A LEVEL MUSIC 9MU0 COMPREHENSIVE
EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉phasing. Answer: where two identical or nearly identical melodies
are played at slightly different tempos so that they slowly go out of
time with one another
◉diatonic intervals. Answer: intervals which are mesured by the
degree of the scale (e.g. a 4th)
◉chromatic intervals. Answer: intervals which are mesured in
semitones
◉arpeggios. Answer: notes in a chord played in succession rather
than at the same time, ascending or descending
◉scalic movement. Answer: where notes move in the scale of the
key that the bit of music is in, will be conjunct
,◉chromatic movement. Answer: where notes are played conjunctly
but are not all in the key for the piece of music
◉pentatonic. Answer: a 5 note scale (usually on notes 1, 2,3, 5 and 6
of a scale)
◉blue notes. Answer: a note which is made chromatic for style
◉chromatic. Answer: notes which are not in the given key
◉diatonic. Answer: notes which are in the given key
◉whole tone scale. Answer: hexatonic scale where each note is two
semitones apart
◉modal. Answer: music using non traditional scales
◉Ionian Mode (major). Answer: TTSTTTS
◉Dorian Mode. Answer: TSTTTST. Flattened 3rd and 7th notes in a
natural major scale.
, ◉Phrygian Mode. Answer: STTTSTT, natural minor scale with a
flattened 2nd
◉Lydian Mode. Answer: TTTSTTS. Natural major scale with a raised
4th
◉Mixolydian Mode. Answer: TTSTTST. Natural major scale with a
flattened 7th
◉Aeolian Mode (natural minor). Answer: TSTTSTT
◉Locrian Mode. Answer: STTSTTT. Natural minor scale with
flattened 2nd and 5th notes.
◉Melodic Minor. Answer: A minor scale with raised 6th and 7th
degrees
◉Harmonic Minor. Answer: A minor scale with a raised 7th note.
◉12 tone. Answer: using each chromatic note in a fixed order to
create a melody, almost always not completely conjunct, used in
expressionism
EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉phasing. Answer: where two identical or nearly identical melodies
are played at slightly different tempos so that they slowly go out of
time with one another
◉diatonic intervals. Answer: intervals which are mesured by the
degree of the scale (e.g. a 4th)
◉chromatic intervals. Answer: intervals which are mesured in
semitones
◉arpeggios. Answer: notes in a chord played in succession rather
than at the same time, ascending or descending
◉scalic movement. Answer: where notes move in the scale of the
key that the bit of music is in, will be conjunct
,◉chromatic movement. Answer: where notes are played conjunctly
but are not all in the key for the piece of music
◉pentatonic. Answer: a 5 note scale (usually on notes 1, 2,3, 5 and 6
of a scale)
◉blue notes. Answer: a note which is made chromatic for style
◉chromatic. Answer: notes which are not in the given key
◉diatonic. Answer: notes which are in the given key
◉whole tone scale. Answer: hexatonic scale where each note is two
semitones apart
◉modal. Answer: music using non traditional scales
◉Ionian Mode (major). Answer: TTSTTTS
◉Dorian Mode. Answer: TSTTTST. Flattened 3rd and 7th notes in a
natural major scale.
, ◉Phrygian Mode. Answer: STTTSTT, natural minor scale with a
flattened 2nd
◉Lydian Mode. Answer: TTTSTTS. Natural major scale with a raised
4th
◉Mixolydian Mode. Answer: TTSTTST. Natural major scale with a
flattened 7th
◉Aeolian Mode (natural minor). Answer: TSTTSTT
◉Locrian Mode. Answer: STTSTTT. Natural minor scale with
flattened 2nd and 5th notes.
◉Melodic Minor. Answer: A minor scale with raised 6th and 7th
degrees
◉Harmonic Minor. Answer: A minor scale with a raised 7th note.
◉12 tone. Answer: using each chromatic note in a fixed order to
create a melody, almost always not completely conjunct, used in
expressionism
