The questions that come up on a Grade 3 melody, answered on one tune in F sharp minor: key and time, highest and lowest notes, an interval and a degree.
The key and the time
The key: three sharps fit A major or F sharp minor. The E sharp (the raised 7th of F sharp minor) and the ending on F sharp say F sharp minor. The time: , two dotted crotchet beats in a bar: compound duple.
Quick check
A melody's time signature is missing. Each bar holds six quavers, beamed in two groups of three. Which fits?
The rest of this lesson and its 4 practice questions are in Plus.
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- 4 exam-style questions, marked as you go, each with a worked solution
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