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Grade 2

Section One: Scales and Keys


Test 1 – Identifying scales from letter names

Which scales contain the following notes?

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

Test 2 – Naming notes within scales

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

Test 3 – Identifying key signatures

Name the major and minor scales which have the following key signatures:

a) Major: Minor:

b) Major: Minor:

Test 4 – Identifying scales from music notation

Name the following scales:

a)

b)

c)

d)

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Grade 2 – Section One: Scales and Keys - continued

Test 5 – Writing out scales using music notation

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

Test 6 – Identifying scales from scale spellings

Which scales have the following scale spellings?

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

Test 7 – Writing out scale spellings

a) Write out the scale spelling of the pentatonic minor scale:

b) Write out the scale spelling of the pentatonic major scale:

c) Write out the scale spelling of the natural minor scale:

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Section Two: Chords

Test 1 – Identifying chords from note letters

Name the chords which contain the following notes:

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

Test 2 – Writing out letter names of notes in chords

Write out the letter names of the notes in the following chords:

a) Dm

b) C7

c) Bm7

d) F

e) G7

f) Dm7

Grade 2 – Section Two: Chords - continued

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Test 3 – Identifying chords from music notation

Identify the following chords:

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

f)

g)

h)

Grade 2 – Section Two: Chords - continued

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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

Grade 2 – Section Two: Chords - continued

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Test 5 – Identifying chord types using chord spellings

Which chords have the following 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:

a) major 7th chord

b) major triad

c) minor 7th chord

d) minor triad

e) dominant 7th chord

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Grade 2
Section Three: Rhythm Notation

Test 1 – Identifying note values

Name the following types of note:

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:

Eighth note (quaver) Quarter note (crotchet) 16th note (semiquaver)

Dotted quarter note (dotted crotchet) Dotted half note (dotted minim)
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Grade 2 – Section Three: Rhythm Notation - continued

Test 2 – Identifying rest values

Name the following types of rest:

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

Test 3 – Using dotted notes and rests

Underline the correct answer in each case:

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)

Test 4 – Composing rhythms

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 * :

Test 6 – Grouping notes and rests correctly

Re-write the following bars of music correctly:

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Grade 2
Section Four: Popular Music Knowledge

Test 1 – Chuck Berry

Name one of Chuck Berry’s hit singles:

During which decade did Chuck Berry have his first hit single?

Test 2 – Led Zepplin

Name one of Led Zepplin’s albums:

Name Led Zepplin’s guitarist:

In which decade did Led Zepplin have the majority of their chart successes?

Test 3 – David Bowie

Name one of David Bowie’s hit singles:

Which musical style did David Bowie help to create during the early 1970’s?

Test 4 – Madonna

In which decade was Madonna’s first album released?

Apart from singing, name another skill that Madonna has used during her career:

Name one of Madonna’s hit singles:

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Grade 2
Section Five – Harmony

Test 1 – Naming triads in keys

Name three triads in the key of C major:

State the pattern of major and minor triads in a major key:

On which degree of the C major scale does the F major triad occur?

On which degree of the C major scale does the Dm triad occur?

Which triad is built on the 3rd degree of the C major scale?

Which triad is built on the 6th degree of the C major scale?

Circle the triad in the following list which is NOT built from the C major scale:

Dm Em F Gm Am

Test 2 – Technical terms

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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