Grade 6 Music Theory, Unit 14, Lesson 3 of 3
Brainlag Music

Reading a longer extract

Music theory, Ornaments and terms, 20 minutes

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Questions 4 and 5 print a longer extract with everything a performer reads: tempo, dynamics, phrase marks, ornaments and playing directions. What each one means, and a routine for working through the questions.

What questions 4 and 5 print

A short extract printed as the exam prints one: a tempo term, a dynamic, a phrase mark, an ornament and bar numbers

Questions 4 and 5 print a longer extract the way a performer would see it: the notes, and the words and signs around them.

More on this

The extract is usually eight bars or more. As well as the notes there is a tempo term over the first bar, dynamics under the notes, curved phrase marks, an ornament or two and, in music for strings, directions telling the players how to play. Bar numbers help you find your way.

The questions mix harmony (chords, cadences, intervals) with these words and signs. Some answers are chosen; some you type in a few words.

The rest of this lesson and its 6 practice questions are in Brainlag Music Theory.

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  • 6 exam-style questions, marked as you go, each with a worked solution
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