NotePlayMusicMusic in Context
Answer questions about a short written melody — the same passage is used across all 5 questions, ported from ABRSM Grade 1 style practice questions.
Für Elise probably wasn't for Elise
Beethoven never published Für Elise, the manuscript is lost, and the name may be a misreading. Was it for Therese Malfatti, or a singer called Elise?
Learning objectives
- Read a short melody and answer questions about its notes and shape.
Worksheet
Look at this melody and then answer the question that follows. Select TRUE or FALSE for the statement: The melody gets gradually louder towards the end.
Answer: ______________________
Look at this melody and then answer the question that follows. Select the bar that contains all the notes of the tonic triad of C major.
Answer: ______________________
Look at this melody and then answer the question that follows. Select the correct answer: The longest note in the melody is a ...
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Look at this melody and then answer the question that follows. Select the correct answer: Bar 1 has the same pitches as ...
Answer: ______________________
Look at this melody and then answer the question that follows. Select the correct answer: The highest note in the melody is ...
Answer: ______________________
Answer Key
- FALSE — The melody gets louder by bars 3 to 5, but then it gets quieter again before ending at mf, so it does not get gradually louder towards the end.
- bar 2 — The tonic triad of C major uses the notes C, E, and G. Bar 2 contains those notes.
- semibreve — The last bar contains a semibreve.
- bar 7 — Bar 1 and bar 7 both use the pitches C and B.
- G — The highest note used in the melody is G.