AMEB Music Theory Grade 5 free practice questions with answers

1. Write the scale of C major, ascending, through two octaves, on the treble clef. Use the key signature and add any accidentals the scale needs. Write semibreves. [4]

• 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 D E F G A B C.

2. Write the scale of E minor (harmonic form), ascending, through one octave, on the bass

clef. Use the key signature and add any accidentals the scale needs. Write semibreves. [3]

• Key signature: E minor has 1 sharp (F sharp).

• 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 E F# G A B C D# E.

3. Write the scale of B minor (melodic form), ascending and then descending, through one octave, on the bass clef. Use the key signature and add any accidentals the scale needs. Write semibreves. [3]

• Key signature: B minor has 2 sharps (F sharp, C sharp).

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

• Melodic minor raises the 6th and 7th notes going up and uses the natural minor (key signature only) coming down.

• The notes are B C# D E F# G# A# B A G F# E D C# B.