Melody 2
What is the meaning of the tempo direction at the beginning of the melody?
Large
Slow and stately
Fast
Slightly slower than walking pace
Largo is the Italian term for slow and stately.
What key is the melody in?
Eb major
Ab major
C minor
Bb major
Ab major has four flats. You can tell that the melody is not in its relative minor, F minor, because there are no E naturals.
Describe the time signature.
Simple triple
Compound triple
Simple quadruple
Compound duple
3/4 is simple time, because the beats are divided into two quavers. There are three beats in a bar, which is "triple".
Name the interval between the first note indicated by a tick and the note following it.
Minor 3rd
Major 3rd
Perfect 4th
Major 2nd
The two notes are a C and a Eb, which is a third (C, D, E). Eb is in the C minor scale, so the interval is a minor 3rd.
Name the interval between the second note indicated by a tick and the note following it.
Major 5th
Perfect 5th
Perfect 4th
Major 6th
The two notes are F and C, which is a 5th apart (F, G, A, B, C). C is in the F major scale. Remember though that 4ths and 5ths are called perfect intervals rather than major.
Give numbers of two bars which share the same rhythm. (There are 2 correct answers).
1 and 2
1 and 5
4 and 6
2 and 5
In which bar are the lowest note and highest note an octave apart?
Bar 1
Bar 5
Bar 6
Bar 7
In bar 5, the lowest note is an Ab, and the highest note is an Ab one octave up.
What is the name of the note that is held for two full beats, and over which two bars is it held?
C, over bars 2 and 3
Eb, over bars 2 and 3
C, over bars 4 and 5
Cb, over bars 2 and 3
Answer 5
The tie between the C at the end of bar 2 and the C at the beginning of bar 3 means that the note is to be played as a continuous minim.
Which note is the 5th degree of the scale of the melody?
Ab
Eb
Bb
E
The fifth note of the Ab major scale is an Eb.
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