Developing Music Literacy

Complete the sentences about the above melody.

1.

This piece is in the key of _________________ .

2.

The melody is written in the ____________ or _____ clef .

3.

The time signature tells us that there are 3 ______________

beats in each measure/bar. This is called Simple __________
__________ .

4.

There are two staccato notes. They occur on the _________

beat of bars _______ and ______ .

5.

The tempo at which this music is to be played is _____________ .

6.

The volume at the beginning is __________ which means

____________ . It gradually becomes _____________ and ends
____________, which means _____________ .

7.

There are ________ slurs in this piece. The first is in bar ______, over
the notes _____ ______ and ______ .

8.

There is one tie. This means that you do not play the __________
note of bar __________ .

9.

This piece begins with an anacrusis on the note _______ . It is scale

degree number __________ .

10. The interval of a 5th occurs twice between the notes _______ and
_______ .
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Developing Music Literacy

ANSWERS

Complete the sentences about the above melody.

1.

This piece is in the key of D major .

2.

The melody is written in the bass or F clef .

3.

The time signature tells us that there are 3 quarter note/crotchet

beats in each measure/bar. This is called Simple Triple Time.

4.

There are two staccato notes. They occur on the first beat of bars
one and two .

5.

The tempo at which this music is to be played is slowly .

6.

The volume at the beginning is piano which means soft. It gradually

becomes louder and ends forte, which means loud .

7.

There are two slurs in this piece. The first is in bar one, over the
notes D, E and F# .

8.

There is one tie. This means that you do not play the first note of bar
three .

9.

This piece begins with an anacrusis on the note A . It is scale

degree number 5 .

10. The interval of a 5th occurs twice between the notes D and A.

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