Answers Getting started with aural 1 Hearing Sight Smell Taste Touch 2 Five different sounds (bird song, car horn, dogs barking, squeaky door, instruments tuning) 3 Five instruments (flute, glockenspiel, violin, bassoon, tambourine) 4 2 beats in a bar 5 Beats: 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 6 Beats: 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 7 Beats: 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 8 a 2 beats 9 a 2 beats b 3 beats b 3 beats c 2 beats c 2 beats d 3 beats d 3 beats e 3 beats e 3 beats f 3 beats f 3 beats g 2 beats g 2 beats h 2 beats h 2 beats i 3 beats i 3 beats j 2 beats j 3 beats
bk 1 2 3 4 5 bp 8 7 6 7 6 bl 1 2 3 2 1 bq 8 7 6 5 4 bm 1 2 1 2 3 br 8 7 8 7 6 bn 1 2 3 4 3 bs 8 8 7 7 8 bo 1 1 2 3 2 bt 8 7 6 7 8 ck a cl a Same b Lower b Same c Lower c d d Lower e e Same f Lower f Same g Lower g h Lower h Lower i Lower i Same j j cm a Lower; Beats: 2 b ; Beats: 3 c ; Beats: 3 d ; Beats: 2 e ; Beats: 3 f Lower; Beats: 2 g Same; Beats: 2 h ; Beats: 3 i ; Beats: 2 j Same; Beats: 3 cn a 1st co a 1 3 = 3rd b 1st b 1 2 = 2nd c 5th c 1 4 = 4th d 3rd d 1 5 = 5th e 5th e 1 6 = 6th f 3rd f 1 3 = 3rd g 8th g 1 4 = 4th h 1st h 1 5 = 5th i 3rd i 1 2 = 2nd j 8th j 1 4 = 4th cp a 8 7 = 2nd cq a 3 5 b 8 5 = 4th b 1 2 c 8 6 = 3rd c 8 7 d 8 5 = 4th d 5 8 e 8 7 = 2nd e 3 2 f 8 6 = 3rd f 8 6 g 8 5 = 4th g 5 7 h 8 7 = 2nd h 3 4 i 8 5 = 4th i 5 3 j 8 6 = 3rd j 1 5
cr a 8 7 6 b 8 5 6 c 5 4 3 d 5 3 2 e 1 3 4 f 1 3 2 g 3 5 4 h 3 1 5 i 8 5 6 j 5 6 7 cs 1 Minor ct 1 Major 2 Major 2 Minor 3 Minor 3 Minor 4 Major 4 Major 5 Major 5 Minor dk 1 Forte dl 1 Piano cresc. 2 Forte 2 Forte no change 3 Piano 3 Forte dim. 4 Piano 4 Forte dim. 5 Forte 5 Piano cresc. dm 1 Staccato legato 2 Legato no change 3 Legato staccato 4 Legato no change 5 Legato staccato dn 1 Legato; piano 2 Staccato; forte 3 Legato; piano 4 Staccato; forte 5 Legato; piano do 1 Staccato; forte dim. 2 Staccato; forte no change 3 Legato; piano cresc. 4 Staccato; forte piano 5 Legato; piano forte dp dq dr x ds Track dm: 1st bar Track dn: 2nd bar Track do: 4th bar
dt Track dp: 2nd bar Track dq: 3rd bar Track dr: 1st bar ek Track ds: bars 3 & 4 Track dt: bars 3 & 4 Track du: bars 3 & 4 el Track el: Rhythm: dotted rhythm added (2nd bar) Track em: Pitch: note that was changed was lower (3rd bar) Track en: Rhythm: 2 crotchets instead of dotted rhythm (2nd bar) em Track eo: From the end of the 1st bar; pulse gets slower (rit.) Track ep: In the middle (2nd bar); pitch: new note is lower Track eq: In the middle (2nd bar); rhythm: 1st note longer, next 2 notes are shorter Track er: At the end (4th bar); pitch: last note is higher Track es: At the end; pulse: there is an accel. to the end Graded Tests Initial en Track et eo Track eu ep Track fl eq Track fm er Track fn Lower Staccato, forte 5th Legato, piano 3rd Legato, forte 1st Staccato, forte 1st Legato, piano 3rd Grade 1 es Track fo Question 1: In 3 time Staccato, forte 1st bar Question 5: 1 3 et Track fp Question 1: Same Staccato, piano
In the middle (2nd bar) Question 5: 1 2 fk Track fq Question 1: Lower Legato, piano In the middle (2nd bar) Question 5: 5 3 fl Track fr Question 1: Same Staccato, piano In the middle (2nd bar) Question 5: 1 2 fm Track fs Question 1: Same Staccato, forte Towards the end (3rd bar) Question 5: 8 5 Grade 2 fn Track ft Question 1: Same Staccato, starting piano, getting louder (cresc.) 2nd bar; change is to the melody Question 5: 8 7 6 fo Track fu Question 1: In 3 time Lower Legato, starting forte, ending piano (decresc.) 2nd bar; change is to the rhythm Question 5: 3 2 1 fp Track gl Question 1: Same Legato; starting piano, no change to dynamics 2nd bar; change is to the melody Question 5: 1 3 2 fq Track gm Question 1: Same Staccato; starting forte, ending piano (decresc.) 2nd bar; change is to the rhythm Question 5: 1 2 3 fr Track gn Question 1: In 3 time Same Legato; starting forte, ending piano (decresc.) 3rd bar; change is to the melody Question 5: 1 3 5
Grade 3 fs Track go Question 1: ft Track gp Question 1: gk Track gq Question 1: gl Track gr Question 1: gm Track gs Question 1: Major Legato; starting forte, ending piano (decresc.) Last 2 bars the pulse changes (rit.) In 3 time Major Staccato; starting forte, ending piano Bar 3, alteration to the rhythm Minor Legato; starting piano, ending forte (cresc.) Bar 3, alteration to the rhythm Minor Legato; starting piano, ending forte (cresc.) Last two bars the pulse changes (accel.) In 3 time Major Staccato; starting piano, ending forte (cresc.) Bar 2, alteration to the melody