Grade 5 Aural Tests

Question 1

Baroque Period

Answer 1

ornamentation
imitation
no pedal
limited range of keyboard
limited dynamics

Question 2

Classical Period

Answer 2

simple harmonies
repeated ideas
scale passages

Question 3

Romantic Period

Answer 3

Sustained pedal
rich harmonies
wide range of keyboard
rubato

Question 4

20th Century

Answer 4

1. Jazz rhythms
   syncopation
   crushed notes
2. Percussive effects
   change of time
   sudden change of dynamics
3. Impressionistic
   lots of pedal
   rubato
   parallel 5ths