Melody 1
What does the tempo instruction at the start of the melody mean?
Very slow
Quite fast
Rather slow
Quick
How could this time signature be described?
In 6/4 time the bar is split into groups of 3 crotchets, so it is a compound time. There will be two groups of three crotchets, so it is compound duple time.
Simple qudruple
Simple triple
Compound duple
Compound triple
Look at the key signature of the melody. With this in mind, what is the technical name of the note of the scale on which the melody starts?
The melody is in D major, and so D is the tonic.
Tonic
Mediant
Dominant
Leading note
What is the interval between the last two notes of bar 4?
The interval is between an E and an A, which is a fourth (E, F, G, A). A is in the e major scale, but it is a fourth so it is called perfect rather than major.
Perfect 5th
Major 4th
Major 6th
Perfect 4th
What do you notice about bars 5-8 compared to bars 1-4?
They're played double speed.
They're played up an octave.
They're played more slowly.
Answer 4
What is happening to the dynamic of the music in bars 5 and 6?
Getting softer
Getting louder
Staying the same
This music is written for violin. Name another instrument which belongs to the string family.
String instruments are all played with a bow or plucked.
Double bass
Flute
Oboe
Trombone
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