Year 9 Theory Exam Review :D

Year 9 Theory Exam Revision :D

By Rui Manuel da Silva Villanueva Pacheco

Multiple Select

C𝄪 (double sharp) is another way of writing:

• C♯

• D

• F

• E𝄫

Multiple Choice

Look at the rhythm below; the bar consists of one sixteenth note in a 6/8 time. Which of the following notations of rests correctly completes the bar?

Match

Sort the following time signatures into the correct meter type:

Irregular/Asymmetrical

Compound

Simple

Compound

Irregular/Asymmetrical

• Irregular/Asymmetrical

• Compound

• Simple

• Compound

• Irregular/Asymmetrical

Multiple Choice

What is the name of this fascinating clef, and which instrument most commonly uses it?

• Alto clef, used most commonly for the Viola

• Percussion clef, used most commonly for Drumkits

• Tenor clef, used most commonly for the Viola

• Bass clef, used most commonly for the Cello

Multiple Choice

A triad consists of a ____ note, with a 3rd and 5th build upon it.

• Tonic

• Root

​Remember this about triads

Major triads consist of root note with a major 3rd and perfect 5th built upon it.
Minor triads consist of a root note with minor 3rd and perfect 5th build upon it.
A tonic triad is a triad built on the first degree of its respective scale.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following triads is the NOT a major triad? All of the triads below are tonic triads.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following triads correctly builds the minor tonic triad for B minor?

Multiple Choice

The technical name for the 1st scale degree:

• Tonic

• Dominant

• Leading note

• Sub dominant

Multiple Choice

The technical name for the 5th scale degree:

• Tonic

• Dominant

• Leading note

• Sub dominant

Multiple Choice

The technical name for the 4th scale degree:

• Tonic

• Dominant

• Leading note

• Sub dominant

Multiple Choice

The technical name for the 7th scale degree:

• Tonic

• Dominant

• Leading note

• Sub dominant

​Primary Triads - Major keys

Any triad built on the tonic, subdominant or dominant (or first, fourth and fifth) scale degree is called a primary triad. Here is how you label them in the example of C major. Underneath each triad is a Roman Numeral representation of the scale degree of the root note, while the letter on the top simply shows what the root note of the triad is.

Multiple Choice

These are the correct primary triads—labeled—for G Major:

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

These are the correct primary triads—labeled—for A minor:

• True

• False

Label the following chords as root position, 1st inversion or 2nd inversion

Fill in the Blanks

Label this chord specifically as "root position", "1st inversion", or "2nd inversion"

Fill in the Blanks

Label this chord specifically as "root position", "1st inversion", or "2nd inversion"

Fill in the Blanks

Label this chord specifically as "root position", "1st inversion", or "2nd inversion"

Multiple Choice

The Dominant Seventh Chord builds a minor 7th off of a normal dominant major or minor triad, creating a four-note chord (typically called a seventh chord).

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Is this a Dominant Seventh Chord for D Major?

• Yes

• No, this is another type of seventh chord/this seventh chord has been built of another triad, not a dominant triad

Multiple Choice

Is this a Dominant Seventh Chord for E Minor?

• Yes

• No, this is another type of seventh chord/this seventh chord has been built of another triad, not a dominant triad

Match

Match the following articulations with their correct meanings

• Legato

• Staccato

• Tenuto

• Marcato

• Accent

Smooth and connected

Short and detached

Held for full value with clear attack

Marked; with emphasis

Attack the note with strong emphasis

• Smooth and connected

• Short and detached

• Held for full value with clear attack

• Marked; with emphasis

• Attack the note with strong emphasis

Match

Match the following expression directions with their correct meanings

• Attacca

• Tranquillo

• Risoluto

• Calando

• Animato

Go on at once

Calmly

With resolution

Getting softer and slower

With animation

• Go on at once

• Calmly

• With resolution

• Getting softer and slower

• With animation

Match

Match the following expression directions with their correct meanings

• Con forza

• Con anima

• Con brio

• Con moto

• Ben marcato

With force

With feeling

With spirit

With movement

Well marked

• With force

• With feeling

• With spirit

• With movement

• Well marked

Multiple Choice

The following is an example of a:

• Pentatonic scale

• Whole-tone scale

• Chromatic scale

• Blues scale

Multiple Choice

The following is an example of a:

• Pentatonic scale

• Whole-tone scale

• Chromatic scale

• Blues scale