Vocabulary - Grade 2

Question 1

leger lines

Answer 1

lines used to place notes which are too high or low in pitch to be placed on the standard stave

Question 2

Answer 2

single quaver

Question 3

Answer 3

dotted crotchet

Question 4

Answer 4

semiquavers

Question 5

Answer 5

tie

Question 6

tie

Answer 6

hold the note for the duration of all the tied notes

e.g. semibreve + minim = note held for 6 crotchets

Question 7

Answer 7

quaver rest

Question 8

M.M.

Answer 8

Maelzel’s Metronome: indicates the speed of the piece in beats per minute

Question 9

syncopation

Answer 9

writing notes before or after the main beat, using longer notes on the weak beat instead of the strong beat

Question 10

Find the tonic of a relative minor key

Answer 10

count down 3 semitones

e.g. F to E - Eb - D

Question 11

Find the tonic of a relative major key

Answer 11

count up 3 semitones

e.g E to F - F# - G

Question 12

steps of the natural minor scale which are a semitone apart

Answer 12

2nd-3rd and 5th-6th

Question 13

change a scale from natural minor to harmonic minor

Answer 13

raise the 7th step a semitone

add a sharp or natural sign, e.g. A minor needs a G#

Question 14

number of semitones in a major 3rd

Answer 14

4

Question 15

number of semitones in a minor 3rd

Answer 15

3

Question 16

notes of the tonic triad in A minor

Answer 16

A, C, E

Question 17

notes of the tonic triad in D minor

Answer 17

D, F, A

Question 18

notes of the tonic triad in E minor

Answer 18

E, G, B

Question 19

root position chord

Answer 19

root note of the chord at the bottom

e.g. C, E, G

Question 20

first inversion

Answer 20

3rd (middle note) of the chord at the bottom

e.g. E, G, C

Question 21

broken chord

Answer 21

playing the notes of a chord one after another (in any order), not all at the same time

Question 22

working out the key of a piece

Answer 22

• what is the key signature?
• are there any examples of a raised 7th note?
• which chords are used in the first and last bars?
• what is the last note?

Question 23

minor 2nd: construction

Answer 23

next letter up, 1 semitone apart

note: if both notes are the same letter e.g. F and F# this is not a minor 2nd

Question 24

major 2nd: construction

Answer 24

next letter up, 2 semitones (1 tone) apart