PITCH

Question 1

What saying can help you remember the notes around the lines of the treble clef?

Answer 1

Every Good Boy Deserves Football

Question 2

What saying can help you remember the notes in the spaces of the treble clef?

Answer 2

FACE

Question 3

What is the pattern of tone and semitones in a major scale?

Answer 3

Tone Tone Semi-tone Tone Tone Tone Semi-tone = TTS TTT S

Question 4

Which sharp notes are in a D major scale?

Answer 4

F# and C#

Question 5

Which sharp notes are in an A major scale?

Answer 5

F#, C# and G#

Question 6

Which sharp notes are in E major scale?

Answer 6

F#, C#, G#, D#

Question 7

Which FLAT notes are in F major scale?

Answer 7

Bb

Question 8

Which flat notes are in Eb major scale?

Answer 8

Eb, Ab, Bb

Question 9

Which sharp notes are in the F# major scale?

Answer 9

F#, G#, A#, C#, D#

Question 10

Explain how you would write out a scale - five things to remember

Answer 10

1. All scales have 8 notes either ascending or descending
2. The top and the bottom note are the SAME
3. Each scale follows the alphabet, there is one note on every line and a space in between the bottom and top notes
4. Sharps and flats are written to the LEFT of the note
5. When notes are drawn below the middle line, their sticks should go UPWARDS, when notes are drawn above the middle line, their sticks should go DOWNWARDS

Question 11

What is a TRIAD CHORD?

Answer 11

A group of 2 or more notes. It is a special chord of 3 notes.

Question 12

What can Triad Chords be used for?

Answer 12

Carefully selected triad chords can be use to accompany a melody.

Question 13

What would triads depend on?

Answer 13

The triads used would depend on what KEY your piece is in eg: G major, D major etc

Question 14

Which triad chords are the most important?

Answer 14

I, IV and V - these are known as the primary chords

Question 15

How do you choose which chord to write when writing ONE chord per bar?

Answer 15

Look at ALL the notes in the required bar of melody - find which primary chord contains all or most of these notes? Write the chord on the stave below the melody.

Question 16

How do you choose which chord to write when writing TWO chords per bar?

Answer 16

Look at the notes in each HALF BAR of melody - decide on primary triad that contains all or most of the melody notes for each separate half bar - write this chord on the stave below the melody.