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Last Updated on 24 May 2026 by Victoria Williams

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Test your skills and knowledge of Grade One Music Theory with this free online practice test!

Or download a free ABRSM grade 1 practice test in PDF format here

 

The questions are based on the ABRSM syllabus and cover:

  • names of notes and rests
  • time signatures 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4
  • keys, scales and tonic triads in C major, G major, F major and D major
  • intervals by number only e.g. 6th
  • degrees of the scale
  • Italian musical terms and frequently used symbols
  • treble and bass clefs

The test will also be useful for candidates taking the Trinity Grade 1 Music Theory exam.

The pass mark is 50/75. A score of 60+ will earn you a “merit” and 65+ a “distinction”.

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Grade 1 Music Theory Test

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What is the time signature of this bar?

time sig

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What is the time signature of this bar?

time sig

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What is the time signature of this bar?

time sig

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Are all these bar lines in the correct places?

time sig

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Are all these bar lines in the correct places?

time sig

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Are all these bar lines in the correct places?

time sig

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Are all these bar lines in the correct places?

time sig

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Are all these bar lines in the correct places?

time sig

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These notes are correctly written in order from shortest to longest – true or false?

note order

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These notes are correctly written in order from longest to shortest – true or false?

note order

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What is the shortest note value used in these two bars?

rhythm-start

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These notes are correctly grouped (beamed) – true or false?

grouping

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The rest(s) in this music are written correctly – true or false?
rests

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The rest(s) in this music are written correctly – true or false?
rests

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The rest(s) in this music are written correctly – true or false?
rests

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What is the name of this note?

note name

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What is the name of this note?

note name

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What is the name of this note?

note name

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What is the name of this note?

note name

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What is the name of this note?

note name

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What is the name of this note?

note name

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Which is the higher note of these two?

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Which is the higher note of these two?

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Which is the higher note of these two?

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Which is the lower note of these two?

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Which note would need an accidental in the key of F major?

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Which note would need an accidental in the key of D major?

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Which note would need an accidental in the key of D major?

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Choose the correct clef for this note:
clef

30 / 66

Choose the correct clef for this note:
clef

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Choose the correct clef for this note:
clef

32 / 66

Choose the correct clef for this note:
clef

33 / 66

Which is the correctly written key signature for G major?
keysigs

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Which is the correctly written key signature for D major?
keysigs

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Which is the correctly written key signature for G major?
keysigs

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There is 1 sharp in the key signature for F major – true or false?

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There is 1 sharp in the key signature for G major – true or false?

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What is the distance between the 4th and 3rd notes in the D major scale?

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What is the distance between the 3rd and 2nd notes in the D major scale?

40 / 66

Two notes in this scale of G major are wrong.

Which scale degrees are the wrong notes?

scale

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This is the 3rd degree of the scale of C major – true or false?

note

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This is the 7th degree of the scale of C major – true or false?

note

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Give the number of this interval. The key is D major.
interval

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Give the number of this interval. The key is D major.
interval

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Give the number of this interval. The key is F major.
interval

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Give the number of this interval. The key is F major.
interval

47 / 66

Give the number of this interval. The key is F major.
interval

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Give the number of this interval. The key is D major.
interval

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Give the number of this interval. The key is F major.
interval

50 / 66

Give the number of this interval. The key is C major.
interval

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Give the number of this interval. The key is C major.
interval

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Give the number of this interval. The key is C major.
interval

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This is the tonic triad of G major – true or false?

triad

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This is the tonic triad of D major – true or false?

triad

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Which note is missing from this tonic triad in the key of D major?
triad

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Which note is missing from this tonic triad in the key of F major?
triad

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Which note is missing from this tonic triad in the key of G major?
triad

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What key is this the tonic triad of?

triad

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What key is this the tonic triad of?

triad

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What key is this the tonic triad of?

triad

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Which word means the same as “adagio”?

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Which of these means “fairly quick”?

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Which of these is louder than “forte”?

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What does “staccato” mean?

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What does “fine” mean?

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Look at this music then tick THREE TRUE statements below.

Each question is worth 3 points.

score

 

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