Questions on a melody

The key and the time

The key: one sharp, F sharp, and the melody ends on G: G major. The time: , three crotchet beats in every bar.

Highest and lowest

1. Scan the whole melody once, not two notes at a time.
2. The highest note is the E in bar 3.
3. The lowest note is the F sharp in bar 5.

Count the bars from the start of the melody.

An interval and a degree

From the G at the end of bar 1 up to the D at the end of bar 2: G, A, B, C, D is five letters, a 5th. The F sharp in bar 5 is the 7th degree of G major.

Remember

• The highest or lowest note, or which bar it is in.
• The number of an interval, or the degree of a note.
• The time signature, or what a word or sign means.