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WelshLessons
- Grade 1: Accidentals
- Grade 1: Adding missing bar lines
- Grade 1: Intervals
- Grade 1: Key signatures
- Grade 1: Major scales
- Grade 1: Notes & note values
- Grade 1: Questions on a melody
- Grade 1: Simple time signatures
- Grade 1: Single dotted notes & rests
- Grade 1: Terms & Signs
- Grade 1: The Stave
- Grade 1: Tonic Triads
- Grade 1: Treble & bass clefs
Grade 1: Accidentals : Introduction
* If you are a complete novice it is advisable to read the following modules before attempting questions on accidentals:
1. Notes & note values
2. The stave
There are three accidentals you will be required to know in grade 1, see below.
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| The sharp | The flat | The natural |
The sharp sign raises a note by a semitone. The flat sign lowers a note by a semitone and the natural sign replaces previous notes that may have been sharp or flat and puts it back to a natural note.
Accidentals must always be placed before a note not after it. Notice the position of the accidentals above. If a note is placed in a space then the accidental must also be placed in that same space. See below for notes placed on a line.
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| The sharp | The flat | The natural |
Grade 1: Accidentals
Grade 1: Accidentals
Question 1
Answer Yes or No. Does the 2nd accidental raise the note by a semitone?
Answer 1
No
Question 2
Answer Yes or No. Does the 2nd accidental raise the note by a semitone?
Answer 2
Yes
Question 3
Answer Yes or No. Does the 2nd accidental lower the note by a semitone?
Answer 3
Yes
Question 4
Answer Yes or No. Does the 2nd accidental lower the note by a semitone?
Answer 4
No
Question 5
Answer Yes or No. Does the 2nd accidental lower the note by a semitone?
Answer 5
Yes