symbol mean?
Con pedale - player should play with pedal (usually the right hand one)
91
What does this symbol mean?
The music for tenor voice is written an octave higher than it sounds
92
Name this cleft?
Treble clef
93
Name this clef
Alto
94
Name this clef
Base clef
95
Name this clef
Tenor clef
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