AMEB Music Theory Grade 1 free practice questions with answers

1. Write the scale of C major, ascending, through one octave, on the treble clef. Use the key signature and add any accidentals the scale needs. Write semibreves. [8]

• Key signature: C major has no sharps or flats.

• Tones and semitones going up: T T S T T T S.

• The notes are C D E F G A B C.

2. Write the scale of G major, descending, through one octave, on the treble clef. Use the key signature and add any accidentals the scale needs. Write semibreves. [8]

• Key signature: G major has 1 sharp (F sharp).

• Tones and semitones going up: T T S T T T S.

• The notes are G F# E D C B A G.

3. This is the scale of C major. Draw a bracket under each pair of notes that are a semitone apart. [6]

S S S S

• Semitones lie between the 3rd and 4th, and the 7th and 8th notes.