UMT - COMPLETE MUSIC THEORY COURSE FINAL EXAM - ADVANCED RUDIMENTS

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1 Total Score: _ 0 Name: _ UMTS Number: 1. a) Name the following intervals. _ b) Invert the above intervals in the Treble Clef. Use whole notes. Name the inversions. _ c) Write the following harmonic intervals below the given notes. Use whole notes. Major 7 Perfect 12 Augmented 9 minor Major 3 d) Invert the above intervals in the Bass Clef. Use whole notes. Name the inversions. _ Final Exam - Advanced - Page 1 of

2 2. For each of the following seventh chords, name: a) the key to which it belongs. b) the type of seventh chord (Dominant seventh or diminished seventh). a) b) c) Write the following seventh chords in the Bass Clef. Use the correct Key Signature and any necessary accidentals. Use whole notes. i. The diminished seventh chord of g sharp minor in root position ii. The Dominant seventh chord of B flat Major in 3 rd Inversion. iii. The Dominant seventh chord of E Major in 2 nd inversion. iv. The Dominant seventh chord of e flat minor in 1 st inversion. v. The diminished seventh chord of b flat minor in root position. i. ii. iii. iv. v. Final Exam - Advanced - Page 2 of

3 3. The following melody is written for Clarinet in B flat. a) Name the key in which it is written. b) Transpose it to concert pitch, using the correct Key Signature. Name the new key. Key: Key: The following melody is written for French Horn in F. c) Name the key in which it is written. d) Transpose it to concert pitch, using the correct Key Signature. Name the new key. Key: Key: Final Exam - Advanced - Page 3 of

4 4. Write the following scales and modes ascending and descending one octave. Use accidentals. Use whole notes. UMT - COMPLETE MUSIC THEORY COURSE a) Relative Major scale of b flat minor in the Alto Clef. b) Tonic minor scale, natural form, of C sharp Major in the Treble Clef. c) Enharmonic Tonic minor scale, melodic form, of d sharp minor in the Bass Clef. d) Phrygian mode starting on C sharp in the Treble Clef. e) Mixolydian mode starting on A flat in the Tenor Clef. Final Exam - Advanced - Page 4 of

5 5. For each of the following melodic fragments: a) Name the key. b) Write a cadence in Keyboard Style below the bracketed notes. c) Name the type of cadence (Perfect, Imperfect or Plagal). Key: _ Key: _ d. Complete the following chart by providing the new key names for each transposition. Original Key Name Interval of Transposition New Key Name B flat Major Up a Major 6 D Major Down an Augmented 2 d sharp minor Up a minor 3 G Major Up a diminished 4 Final Exam - Advanced - Page 5 of

6 6. For each of the following chords: a) Name the chord type as: triad, Dominant seventh chord, diminished seventh chord, cluster or quartal chord. b) Rewrite the chord in the specified type of open score. c) Name each voice/instrument in the open score. Do not use abbreviations. Modern Vocal Score Chord Type: _ Open Score for String Quartet Chord Type: _ Final Exam - Advanced - Page 6 of

7 7. a) Add rests below each bracket to complete each measure. b) Add the correct Time Signature at the beginning of each of the following excerpts. c) Add bar lines to complete each of the following rhythms. Final Exam - Advanced - Page 7 of

8. For each of the following triads, name: a) the root.

c) the position (root pos, 1st inv or 2nd inv).

minor harmonic scale e) Add accidentals where necessary to form the

8 8. For each of the following triads, name: a) the root. b) the quality/type (Major, minor, Augmented or diminished). c) the position (root pos, 1st inv or 2nd inv). a) b) c) d) Identify the name of the scale which contains all of these triads. A Major scale E Major scale c sharp minor harmonic scale f sharp minor harmonic scale e) Add accidentals where necessary to form the following triads. i) the Leading note triad of e minor melodic. ii) the Dominant triad of a flat minor harmonic iii) the Submediant triad of D Major Final Exam - Advanced - Page 8 of

9 9. a) Match each musical term with its English definition. (Not all definitions will be used.) Term Definition a) be silent molto b) always sempre senza sopra pesante c) d) e) f) with suddenly sustained much, very arco tacet troppo subito sostenuto g) h) i) j) k) above too much loud without weighty, with emphasis l) for stringed instruments: resume bowing after a pizzicato passage b) Give the English definition for each of the following musical signs. % 15 ma Sz fp Final Exam - Advanced - Page 9 of

10 . Analyze the following excerpt by answering the questions below. The Lonely Willow S. McKibbon Adagio e dolente A B D E C F G a) Name the key of this excerpt. b) Explain the tempo of this excerpt. c) Add the Time Signature directly on the music. d) Give the term for the relationship between the notes at the letters A and B. e) For the triad at C, name: Root: _ Type/Quality: Position: f) Give the term for the relationship between the notes at the letters D and E. g) For the triad at F, name: Root: _ Type/Quality: Position: h) Identify the number of: Ties: Slurs: Triplets: _ i) Give the technical degree name of the root of the triad at G: j) Locate and circle a Tritone. Name the interval. Final Exam - Advanced - Page of

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