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a) B C# D E F# G A B
b) D E F# G A B C# D
c) F G A C D F
d) D F G A C D
Write out the notes of the following scales using letter names:
a) F major
b) D natural minor
c) B pentatonic minor
d) D pentatonic major
Use letter names to write out the notes of the pentatonic minor scale that has two sharps in the key
signature:
Use letter names to write out the notes of the major scale that has one flat in the key signature:
Use letter names to write out the notes of the pentatonic minor scale that has one flat in the key
signature:
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Grade 2 – Section One: Scales and Keys - continued
Name the major and minor scales which have the following key signatures:
a) Major: Minor:
b) Major: Minor:
a)
b)
c)
d)
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Grade 2 – Section One: Scales and Keys - continued
Using the correct key signature, write out one octave (ascending) of the following scales in either
the treble or bass clef:
a) D natural minor
b) D pentatonic minor
c) B natural minor
d) F pentatonic major
a) 1 2 3 5 6 8
b) 1 2 β3 4 5 β6 β7 8
c) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
d) 1 β3 4 5 β7 8
Grade 2
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a) B D F#
b) D F# A C
c) D F# A
d) F A C E
e) D F# A C#
f) A C# E G
Write out the letter names of the notes in the following chords:
a) Dm
b) C7
c) Bm7
d) F
e) G7
f) Dm7
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Test 3 – Identifying chords from music notation
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
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Test 4 – Writing out chords in musical notation
Write out the following chords in either the treble or bass clef:
a) F
b) C7
c) D7
d) Dm
e) Bm7
f) D
g) A7
h) G7
i) Dmaj7
j) Fmaj7
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Test 5 – Identifying chord types using chord spellings
a) 1 3 5 7
b) 1 β3 5
c) 1 β3 5 β7
d) 1 3 5
Write out the chord spellings for the following chord types:
b) major triad
d) minor triad
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Grade 2
Section Three: Rhythm Notation
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Write the symbol for the following note types at a pitch of your choice. Use either the bass or treble
clef:
Dotted quarter note (dotted crotchet) Dotted half note (dotted minim)
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Grade 2 – Section Three: Rhythm Notation - continued
a)
b)
c)
d)
d)
d)
Write the symbol for the following rest types. Use either the bass or treble clef:
Eighth rest (quaver rest) Quarter rest (crotchet rest) 16th rest (semiquaver rest)
Dotted eighth rest (dotted quaver rest) Dotted quarter rest (dotted crotchet rest)
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Grade 2 – Section Three: Rhythm Notation - continued
a) A dotted quarter note (dotted crotchet) is equivalent in length to: Three eighth notes (quavers)
Three quarter notes (crotchets)
Two eighth notes (quavers)
b) A dotted eighth note (dotted quaver) is equivalent in length to: Two eighth notes (quavers)
Three 16th notes (semiquavers)
Four 16th notes (semiquavers)
c) Three half notes (minims) are equivalent in length to: A whole note (semibreve)
Six quarter notes (crotchets)
A dotted half note (dotted minim)
d) Three quarter notes (crotchets) are equivalent in length to: A dotted quarter note (dotted crotchet)
A dotted half note (dotted minim)
Two whole notes (semibreves)
Using a clef and a note of your choice, write out two different bars of rhythm in 34 time, using:
- Eighth notes (quavers)
- Dotted quarter notes (crotchets)
- Quarter notes (crotchets)
- No rests
Using a clef and a note of your choice, write out two different bars of rhythm in 44 time, using:
- Quarter notes (crotchets) and dotted quarter notes (crotchets)
- Eighth notes (quavers) and dotted eighth notes (quavers)
- 16th notes (semiquavers)
- Some of the equivalent rests for the above notes
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Grade 2 – Section Three: Rhythm Notation - continued
Test 5 – Grouping notes and rests
Complete the following bars by inserting the appropriate rest or rests in the spaces marked * :
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Grade 2
Section Four: Popular Music Knowledge
During which decade did Chuck Berry have his first hit single?
In which decade did Led Zepplin have the majority of their chart successes?
Which musical style did David Bowie help to create during the early 1970’s?
Test 4 – Madonna
Apart from singing, name another skill that Madonna has used during her career:
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Grade 2
Section Five – Harmony
On which degree of the C major scale does the F major triad occur?
Circle the triad in the following list which is NOT built from the C major scale:
Dm Em F Gm Am
State the degree of the scale on which each of the following triads is built:
a) Subdominant triad
b) Tonic triad
c) Dominant triad
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