AMEB Music Theory Grade 3 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. [5]

• 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 A minor (harmonic form), descending, through one octave, on the treble

clef. Use the key signature and add any accidentals the scale needs. Write semibreves. [5]

• Key signature: A minor has no sharps or flats.

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

• Harmonic minor raises the 7th note by a semitone, so there is an augmented 2nd (3 semitones) between the 6th and 7th notes.

• The notes are A G# F E D C B A.

3. This is the scale of G major. Draw a bracket under each pair of notes that are a semitone apart. [4]

S S

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