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T H E O R Y
MUSIC
M A D E E A S Y
GRADE 1
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Printed in Malaysia by
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ISBN 967-985-2934
Order No.: MPT-3W3.01
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Semiquaver ( ) 11
Revision 2 @TJ 12
Rests 13
Ties 14
Dotted Notes 15 .
Revision 3 6 16
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Accidentals ( # b )
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Revision 4 @TJ 26
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Tonic Triads
Revision 5 @TJ 36
General Exercises 44
Time Values
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Bunny is looking for crabs. Colour the crabs according to the time values.
D 4 counts = red
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1 count = green
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% time can also be represented by the symbol C which means common time.
The top number tells how many beats in a bar.
The bottom number tells the kind of note used to represent the beat.
@ First write the counts, then prefix the correct time signature.
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Under each note, write its time name. (e.g. 112, 1, etc.)
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Notes on the Stave
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Line Space
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to indicate notes above or below -4% I( /
the stave.
Position of Middle C
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Notes in the Treble Clef.
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F - line D - space -
E line G - space -
C space
Rests
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Ties
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A tie joins notes of the same sound.
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Notes
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Dotted Minim
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Doned Crotchet
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Q Add dots where necessary to make complete bars.
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Under each of the following, write its time name. (e. g. 1,112, etc.)
Next to each of the following, write a note that has the same time value.
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Add one rest at each of the places marked * to make the bars complete.
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Accidentals ( )
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sharp = raises a note 1 semitone in pitch
An accidental against a note affects every later appearance of that note at the same pitch in the bar.
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Put a flat ( b ) before every note and name the notes.
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Put a natural (h) before every note and name the notes.
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Write the required notes.
F sharp
2 3
B flat
4
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D natural
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Cancelling an accidental -- ,,
An accidental lasts until the end of the bar.
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Semitones and Tones
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SEMITONE
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- The distance in pitch between a note and its nearest neighbour.
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@ Add an accidental ( # , b , ) to the 2nd note to make it a semitone higher than the 1st.
if no accidental is needed, put a tick (J).
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C D E C D E
Draw a bracket ( I
) over each pair of notes which make a tone.
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Key Signatures
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Name the major keys which have the following key signatures.
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@ Name the keys, then rewrite the passages using key signatures Instead of accidentals.
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G major
D major
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G major
F major
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D major
F major
G major
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Scales
Ascending scales.
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In a major scale, semitones occur on the 3 - 4 and 7 - 8 notes.
D major
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F major
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G major f
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G major
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F major
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Add the clefs and key signatures to make the scales named.
F major
D major
G major
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(a) Write a treble clef and then the key signature of F major and the scale ascending. Use the given rhythm.
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(b) Write a bass clef and then the scale of C major descending. Use the given rhythm. Bracket (-)the semitones.
(c) Write without key signature the scale of D major ascending, using Semibreves.
Mark each semitone with a bracket ( l ) .
(d) Write the major scale belonging to the given key signature, descending. Mark each semitone with a bracket (
(e) Write without key signature the major scale going up on the given key-note
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(f) Write with the correct key signature in the bass clef the scale of D major going down. Use the given rhythm.
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(g) Write in the treble clef the scale of C major going up. Bracket ( l
each semitone. Use the)
given rhythm
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Write the number of the intervals. (Znd, 3rd. 4th, 5th, etc.)
Melodic Intervals
Harmonic Intervals
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F major
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(Znd,
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3rd, 4th, etc.)
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Tonic Triads
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(b) Which notes of a major scale are used to form a tonic triad ?
A. 1.3. 5 6. 2. 4. 6 C. 3, 5, 7
(c) Circle the notes used to form the tonic triads named.
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D major G major F major C major
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F major D major G major C major
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Name the key of each of the following . Draw I
over one pair of notes making a semitone, In each case.
Write the key signature and the tonic triad of the given keys.
@ Write the clef and then the named tonic triad, without key signature, starting on the key-note given.
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Rhythm Writing
When writing an answering rhythm, remember to end it with a long note ( o d. orJ ).
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Performance Directions
Terms
I.forte (f) - loud 6. accelerando (accel.) - getting faster
mezzoforte (w) - moderately loud rallenrando (roll.) - getting slower
forrissimo (ff) - very loud ritardando (rirard.) - getting slower
rirenuro (rir.) - hold back (slower at once)
andante - at a moderate pace
2. piano ( P) - soft (walking speed)
mezzo piano ( q )- moderately soft
pianissimo ( PP) - very soft 7. Da Capo (D.C.) - from the beginning
Fine - the end
Da Capo a1 Fine - from the beginning to the end
3. crescendo (cresc.) - getting louder
Dal Segno (D.S.) - from the sign %
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decrescendo - getting softer
I diminuendo (dim.) - getting softer 8. cantabile - in a singing style
staccato - short, detached
4. allegro - lively, fast legaro - smoothly
moderaro - moderately
allegretto - slightly slower than allegro
mezzo - half
poco - a little
5. lenro - slow rempo , - the speed of the music
adogia - slow a tempo . - resume the normal speed
Signs
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- pause 9. M.M. J = 88 - 88 crotchets in a minute
(M.M. - Maelzel's Metronome)
- accent
10. <>- getting louder then softer
- tie
- slur
11. 8~ - ottava (octave)
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- repeat sign
8 - perform an octave lower
- getting louder
a tempo -
accelerando -
allegretto -
andante
crescendo -
ah1 segno -
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tempo
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General Exercises
11. Name 2 pairs of notes which are a semitone apart. (....... - .......) and (....... - ........)
12. Copy out the first 2 bars of the melody.
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10. What is the name of the dot J ......................................
What does it mean ? ...........................
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11. Name a pair of notes which are a semitone apart. (....... - .......)
12. Copy out the last 2 bars of the melody. Put in the clef, key signature and time signature.
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On which degree of the scale does the melody end on ? (1st 2nd. 3rd, 4th) ............
10. Write the tonic triad of this melody, with key signature.
11. Write a rest equivalent to the 1st note of the 4th bar.
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A C C E E R A N D O
L O R F N D N T I N
L A E D I S D O M E
E A S C O N A S l P
G O C A P A N E N O
R F E C T E T R U C
O O N E F I N E N E O
P R D I M O L S I N E
U T O L E A D U M D S
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To find out the Italian Terms hidden in this maze, answer the questions below.
4. The teacher is angry because the pupils are talking louder and louder. ---------
5. When the battery is running out, the radio becomes soffer and soffer. ----------
6. When I'm angry Ispeak loudly.
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I. Another name for the F clef is ---- .
II 2. You join two quaver notes with a ---- .
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3. --- ------ means in a singing style.
4. Two semitones is equal to a .
5. The line that joins two notes of the same pitch is called a --- .
6. A crotchet consists of a note-head and a --- - .
7. A tonic triad consists of notes.
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