Questions on a melody

The key and the time

The key: one flat fits F major or D minor. The C sharp (the raised 7th of D minor) and the ending on D say D minor. The time: , three quaver beats in a bar.

Highest and lowest

1. Scan the whole melody once, not two notes at a time.
2. The highest note is the A in bar 3.
3. The lowest note is the first A, at the start of bar 1.

Count the bars from the start, and remember the key signature and any accidentals in that bar.

An interval and a degree

From the D in bar 1 up to the A in bar 3 is a 5th: D, E, F, G, A. The C sharp is the 7th degree of D minor (raised).

Remember

• The highest or lowest note, or which bar it is in.
• The number of an interval between two marked notes, or a note's degree.
• The time signature, or what a word, dynamic or sign means.