Music exam
Intervals
Step 1: Try to recognize a song from list below
Step 2: Sing up a scale to check
· Perfect Unison – Same Note
· Maj 2 - Happy Birthday
· Maj 3 - Oh when the saints
· Per 4 - Australian Anthem
· Per 5 - Star Wars or Twinkle
· Per 8 - Somewhere over the rainbow
TWO: Identify a scale aurally. (Major, Harmonic Minor scale, Pentatonic Major)
· Major - 8 note scale that sounds very common
· Harmonic Minor - 8 note scale that sounds very exotic
· Pentatonic - 6 note scale that sounds very traditional
THREE: Major and Minor chord aurally
· Major - Happy, Common (Train station Announcement)
· Minor - Sad, elegant
FOUR: Melody: Listen to a small melody and identify the incorrect note
Tip: Follow each note carefully listen for incorrectly written notes
FIVE: Rhythmic dictation, what was the correct notation?
Tip: Follow each note carefully listen for variations in the rhythm.
SIX: Listen to a short piece of music and identify the dynamics, texture, tempo, articulation performed?
PART TWO: THEROY SKILLS – Musition
ONE: Read notes on the treble and bass clefs, identifying sharp and flat notes
Accidentals
Sharp SignFlat Sign Natural Sign
TWO: Rhythms and time signature, (2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 6/8)
Simple Duple – 2 Crotchets
Simple Triple – 3 Crotchets
Simple Quadruple – 4 Crotchets
PART TWO: THEORY SKILLS cont…. Musition
THREE: Name the written interval
· Count up from the bottom note
· Remember the lowest note is “ONE”
· Always count up
FOUR: Scales (Major, Harmonic Minor or Pentatonic)
Tips: Check the Clef
· Pentatonic - Only has Six notes
· Major Scales – Start on C D F G
· Harmonic Minor – Start on A B D E
· Raise the 7th note in all Harmonic Minor Scales
Key Signatures | |||||
Cmaj/Am | |||||
1. Gmaj/Em | f# | 1. Fmaj/Dm | Bb | ||
2. Dmaj/Bm | f# c# | 2. Bbmaj/Gm | Bb Eb |
TERMS and GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Andante - at an easy walking pace
Moderato - at a moderate speed
Allegro - lively and fast
Largo – Very Slow
Presto - Fast
Vivace – Quick, Lively
Rallentando (rall.) - gradually becoming slower
Ritardando (rit. / ritard.) - gradually becoming slower
A tempo - return to former speed
Crescendo (cresc.) - gradually becoming louder
Diminuendo (dim.) - gradually becoming softer
Forte ( f ) – loud
Fortissimo ( ff ) - loud
Piano ( p ) – soft
Pianissimo ( pp ) – very soft
Mezzo forte ( mf ) - moderately loud
Mezzo piano ( mp ) - moderately soft
Legato - smooth, well connected
Staccato - short and detached
Chord I C – the notes are C – E – G
Chord IV F – the notes are F – A – C
Chord V G – the notes are G – B – D
Chord vi Am – the notes are A – C – E
Intervals
Step 1: Try to recognize a song from list below
Step 2: Sing up a scale to check
· Perfect Unison – Same Note
· Maj 2 - Happy Birthday
· Maj 3 - Oh when the saints
· Per 4 - Australian Anthem
· Per 5 - Star Wars or Twinkle
· Per 8 - Somewhere over the rainbow
TWO: Identify a scale aurally. (Major, Harmonic Minor scale, Pentatonic Major)
· Major - 8 note scale that sounds very common
· Harmonic Minor - 8 note scale that sounds very exotic
· Pentatonic - 6 note scale that sounds very traditional
THREE: Major and Minor chord aurally
· Major - Happy, Common (Train station Announcement)
· Minor - Sad, elegant
FOUR: Melody: Listen to a small melody and identify the incorrect note
Tip: Follow each note carefully listen for incorrectly written notes
FIVE: Rhythmic dictation, what was the correct notation?
Tip: Follow each note carefully listen for variations in the rhythm.
SIX: Listen to a short piece of music and identify the dynamics, texture, tempo, articulation performed?
PART TWO: THEROY SKILLS – Musition
ONE: Read notes on the treble and bass clefs, identifying sharp and flat notes
Accidentals
Sharp SignFlat Sign Natural Sign
TWO: Rhythms and time signature, (2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 6/8)
Simple Duple – 2 Crotchets
Simple Triple – 3 Crotchets
Simple Quadruple – 4 Crotchets
PART TWO: THEORY SKILLS cont…. Musition
THREE: Name the written interval
· Count up from the bottom note
· Remember the lowest note is “ONE”
· Always count up
FOUR: Scales (Major, Harmonic Minor or Pentatonic)
Tips: Check the Clef
· Pentatonic - Only has Six notes
· Major Scales – Start on C D F G
· Harmonic Minor – Start on A B D E
· Raise the 7th note in all Harmonic Minor Scales
Key Signatures | |||||
Cmaj/Am | |||||
1. Gmaj/Em | f# | 1. Fmaj/Dm | Bb | ||
2. Dmaj/Bm | f# c# | 2. Bbmaj/Gm | Bb Eb |
TERMS and GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Andante - at an easy walking pace
Moderato - at a moderate speed
Allegro - lively and fast
Largo – Very Slow
Presto - Fast
Vivace – Quick, Lively
Rallentando (rall.) - gradually becoming slower
Ritardando (rit. / ritard.) - gradually becoming slower
A tempo - return to former speed
Crescendo (cresc.) - gradually becoming louder
Diminuendo (dim.) - gradually becoming softer
Forte ( f ) – loud
Fortissimo ( ff ) - loud
Piano ( p ) – soft
Pianissimo ( pp ) – very soft
Mezzo forte ( mf ) - moderately loud
Mezzo piano ( mp ) - moderately soft
Legato - smooth, well connected
Staccato - short and detached
Chord I C – the notes are C – E – G
Chord IV F – the notes are F – A – C
Chord V G – the notes are G – B – D
Chord vi Am – the notes are A – C – E