Music Theory Sample Paper 2020 Grade 3 ABRSM Exam duration: 1% hours maximum Total marks (out of 75): The following sample exam paper is a printed representation of how this exam will appear online. The structure of the questions, the knowledge required and the topics covered will be the same. However, in order to suit an online platform, the wording of the questions and the method of answering them may be different. Terminology: bar__| semibreve | minim | crotchet | quaver | semiquaver | demisemiquaver | measure | wholenote | halfnote | quarternote | Sthnote | 1éthnote 32nd note | © 2020 by The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of MusicMusic Theory Sample Paper 2020 Grade 3 Exam duration: 1% hours maximum. 1 Rhythm As 11 Circle the correct time signature for each of these bars. @ (a) 6 9 8 8 © . 3 9 (b): 3 ¢ 8 3 6 2 ©) 8 8 4& — 1.2 Add the one missing bar-line to each of these five melodies. (5) —s (a) (b) © (d) 1.3 Complete this sentence by adding a number. o A dotted quaver is equal to demisemiquavers. 1.4 Tick () one box to describe the time signature of 3. o compound duple {_] compound triple [_] simple triple {_] simple duple [__] 215 Tick (W) one box to show which bar is grouped correctly. a O O O 1.6 Tick (VW) or cross (%) each box to show whether the rests are correct or incorrect. @ O O O @ Which of the following shows the bar above correctly rewritten using notes of twice the value? Tick (VW) one box. ra 2 Pitch As 24 Tick (W) one box to show the correct name of each note. © ° © Cc AE D BB G C Fo oD DE OF qd) © Fe ER ce Ge ABRSM Sample Paper 2020 Grade 3 3 Turn the page2.2 Compare bars A, B and C, then circle TRUE or FALSE for each of the three statements. 8 (a) Aand Bare at the same pitch TRUE FALSE (b) Bis one octave higher than C TRUE FALSE © Cis one octave lower than A TRUE FALSE 2.3 Tick (VW) the correct clef needed to make each of these named notes. @ 2 (a) (b) © (d) 2.4 (a) Look at this bar of music: o Which of the following shows the bar above correctly rewritten one octave lower? Tick (W) one box. oO O (©) Look this bar of music: DEE s FS © 2 Which of the following shows the bar above correctly rewritten one octave higher? Tick (W) one box. 2 Be oe O 0 ‘ABRSM Sample Paper 2020 Grade 3 43 Keys and Scales As 31 Tick (V) one box to show the correctly written key signature of F minor. © t el i) (a) es) e 3.2 Tick (W) one box to show the correctly written key signature of A major. o pg me 34 oO QO Oo Oo 3.3 Here is amelody in the key of G minor. Place a cross (Xf) in three boxes where accidentals @ are not needed. O oO oO Oo O8 0 3.4 Circle the correct key of each of these melodies. @ @ Ebmajor Abmajor Cminor D minor (b) Bb major Cminor Gminor Ebmajor © Gmajor Gminor Dminor Bbmajor [ABRSM Sample Paper 2020 Grade 3 5 Turn the page3.5 Cross (X) the two incorrect notes in the following scale. @ C2 harmonic minor, ascending 3.6 Tick (VW) one box for X and one box for Y to show which notes are needed @ to complete the scale of F melodic minor. xy vy — ba ee | ele) ee Ee) et) Cb [ee ch (ea) y cof) eC] of) »C) 3.7 Tick (A) one box for each named scale, to show which scale is correctly written. @ (@) A major, ascending (b) Bb major, ascending | q bo os ‘ABRSM Sample Paper 2020 Grade 3 6(© Ftharmonic minor, descending 4 Intervals Ao 4,1 For each example, write one note to form the named interval. © Your note should be higher than the given note. The key is F# minor. (a) (b) ©) minor 6th perfect 4th major 7th (dd) (e) wo minor 3rd major 2nd perfect 8th/8ve 4.2 Circle the type of each interval. The lower note in each is the key note. a) (@) perfect major minor perfect major minor perfect major minor perfect major minor [ABRSM Sample Paper 2020 Grade 3 7 Turn the page5 Tonic Triads /o 5.1 Circle TRUE or FALSE for each statement. @ @ This is the tonic triad of Eb major TRUE FALSE (b) This is the tonic triad of B minor TRUE FALSE 5.2 Add one missing note to complete each triad, with the tonic as the lowest note. @ Use accidentals if necessary. 2 @) (b) Emajor 5.3 Circle the correct key for each tonic triad. @ G minor (b) D major © Eb major @ B minor © C# minor ‘ABRSM Sample Paper 2020 Grade 3 Cminor B minor Aminor Abmajor B major G# minor © G major B minor C minor G major Amajor Aminor Dminor Dminor Bb major D major Fé minor o6 Terms and Signs Tick (W) one box for each term/sign. alla marcia means: majestic broadening in the style of amarch in the same way Fd means: slight pressure staccatissimo strong accent sforzando 'ABRSM Sample Paper 2020 Grade 3 0000 0000 prestissimo means: heavy fast very fast very loud allargando means: very slow, solemn in time slow, stately broadening =) (2) le) (a) ee) ©) sempre means: always simple, plain suddenly without OOOO Turn the page/s Study this melody and then answer the questions that follow. Allegro scherzando a : fee tees ogee St 7.1 Compare the following to bar 1 of the melody then tick (W) the one correct statement. Allegretto scherzando Allegro scherzando Ais an exact copy {_] Bis anexact copy {_] Cis an exact copy {_] They are all different from the original {_ 7.2 Circle TRUE or FALSE. The tempo remains the same throughout this melody TRUE FALSE ‘ABRSM Sample Paper 2020 Grade 3 10 @ @7.3 Complete the following three sentences by ticking one box for each. (a) The highest note in the melody is ... cia) eC BC] Diz) (b) There is a dotted quaver in bar3 bar 4 [ bar 5 [ bar 7 [ (©) There is a note marked to be played with an bart (_] bar2[_] 'ABRSM Sample Paper 2020 Grade 3 bar7 (_] " accent in .. bar 8 [_ | ) End of exam