Musical Knowledge Musical Knowledge sample questions or Trinity College London examinations
Initial Violin. What is this sign called? Strongly q = c. 6 Big Small clocks clocks Big Clocks tick quite slow - ly, tick,. How many beats is this worth? tock,. What is the letter name o this note? tick much as - ter, tick - a tock - a tick tick, Traditional tock, - a tock - a, () And my lit - tle watch goes tick -a tock -a tick- a tock -a tick - a tock - a tick. () May be played as a harmonic. It is not intended that the words be sung or spoken in the examination.. Point to the shortest type o note.. Why do you think this piece is called Big Clocks? 6. How do we know i it is to be played loud or sot? Initial Electronic Keyboard Voice: Violin Style: Waltz [ q = 8 ] Andante C Lullaby G Brahms p 6 C F C G C F C G C
Grade Piano. Point to a dotted minim Menuett in F K.. What is a menuett? Wolgang Amadeus Mozart (76 79) [ = -] 6. What does the mean here?. What is the pitch name o this note? 6. What do you do when you see this?
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Grade Recorder. What key is this piece in?. Explain this mark; which beat in the bar does this piece start on? Alla breve [ h = 78 ] Gavotte rom Alcina. What is a Gavotte? George Frideric Handel (68 79) 9 ( ). What is this interval? 7 () 6. What is this? 9 (). What happens to a note when a dot is placed ater it? 6
Grade GROUP C Guitar Etude op. no. Fernando Sor (778 89) Allegretto [ q = ] p m p i p [ ] a m i a m i a m i m i m 7 i m i ( pont.) [ mp ] m i m (nat.) i m [ p ] [ ] [ ] i p m a m i a m i p p p 8 [ ] page Copyright Trinity College London 7
Grade Electronic Keyboard. What key is this piece in?. What is the relative minor o this key? Toreadors' Song Voice: Trumpet/Strings Style: March Crisply [ q= - ]. Explain this. Bizet F Trumpet C 7 F Dm G 7 C 6 Gm mp Dm Am E 7 A Gm () F C 7 F To Strings C 7 F Dm G 7 C 8 Gm Dm Am E 7 A. What do these three notes orm? Gm F C 7 F (). Show me an ascending/rising scale. PLEASE SET UP FOR THE NEXT PIECE 8
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Grade Singing. Name the notes in the tonic triad.. What key is this piece in?. What does this mean?. What is this interval?. There are our kinds o rests used. Can you ind them and explain them? 6. How do you bring out the meaning o the words in bars 6?
GROUP A Grade Violin Pastorale op. no. Oskar Rieding (8 98) Moderato [ q = c. ] 9 9 p Più mosso 9 p Copyright Trinity College London
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Grade Guitar [ Grave q = ] CII CII CII.. What is a sarabande?. Describe the structure o the piece.. What does this mean? CVI Sarabande rom Violin Partita no., BWV CII CII. What is the key here? Johann Sebastian Bach (68 7).. How do you play these notes? 9 CII IV CVII 9 CII 6. From which period/style is this music? 7. Which is the most diicult bar? Why is it diicult?
GROUP A Grade Piano Lebhat [ = c. 9 ] Kinder-Sonate in G no. o Drei Klavier-Sonaten ür die Jugend op. 8 Robert Schumann (8 86) cresc. 9 non legato ( ) 8 () Non-legato quavers rom bar 6 to bar. 8 Copyright 6 Trinity College London
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Musical Knowledge These questions test the candidate s understanding o their chosen pieces, the context o their perormance and their knowledge o their instrument and its technical demands, including best practice or rehearsal and perormance. Five questions, each worth marks, will normally be asked. Questions will include discussions on most o the areas mentioned below, but not all parameters will be relevant to all disciplines and pieces, and examiners will select questions as appropriate. Candidates must ensure that copies are not so heavily annotated that a reasonable range o questions or the grade is precluded. For melody line instrumentalists, questions will be based only on the instrumental line, and not on the accompaniment. Initial. The pitch names, and durations o any notes (excluding those with leger lines except middle C) in the pieces played.. To identiy, but not to explain cles, stave, bar lines and key/time signatures in the pieces played.. Very simple musical terms and signs in the pieces, such as, repeat, and p.. Questions about the connection between the titles o the pieces and the music played (e.g. what is a Minuet? Why is this piece called Squabble?) Grade. Pitch names, note types (e.g. minim) and durations o any notes in the pieces played, including dotted notes and any leger lines.. Cles, time/key signatures and any common musical term/sign encountered.. Identiy and explain p/, accidentals, phrase marks, st & nd time bars and staccato/legato, when appearing in the pieces played.. Comment on any signiicant, interesting or unusual eatures o piece(s) played. Show a basic understanding o the instrument, including the names o its main parts (e.g. tone holes, reed, ligature etc) and maintenance. Grade As or Grade, and additionally:. Show an understanding o any term, sign or mark o expression in the pieces played.. Identiy and explain any metronome marks, grace notes, ornaments etc. appearing in the pieces played.. The numerical value (only) o any interval (within an octave) between any two successive notes appearing in the pieces played. (e.g. a second not a minor second ). Intervals may be asked rom a lower to a higher note or vice versa.. Be aware o appropriate basic posture when playing. Grade As or previous grades, and additionally:. Identiy and demonstrate an understanding o the keys, (together with their relative major/minor), in which the pieces played are written.. Identiy any common musical devices such as scale or arpeggio patterns in the pieces played.. Show an understanding o the reasons or, and methods employed in, the instrumental or vocal warm up (o both instrument and perormer).. The dierence between sounding pitch o their instrument (transposing instruments only, including descant recorder, double bass and other octave transposing instruments). Grade As or previous grades, and additionally:. Identiy/explain any main key encountered throughout the pieces played, though no detailed knowledge o modulatory processes will be expected.. Name the tonic and the dominant (and the notes o their triads) o any o the keys in which the pieces are written.. The ull name o any interval (within an octave) between any two successive notes appearing in the pieces played. (e.g. major second not second ). Intervals may be asked rom a lower to a higher note or vice versa.. Comment on any particular technical or musical challenges encountered in the preparation o the pieces played. Grade As or previous grades, and additionally:. Comment on any signiicant eatures o the musical style and period, (e.g. Baroque, Romantic, Bebop) o the pieces played.. Point out any interesting or noteworthy structural/ormal aspects o the pieces played.. Show an understanding o the keys used in the pieces played, including an understanding o modulations and a knowledge o tonic, dominant and subdominant o the keys in which the pieces are written. Grades 6 8 Musical Knowledge questions are not available at these grades. 6