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1 Note: Extra examples have een added in this section. Actual tests will have only 10 pts total for Ear training. 1. Ear Training: Each example will e played twice. A. Circle whether the triad you hear is major or minor. (1 pt each) 1. Major Minor 2. Major Minor B. You will hear a four note pitch pattern. Circle the pattern you hear. (1 pt each). w w w w w w w w w w w w 4. w w w w w w w w w w w w C. Circle Major or minor for each scale that you hear. (1 pt each) 5. Major Minor 6. Major Minor 7. Major Minor D. Circle the rhythm pattern you hear. (1 pt each). œ œ œ j j j œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ j œ j œ j œ œ œ 9. c œ. j œ œ œ œ œ c œ œ œ œ œ œ œ E. Circle the interval you hear. (1 pt each) 10. Major 2nd Perfect 5th Perfect th 11. Major 2nd Perfect 5th Perfect th 12. Major 2nd Perfect 5th Perfect th 1. Major 2nd Perfect 5th Perfect th

2 2. Music History A. Circle the name of the composer in the Classical period. (1pt each) 1. Bach Mozart Handel 2. Scarlatti Schuert Haydn. Beethoven Grieg Joplin B. Circle the correct answer for each numer. (1 point each) 4. The Classical period is etween The Baroque period is etween C. Circle the characteristics most used in the Classical period for each numer. (1 pt each) 6. complex rhythms expressive songlike melodies 7. ornamentation well-defined forms dissonance. emotionally reserved counterpoint greater dynmaic changes D. Lael each instrument for the period of music it is most closely related to: # # # B for Baroque, C, for Classical: (1 pt each lank) 9. Harpsichord Fortepiano. Identify and name the following Key signatures, Major, (Maj) and Minor, (min). (1 pt each lank) # # Maj Maj Maj Maj Maj min min min min min 4.6. Identify these triads y letter name and quality, Major (Maj) or Minor (min). (1 pt each lank) # w w w letter quality letter quality letter quality letter quality letter quality name name name name name w w 2

3 5. A. Draw the following notes using LEDGER LINES. Flag and stem direction must e correct. (2 pts each) A elow the staff, eighth note B aove the staff, quarter note. C aove the staff, sixteenth note D elow the staff, half note E aove the staff, whole note B. Draw the following rests. Rests must e placed correctly on the staff. quarter rest half rest eighth rest sixteenth rest whole rest 6. Match the term on the right with the definition on the left. (2 pts each) A. phrase C. tonic D. period C. strophic E. dominant the fifth tone in the scale a group of related measures the first tone in a scale a group of related phrases one part form, AA 7. Time signatures ( 2 pts each) A. Match each time signature on the left with the correct meaning on the right c 4 eats per measure, the quarter note gets 1 eat eats per mesure, the eighth note gets 1 eat 6 eats per measure, the eighth note gets 1 eat B. True or False- 4. Simple meter is a time signature whose eats can e divided y 4. True False 5.Compound meter is a time signature whose eats can e divided y. True False

4 . Scales (1 pt each) A. Identify the following scales y letter name and quality y circling either, major,( Maj), or minor,(min). 1. Maj min 2. Maj min # #. Maj min 4. Maj min 5. Maj min B. Circle the incorrect note for each of these scales.there is 1 incorrect note per scale. # 6. d natural minor # # 7. A Major. E flat Major C. Circle the correct answer. 9. C is the relative Major of ( circle one) d e a Minor 10. G is the relative Major of (circle one) e f Minor 4

5 9. Write the quality and numer for each of these intervals. For quality use, "P" for perfect, "Maj" for Major; ie. P 5 or Maj. ( 2 pts each) œ J œ. # œ œ.. # œ 10. Match the terms on the right with the definitions on the left. (1 pt each) % A. play very fast œ > B. coda sign fi C. raise the note one whole step œ œœ D. dal segno sign E. sempre gradually play faster F. presto accent, play the note louder π G. play at walking speed H. accel. play very soft I. always J. andante play one octave higher 5

1. Perfect 5th Minor 3rd Perfect 4th Minor 6th. 2. Perfect 8th Major 7 Tritone Minor 2nd

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