ABRSM All Grade 4 Music Theory with
Complete Solutions
What is the key signature for E♭ major?
✔✔ Three flats (B♭, E♭, A♭)
What does "vivace" mean in music?
✔✔ Lively and fast
What is the difference between a major chord and a minor chord?
✔✔ A major chord has a major third, while a minor chord has a minor third.
What is the symbol for an eighth note in music notation?
✔✔ A filled-in note head with a stem and a single flag
What is the interval between B and F♯?
✔✔ Major sixth
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,What is a dominant seventh chord?
✔✔ A chord consisting of a root, major third, perfect fifth, and minor seventh
What does "poco a poco crescendo" mean in music?
✔✔ Gradually get louder little by little
What is the term for the symbol ♯ in music notation?
✔✔ Sharp
What is the pattern of intervals in a harmonic minor scale?
✔✔ Whole, half, whole, whole, half, augmented second, half
What is the key signature for F minor?
✔✔ Four flats (B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭)
What does "crescendo" mean in music?
✔✔ Gradually get louder
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, What is the term for the interval between C and G?
✔✔ Perfect fifth
What is a major seventh chord?
✔✔ A chord made up of a root, major third, perfect fifth, and major seventh
What does "poco a poco" mean in music?
✔✔ Little by little
What is the definition of a dotted quarter note?
✔✔ A quarter note with an additional half of its value, making it one and a half beats long.
What is the time signature for a piece with two beats per measure and a half note getting one
beat?
✔✔ 2/2
What is the symbol for a natural sign in music?
✔✔ ♮
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Complete Solutions
What is the key signature for E♭ major?
✔✔ Three flats (B♭, E♭, A♭)
What does "vivace" mean in music?
✔✔ Lively and fast
What is the difference between a major chord and a minor chord?
✔✔ A major chord has a major third, while a minor chord has a minor third.
What is the symbol for an eighth note in music notation?
✔✔ A filled-in note head with a stem and a single flag
What is the interval between B and F♯?
✔✔ Major sixth
1
,What is a dominant seventh chord?
✔✔ A chord consisting of a root, major third, perfect fifth, and minor seventh
What does "poco a poco crescendo" mean in music?
✔✔ Gradually get louder little by little
What is the term for the symbol ♯ in music notation?
✔✔ Sharp
What is the pattern of intervals in a harmonic minor scale?
✔✔ Whole, half, whole, whole, half, augmented second, half
What is the key signature for F minor?
✔✔ Four flats (B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭)
What does "crescendo" mean in music?
✔✔ Gradually get louder
2
, What is the term for the interval between C and G?
✔✔ Perfect fifth
What is a major seventh chord?
✔✔ A chord made up of a root, major third, perfect fifth, and major seventh
What does "poco a poco" mean in music?
✔✔ Little by little
What is the definition of a dotted quarter note?
✔✔ A quarter note with an additional half of its value, making it one and a half beats long.
What is the time signature for a piece with two beats per measure and a half note getting one
beat?
✔✔ 2/2
What is the symbol for a natural sign in music?
✔✔ ♮
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