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2011-2012 GMTA Theory Test: Level I (Treble Clef) Name: Part I: EAR TRAINING Each example ill be played tice. Date: Section A: Are the sounds you hear high or lo Circle the correct anser. 1. High Lo 2. High Lo. High Lo. High Lo 5. High Lo Section : Are the sounds you hear going up, going don, or staying the same Circle the correct anser. 6. Up Don Same 7. Up Don Same 8. Up Don Same 9. Up Don Same 10. Up Don Same Section C: Are the chords you hear Major or minor Circle the correct anser. 11. Major minor 12. Major minor 1. Major minor 1. Major minor 15. Major minor Section D: Which rhythm do you hear Circle A or. 2 16. A œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 17. A œ œ œ œ œ œ 18. A œ Œ œ Œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ 19. A œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ 20. A œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Copyright 2011

2011-2012 GMTA Theory Test: Level I (Treble Clef) Name: 2 Section E: Name these notes in the blanks belo the notes. Use capital letters. Part II: WRITTEN Section F: Identify these intervals by NUMER only, as 2,,, 5, 6, 7, or 8 (octave). b Section G: Dra hole notes ( ) on the given line or space. Space F Line F Space C Line Space A Section H: Circle the correct name of each Major key signature. # b C Major C Major C Major G Major F Major G Major F Major G Major F Major

2011-2012 GMTA Theory Test: Level I (Treble Clef) Name: Section I: Add the missing bar lines. # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Section # J: Write the missing time signature in its correct place on the staff. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Section K: Complete each measure by draing one note under each arro. e sure the note value completes the measure. ê ê ê œ œ œ œ œ ê ê ê œ Œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

2011-2012 GMTA Theory Test: Level I (Treble Clef) Name: Section L: Circle the name of the type of note or rest pictured. Œ œ Quarter note Half rest Quarter note Quarter note Half note Quarter rest Whole note Whole note Section M: Match terms to their definitions. Print carefully using CAPITAL LETTERS. Legato A. Loud f. Soft Staccato C. Smooth and connected Tempo D. Short and separated p E. Speed Adagio î Allegro U F. Indicates to repeat a section G. A fast tempo H. A slo tempo I. Gradually getting louder J. Gradually getting softer K. Hold or pause

2011-2012 GMTA Theory Test: Level I (ass Clef) Name: Part I: EAR TRAINING Each example ill be played tice. Date: Section A: Are the sounds you hear high or lo Circle the correct anser. 1. High Lo 2. High Lo. High Lo. High Lo 5. High Lo Section : Are the sounds you hear going up, going don, or staying the same Circle the correct anser. 6. Up Don Same 7. Up Don Same 8. Up Don Same 9. Up Don Same 10. Up Don Same Section C: Are the chords you hear Major or minor Circle the correct anser. 11. Major minor 12. Major minor 1. Major minor 1. Major minor 15. Major minor Section D: Which rhythm do you hear Circle A or. 16. A 2 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 17. A œ œ œ œ œ œ 18. A œ Œ œ Œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ 19. A œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ 20. A œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Copyright 2011

2011-2012 GMTA Theory Test: Level I (ass Clef) Name: 2 Section E: Name these notes in the blanks belo the notes. Use capital letters. Part II: WRITTEN Section F: Identify these intervals by NUMER only, as 2,,, 5, 6, 7, or 8 (octave). Section G: Dra hole notes ( ) on the given line or space. b Space A Line A Space E Line D Space C Section H: Circle the correct name of each Major key signature. # C Major C Major b C Major G Major F Major G Major F Major G Major F Major

2011-2012 GMTA Theory Test: Level I (ass Clef) Name: Section I: Add the missing bar lines. # b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Section J: Write the missing time signature in its correct place on the staff. # b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Section K: Complete each measure by draing one note under each arro. e sure the note value completes the measure.!!! œ œ œ œ œ!!! œ Œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

2011-2012 GMTA Theory Test: Level I (ass Clef) Name: Section L: Circle the name of the type of note or rest pictured. Œ œ Quarter note Half rest Quarter note Quarter note Half note Quarter rest Whole note Whole note Section M: Match terms to their definitions. Print carefully using CAPITAL LETTERS. Legato A. Loud f. Soft Staccato C. Smooth and connected Tempo D. Short and separated p E. Speed Adagio î Allegro U F. Indicates to repeat a section G. A fast tempo H. A slo tempo I. Gradually getting louder J. Gradually getting softer K. Hold or pause

2011-2012 GMTA Theory Test: Level I (Alto Clef) Name: Part I: EAR TRAINING Each example ill be played tice. Date: Section A: Are the sounds you hear high or lo Circle the correct anser. 1. High Lo 2. High Lo. High Lo. High Lo 5. High Lo Section : Are the sounds you hear going up, going don, or staying the same Circle the correct anser. 6. Up Don Same 7. Up Don Same 8. Up Don Same 9. Up Don Same 10. Up Don Same Section C: Are the chords you hear Major or minor Circle the correct anser. 11. Major minor 12. Major minor 1. Major minor 1. Major minor 15. Major minor Section D: Which rhythm do you hear Circle A or. 16. A œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 17. A œ œ œ œ œ œ 18. A 19. A 2 œ Œ œ Œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ 20. A œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Copyright 2011

2011-2012 GMTA Theory Test: Level I (Alto Clef) Name: 2 Section E: Name these notes in the blanks belo the notes. Use capital letters. Part II: WRITTEN Section F: Identify these intervals by NUMER only, as 2,,, 5, 6, 7, or 8 (octave). Section G: Dra hole notes ( ) on the given line or space. b Space G Line G Space D Line C Space Section H: Circle the correct name of each Major key signature. # b C Major C Major C Major G Major F Major G Major F Major G Major F Major

2011-2012 GMTA Theory Test: Level I (Alto Clef) Name: Section I: Add the missing bar lines. # b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Section # J: Write the missing time signature in its correct place on the staff. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Section K: Complete each measure by draing one note under each arro. e sure the note value completes the measure. ê ê ê œ œ œ œ œ ê ê ê œ Œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

2011-2012 GMTA Theory Test: Level I (Alto Clef) Name: Section L: Circle the name of the type of note or rest pictured. Œ œ Quarter note Half rest Quarter note Quarter note Half note Quarter rest Whole note Whole note Section M: Match terms to their definitions. Print carefully using CAPITAL LETTERS. Legato A. Loud f. Soft Staccato C. Smooth and connected Tempo D. Short and separated p E. Speed Adagio î Allegro U F. Indicates to repeat a section G. A fast tempo H. A slo tempo I. Gradually getting louder J. Gradually getting softer K. Hold or pause

2011-2012 GMTA Theory Test: Level II Name: PART I: EAR TRAINING Each example ill be played tice. Date: Section A: Circle the interval that you hear. 1. 2nd rd th 5th 2. 2nd rd th 5th. 2nd rd th 5th Section : Is the chord that you hear Major or minor Circle the correct anser. 1. Major minor 2. Major minor. Major minor Section C: Is the example that you hear in or time signature Circle the correct anser. 1. 2.. Section D: Which rhythm do you hear Circle A,, or C. 1. A C œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 2. A C œ Œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ Œ œ Œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ Œ. A C 2 2 2 œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Copyright 2011

2011-2012 GMTA Theory Test: Level II Name: 2 Section E: Do the melodies you hear skip up, skip don, step up, step don, or repeat Circle the correct anser. 1. Skip up Skip don Step up Step don Repeat 2. Skip up Skip don Step up Step don Repeat. Skip up Skip don Step up Step don Repeat PART II: WRITTEN Section F: Dra the folloing scales using accidentals. Use hole notes. Do not use key signatures. Instead, place the sharps or flats on the correct side of the notes that need them. D Major Af Major f Major Section G: Write in the names of these notes in the blanks belo. { b # b

2011-2012 GMTA Theory Test: Level II Name: Section L. Dra the folloing intervals above or belo the given note as indicated. Use hole notes. You may dra either harmonic or melodic intervals. 5th above 2nd above rd belo 6th belo th above 7th belo rd above Octave above Section M: Name the folloing Major key signatures. bb # # # b # b b b b # # # # Section N: Dra the indicated hole or half step above or belo the given note. Use hole notes. Whole step above Half step belo Whole step belo Whole step above Half step above Section O: Write the order SHARPS: of sharps and flats. FLATS:

2011-2012 GMTA Theory Test: Level II Name: 5 Section P: Match the folloing terms and symbols ith their definitions. Use CAPITAL LETTERS. 1. n 2. D.S. al Fine A. Return to the original speed or tempo. =Z$==Z=. Tie. A half step 5. A fast tempo 6. Ritardando 7. < 8. ı 9. Smooth connected 10. 8va 11. A slo tempo 12. D.C. al Fine C. Repeat from the beginning to the Fine D. Adagio E. Indicates to play notes an octave higher F. Natural sign G. Speed H. Staccato I. Gradually sloing don J. Repeat from the sign to the Fine K. Legato L. Allegro M. The distance from up to C N. The distance from up to Cs O. Sharp sign P. Hold or pause Q. Crescendo 1. A Tempo 1. s 15. Short separated 16. Tempo

2011-2012 GMTA Theory Test: Level III Name: Section A: Circle the quality of the scale that you hear. M = Major Hm = Harmonic minor 1. M Hm 2. M Hm. M Hm. M Hm 5. M Hm Section D: Circle the letter (A,, or C) next to the rhythm that you hear. Date: PART I: EAR TRAINING Each example ill be played tice. Section : Identify the interval you hear by number only. All intervals played ill be either major or perfect. 1. 6. 2. 7.. 8.. 9. 5. 10. 1. A C œ œ j œ œ Section C: Whole and half steps. Circle the interval that your hear. 1. Whole Half 2. Whole Half. Whole Half. Whole Half 5. Whole Half œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 2. A C 2 2 2 œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ j œ j œ œ œ. A C 9 8 9 8 9 8 œ œ œ j œ œ œ j œ œ j Œ œ j œ œ j œ œ œ œ j œ j œ j œ Œ œ j œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j Copyright 2011

2011-2012 GMTA Theory Test: Level III Name: 2 PART II: WRITTEN { Section # E: Name the folloing key signatures. # b b b b b b b b # # b b b b b b b b Major Major # # # # # # # # # # Major minor minor minor Section F: Add accidentals on the correct side of the folloing notes to form the scales indicated. Df Major E Major Ef Major Section G: Write the order of sharps and flats in the folloing clefs. If done correctly, the staves ill sho the key signatures of Cs and Cf Major. SHARPS FLATS Section H: Name the root of each of the folloing triads. { b b b b b # Section I: Write the folloing triads in root position. Ef: Q : T A: R D: T

2011-2012 GMTA Theory Test: Level III Name: Section J: Rerite the folloing melody on the bass clef, beginning to octaves loer than the example. Don't forget to include all the barlines. Prelude. Op. 28, No. 7 (excerpt) Chopin # # # # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ # œ œ œ œ Section K: Write the folloing intervals above or belo the given note. { 2nd belo 5th belo th above 8th above 6th above Section L: Identify the folloing intervals by riting the number of the interval and circling its quality. M = Major m = minor P = Perfect # # M m P M m P # # # bb M m P # M m P # M m P b M m P M m P M m P M m P M m P Section M: Given these Major key signatures, identify the root-position triads ith Roman numerals. Remember to use uppercase for Major triads and loercase for minor triads. { # # # # b b # # # # # # b b b b

I I I I 2011-2012 GMTA Theory Test: Level III Name: Section N: Complete these measures by adding one note to each measure, under the arros. You should add four () notes total. Note that there are four () different time signatures. 6 8 œ œ œ œ j c œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ j œ r 12 8 œ œ j œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ C œ œ œ œ œ Section O: Circle hether the folloing cadences are authentic or half. { # # # # b b b b # b b b b # Authentic Authentic Authentic Half Half Half Section P: Match these terms and definitions. Print your ansers carefully using CAPITAL LETTERS. 1. < 2.. Ü >. q 5. =U%=W=Z= 6. Tempo 7. À 8. A tempo 9. Dimenuendo 10. Ö 11. Andante 12. Largo 1. Molto 1. Pianissimo 15. Poco A. Moderate or alking speed. Loud C. Return to the original speed or tempo D. Much E. Gradually getting louder F. Little G. Very slo H. Slur I. Speed J. Very soft K. Accent L. Indicates to play notes an octave higher M. Gradually getting softer; decrescendo N. Indicates to repeat a section O. Moderately loud

2011-2011 GMTA Theory Test: Level IV Name: PART I: EAR TRAINING Each example ill be played tice. Date: Section A: Identify the interval that you hear by both quality and number. 1. 5. 2. 6.. 7.. 8. Section : Circle the scale that you hear. M = Major Hm = Harmonic minor Nm = Natural minor Mm = Melodic minor 1. M Nm Hm Mm 2. M Nm Hm Mm. M Nm Hm Mm. M Nm Hm Mm 5. M Nm Hm Mm Section C: Circle the letter (A,, or C) of the rhythm that you hear. 1. A œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ C œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 2. A C œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ C œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ C C œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Copyright 2011

I 2011-2011 GMTA Theory Test: Level IV Name: 2 Section C (continued). A 9 8 9 8 œ œ j œ œ œœœœœœ œ j œ œ j œ œ œ j œœœœœœœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœœœœœ œ œ j œ œ j œ œ j œœœœœœœ œ œ œ C 9 8 œ œ œ œ œœœœœœ œ j œ œ œ j œ j œ œœœœœœœ œ œ œ Section D: Circle the cadence you hear as either Authentic (A) or Half (H). 1. A H 2. A H. A H. A H Section E: Write the key signature and the primary triads, root position, of minor (use harmonic form). PART II: WRITTEN I I I I b: i iv V V7 Section F: Write the indicated triad or chord, using accidentals (and NOT key signatures). D Major: R 1st inversion f minor: r Root position f Major: Q 2nd inversion C Major: R 1st inversion A Major: T Root position b minor: O 1st inversion c minor: E 2nd inversion g minor: uo Root position

2011-2011 GMTA Theory Test: Level IV Name: Section G: Each question has parts: 1) key signature, 2) name of major key, and ) name of its relative minor key. You ill be given one of the parts: fill in the 2 that are missing. # # # # b b b b b b b { G # # # # f b b b b b b b D Section H: Add accidentals to the folloing notes to form the scales indicated. Fs harmonic minor Af Major A melodic minor Major Section I: Identify the folloing cadences as Authentic, Half, Plagal, or Deceptive. # # # # # # b b b b b b n b b b Section J: Dra a hole note belo the given note to complete the interval. { # # # M7 m m6 m2 P5

2011-2011 GMTA Theory Test: Level IV Name: Section K: Identify the folloing intervals by both quality and number. { # Section L: Circle the quality of the folloing triads. If the triad is none of the qualities, circle "Other." M = Major m = minor + = Augmented º = diminished Example M! + º m b M m + º # ## # b b M m M m M m M m + º + º + º + º Other Other Other Other Other Other Section M: Transpose the folloing excerpt from F minor don to D minor. b b b b Œ œ œnœ œ œ fij fi n œj Œ œ œnœ œ n fiœ j n fiœ j Section N: Write the beat note (single beat) in the staff for the folloing time signatures. 9 8 2 8 c 6 8

2011-2011 GMTA Theory Test: Level IV Name: 5 Section O: Match these terms and definitions. Print your ansers carefully using CAPITAL LETTERS. 1. D.C. al Fine 2. D.S. al Fine. Adagio. Cantabile 5. A 6. Dolce 7. Leggiero 8. Non troppo 9. Pesante 10. Simile A. Not too much. Seetly C. Repeat from the beginning to the Fine D. In the same manner E. Lightly F. Heavy, forceful G. Slo H. Repeat from the sign to the Fine I. inary J. In a singing manner

2011-2012 GMTA Theory Test: Level V Name: PART I: EAR TRAINING Each example ill be played tice. Date: Section A: ( pts) Circle the interval you hear. 1. m2 M2 m6 Dim.5 2. m P8 M6 m7. M P5 Aug. m7. m6 M6 M7 P Section : (2 pts) Circle the melody you hear: A,, or C. 1. A C b b b œ œ # œ j œ œ œnœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ# œ œ œ œ œ œ œ # œ j œ œ œnœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 2. A # 6 8 œ# œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ# œ œ œ œ œ œ œ C # # œ# œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ# œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ# œ œ œ# œ œ œ# œ œ œ œ# œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Copyright 2011

2011-2012 GMTA Theory Test: Level V Name: 2 Section C: (2 pts) Circle the rhythm you hear: A,, or C. 1. A C œ œ œ j œ œ j œ œ œ œœœœœ œ œ j œ j œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ j œ œœ œ œ œœœ œ œ j œ j œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œœœœœ œ œ j œ j œ œ j 2. A C 9 8 9 8 9 8 œœœœ œ j œ œ j œ œœœ œ j œœœ Œ œœœœœœœœ œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ œœ œ œ j œ œ j œ œœœ œœœœœ œ œœœœ œ j œ œœœœœ œ j œ œ j œ œœœœœœœœ œ j œ Section D ( pts): Circle the triad you hear. 1. Major Minor Diminished Augmented 2. Major Minor Diminished Augmented. Major Minor Diminished Augmented. Major Minor Diminished Augmented Section E (2 pts): Circle the cadence you hear at the end of each phrase. 1. Authentic Plagal Half Deceptive 2. Authentic Plagal Half Deceptive

2011-2012 GMTA Theory Test: Level V Name: Section F: (2 pts) Write the time signature in the box provided. { Section G: ( pts) Dra bar lines in the appropriate places. 5 PART II: WRITTEN œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ j œ œœœœ œ j Section H: (6 pts) Write the folloing key signatures in bass and treble clefs, using standard placement of sharps or flats. Df A Ef - c s ef gs Section I: (15 pts) Write the names of major keys in CAPITAL LETTERS on the outside of the circle of fifths, and the names of minor keys in loercase letters on the inside of the circle of fifths.

2011-2012 GMTA Theory Test: Level V Name: Section J: ( pts) Copy the folloing melody on the blank staff provided, correcting four mistakes in notation. c bœ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ e œ œ Norse Song (excerpt) R. Schumann Section K: (6 pts) Transpose this melody to the key a major third higher. # 2 œ œ œ J œ œ œ œ # œ œ œ <n> œ œ Œ Etude (excerpt) Eduard Schytte Section L: ( pts) Identify these intervals by quality (M, m, P, Dim., Aug.) and number. Section M: ( pts) Write these intervals don from the given pitch. b b # P5 m M6 Section N: ( pts) Write the folloing scales, using individual accidentals. c harmonic minor ascending Major ascending

2011-2012 GMTA Theory Test: Level V Name: 5 f natural minor ascending ds melodic minor ascending descending Section O: (8 pts) Identify these triads by root name, quality (major, minor, diminished, augmented), and position (root position, first inversion, second inversion). # ## b b b b # # Root and quality: Position: Section P: (5 pts) Identify the folloing chords by Roman numeral in the key indicated. # # # # # ## # # b b b b # # # # # # e: as: Af: E: b: Section Q: (2 pts) Identify each cadence type. { # # # # b b b b Cadence type:

2011-2012 GMTA Theory Test: Level V Name: 6 Section R: (7 pts) Analyze the folloing four-part example, identifying the key signature, Roman numerals, and figured bass. # œ œ {# œ œ œ œ œ : œ œ { # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ { # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

2011-2012 GMTA Theory Test: Level V Name: 7 Section S: (7 pts) Write the scale degree name for each note of the scale, beginning ith "tonic." 1. Tonic 2... 5. 6. 7. 8. b 1 2 5 6 7 8 Section T: (10 pts) Match these terms to the correct definitions. Use CAPITAL LETTERS. 1. Accelerando 2. Adagio. Coda. Con brio 5. Espressivo 6. Leggiero 7. Mezzo forte 8. Rallentando 9. Simile 10. _ Subito A. Lightly. Gracefully C. Gradually gro faster D. Holding ack E. Suddenly F. Tail or ending section G. roadening H. rightly I. Moderately loud J. With expression K. Heavy, forceful L. In the same manner M. Slo