Year 8 Post Test

Note recognition, note writing, rhythm grid, time signature, aural studies

Name: _________________________ _________/ 100

Question 1 Write the names of the notes below the staff on the given line.
w
%w w w w

w
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> w w
w
w
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Question 2 Notation Writing

(a) Write a bass clef at the beginning of the staff below.

(b) Write out the given notes in crotchets.

C B A G F E D C

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Question 3 Fill in the rhythm grid

American name English name No. of beats Symbol Rest

Semibreve

Dotted Minim

Minim

Crotchet

Quaver

Semiquaver

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Question 4 Insert barlines for the following excerpts.

% 33 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Ó œœœ ˙ œ œ œ œœœ œ ϖ ∑

2 Œ
%3 œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙− œ ˙

1 ι
%3 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ ˙ ˙

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Question 5 Insert time signatures for the following excerpts.

% œ œ œ œ ˙

% œ œ œ œ

% œ œ œ

% œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

% œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
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Question 6 You will hear a two bar rhythm.
From the rhythms shown below, tick the box for the one that matches what you hear.
(a) q q
1 1 ι
3 œ œ ˙ 3 œ− œ ˙

2 2
(b) q q

3 œ œ ˙ ˙ œ 3 œ œ œ œ ˙

(c) q
3
q
3
3 œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ 3 œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙−

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Question 7 Rhythmic transcription: The following excerpt will have 2 bars, start the stave with 4/4 time
signature, please complete the last bar with a double bar line. The rhythm will be played 5 times.

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Question 8 The melody will be played 3 times. Tick the one you hear.

% 33 33
(a) q
œ œœœœœ œ
q

œ œ œœœœ œ
œœœœ œ œ œœ œ œ

(b) q q

% 33 œ œ œ œ œ œ œœœœ
œ œ 33 œ œ œ œ
œ œ œœœœœ œ

(c) q q
3 3
%3 œ œ œ œ œ œ œœœœœ œ 3 œœœœœ œ œœœœœ œ
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Question 9 A melody will be played five times. Transcribe the melody you hear. The starting note and
rhythm is provided.

3
%3 œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙

3
%3 œ

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Question 10 Music Literacy

In the following melody, label the signs and terms

% 33 œ œ œ œ œ œ ϖ
i i i i i
(i) (ii) ________________________ (iii) (iv) _________________ (v)
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