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The time signature is a notational convention used in Western musical notation to
specify how many beats are in each bar and which note value constitutes one beat. In a
musical score, the time signature appears at the beginning of the piece, as a time symbol
or stacked numerals, such as
or 3/4
1) Add the time signature to each extract.
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1) Add the time signature to each extract.
2) Add the missing bar-lines in this extracts.
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2) Add the missing bar-lines in this extracts.
An interval is the difference between two pitches(sounds).An interval may be
described as horizontal, linear, or melodic if it refers to successively sounding
tones, such as two adjacent pitches in a melody, and vertical or harmonic if it
pertains to simultaneously sounding tones, such as in a chord.
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3) Above each note write a higher note to form the named harmonic interval, as shown in
the first measure. The key is F major.
6th
4th
5th
2rd
8th
7th
A clef (from French: clef “key”) is a musical symbol used to indicate the pitch
(sound) of written notes. Placed on one of the lines at the beginning of the stave
(staff), it indicates the name and pitch of the notes on that line. This line serves as
a reference point by which the names of the notes on any other line or space of the
stave (staff) may be determined.
4) Add the correct clef and key signature to each of these tonic triads.
G major
C major
F major
A major
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B minor
E minor
Eb major
F major
A major
D minor
5) Add the correct clef and necessary sharp or flat signs to make each of the scales named
below. Do not use key signature.
a) D Major
b) F Major
c) A Major
d) Bb Major
e) A Major
f) D Major
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Musical composition refers to the process of creating a new piece of music. People who
practice composition are called composers.
6) Write a five-bar rhythm using the given opening.
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3) Rewrite each rhythm using the new time signature, but make sure that
the new rhythm sounds the same. Then complete the sentence below with
one of these words; duple, triple, quadruple.
a)
4/2
Both of these are in ________________________time.
b)
3/8
Both of these are in _______________________ time.
7) Look at this melody, and then answer the questions below.
a) What key is the melody in? ______________
b) Which bar has only notes belonging to the tonic triad? ____________
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c) Name the degree of the scale of the first note in bar 4. __________
d) Draw a circle around two notes next to each other that make the interval
of an octave.
e) Complete. Bar 2 has the same rhythm as bar ________
f) Draw square around any pair of notes that make a semitone.
g) What is the letter name of the last note in bar 5? _________
h) What is the letter name of the highest note? _________
i) How many pairs of notes are tied? _______
j) After each of these rests write a note of the same value.
k) The 4 in 3/4 means
______________________________________________
l) Give the full meaning of 3/8
_______________________________________
m) Copy out bars 3 and 4 in bass clef. Put in the key signature and any other
performance marking.
______________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________
4) Look at this melody, and then answer the questions below.
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n) What key is the melody in? ______________
o) Which bar has only notes belonging to the tonic triad? ____________
p) Name the degree of the scale of the first note in bar 3. __________
q) Draw a circle around two notes next to each other that make the
interval of an octave.
r) Complete. Bar 6 has the same rhythm as bar ________
s) Draw square around any pair of notes that make a semitone.
t) What is the letter name of the last note in bar 3? _________
u) What is the letter name of the highest note? _________
v) How many pairs of notes are tied? _______
w) The 4 in 3/4 means _______________________
x) Give the full meaning of 3/8 _______________________________________
y) Copy out bars 6 and 7 in bass clef. Put in the key signature and any
other performance marking.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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A triplet is a group of three notes played inside the length of two of its note-type.
8) Add triplet signs where necessary to make these bars fit the time signature.
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9) Rewrite each rhythm using the new time signature, but make sure that the new rhythm
sounds the same. Then complete the sentence below with one of these words; duple,
triple, quadruple.
c)
4/2
Both of these are in ________________________time.
d)
3/8
Both of these are in _______________________ time.
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