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Year 6 Term 1 Music Theory Test - Mrs Delury

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many letters are there in the Musical Alphabet?

a)

26

b)

8

c)

7

d)

12

2.

Name the white notes on this keyboard from left to right

a)

ABCDEFGABC

b)

FGABCDEFGA

c)

CDEFGABCDE

d)

ABCDEFGHIJ

3.

Name the highest pitched note on this keyboard.

a)

C

b)

B

4.

Name the note with the red dot on it.

a)

F

b)

D

c)

C

d)

G

5.

Name the note with the red dot on it.

a)

C

b)

A

c)

B

d)

F

6.

Name the note with the red dot on it

a)

D

b)

C

c)

B

d)

A

7.

In music, what is this symbol called?

a)

Hash tag

b)

flat

c)

sharp

d)

natural

8.

What does this sign mean?

a)

Don't play the note it is next to.

b)

rest

c)

Raise the pitch of the note one semitone.

d)

lower the pitch of the note one semitone..

9.

This symbol is called a "flat". What does it mean?

a)

Play the note B!

b)

raise the pitch of the note one semitone.

c)

play loudly.

d)

lower the pitch of the note one semitone.

10.

Name the note with the red dot on it.

a)

Bb

b)

F#

c)

G-

d)

C#

11.

This note has two possible names. They are...

a)

C# or F#

b)

A# or Bb

c)

A or B

d)

Black or High

12.

What do all of these notes have in common?

a)

They are all half notes

b)

They are all Cs

c)

They are all 'on the line'

d)

They are all loud

13.

What is the rhyme or phrase we say to remember the notes on the lines?

a)

All Boys Deserve Good Fruit Cake

b)

Good Boys Deserve Every Fruit Cool

c)

Every Good Boy Deserves Fruit, Cool!

d)

FACE Gaps and Ditches

14.

These notes are all 'in the space'. What is the phrase we say to help us name them?

a)

FACE in the space, gaps and ditches

b)

The notes in the space spell SPACE

c)

Every Face Deserves Good Fruit

d)

ABCDEFG

15.

Name this note.

a)

C

b)

F

c)

G

d)

B

16.

Name this note.

a)

D

b)

E

c)

G

d)

C

17.

Name this note.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

C

d)

D

18.

Name this note.

a)

E

b)

F

c)

G

d)

A

19.

These note names spell a word. What word is it?

a)

BEAD

b)

CAGE

c)

DEAD

d)

FACE

20.

One of these sets of notes spells the word CAGE. Which one is it?

a)

b)

c)

d)

21.

What is the difference between a NOTE and a CHORD?

a)

They have different rhythms

b)

A note is longer than a chord

c)

A note is a single beat. A chord has rhythm

d)

A note is a single pitched sound. A chord is two or more pitches playing at once.

22.

Use the patterns we have learned and tell me which of these is a C Major Chord

a)

b)

c)

d)

None of these

23.

Use the pattern for major chords (PsssPssP) and the keyboard diagram to help you as you answer the following questions.

What are the notes in an F major chord.

a)

F G A

b)

F A C

c)

F F# G

d)

CFE

24.

Name the notes in G Major

a)

G A B

b)

G A# C

c)

G B D

d)

G B D#

25.

Now think of the pattern we use for MINOR chords (PssPsssP) for the next few questions.

What are the notes in D minor.

a)

EFG

b)

DEF

c)

DFG#

d)

DFA

26.

What are the notes in an A minor chord?

a)

AEF

b)

ACE

c)

AC#E

d)

ABD

27.

Which of these chords is F minor?

a)

b)

c)

d)

28.

Name this chord.

a)

G Major

b)

E Major

c)

B minor

d)

E minor

29.

Name this chord.

a)

D minor

b)

A minor

c)

D Major

d)

none of these

30.

The 4 chords we played in "Stand By Me" were:

a)

C D E G

b)

C Am F G

c)

Am C E F

d)

Dm G B D

31.

Imagine you have been asked to write the lyrics for a hit pop song. Brainstorm some ideas for what you might write about. Consider things you are passionate about....thoughts,dreams, fears, likes, dislikes. Don't worry about good spelling or grammar. Just write non-stop until I ask everyone to finish. And don't worry, this will not be shared with anyone unless you want it to be. Have fun! Be creative and use the 'song title ideas' on the board to help you if you wish...

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