Big, Scary Test (The Sequel)
1. Why do scholars say that
traditional music history began in the 6th century?
2. Define sacred and secular.
3. Define monophonic.
4. Define homophonic.
5. Define polyphonic.
6. Circle the word that best
describes the texture of this piece.
Monophonic Homophonic Polyphonic
Match the sets of dates to the appropriate period in
history.
7. ____ Renaissance a.
Many dates will be here.
b.
Choose wisely.
8. ____ Baroque c.
d.
9. ____ Classical e.
f.
10. ____ Romantic g.
11. Define counterpoint.
12. What is
“imitative” about a fugue?
Match the following composers
to their historical period.
13. ____ Composer a.
Medieval
14. ____ Composer b.
Renaissance
15. ____ Composer c.
Baroque
16. ____ Composer d.
Classical
17. ____ Composer e.
Romantic
18. ____ Composer You
should write all the composers and their period on your note sheet. Then match them up.
19. ____ Composer
20. ____ Composer
21. What note is a 3rd
above _____? ____ The name of a
note will be in the
first
blank. These are interval
22. What note is a 5th
below a ____? ____ questions.
23. What are the three notes in
a ____ triad? ____________
24. What triad contains these
three notes? G C
E __________
25. In a piece of music in the key of ____, which chord
(letter name) should
begin and end the piece?
_____ Think Suzy Harmony!
26. What is the Dominant chord
in the key of ____? _____ Know
the #
and
tonality of these chords.
27. What is the Subdominant
chord in the key of ____? _____
28. What is the Tonic chord
in the key of _____? _____
29.
What is the Submediant chord in the key of ____? _____
30. Analyze the time
signature 6 Write
the sentence saying what this
4 time
signature means.
31. How many in ?
____ There
will be notes
here
on the test!
32. How many in ?
____
33. How many in ?
____
34. What is the full name of
a piano and how did it get its name?
35. What is a symphony?
37. What movement of a
classical symphony is this and why?
For these, know the rules
of each movement of a classical symphony.
38. What movement of a
classical symphony is this and why?
39-42. Identify these treble
clef notes.
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43-46. Identify these bass
clef notes.
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47-49. Fill in the measures below
with notes that satisfy the time signatures.
There will be three measures, each with a different time signature, that you must fill in with notes.
50. What do you think your
grade will be on your report card and why?
Academic Grade
(A through U) If
you don’t give me a good
“WHY”,
I’ll mark this wrong.
Effort Grade
(1-5, 1 is best, 5 is worst)
Behavior Grade
(1-5, 1 is best, 5 is worst)
EXTRA CREDIT
Why is it nearly impossible
to fail this class?
How could music history instruction
be better delivered to future music students? Thoughtful and intelligent answers,
please.
I
take this feedback rather seriously.
If you really liked something and think I should do more, say so. What was the best unit? The worst? Be honest (and polite!).
Find, circle and correct the
grammatical error in the body of this exam.
It’s
not on this copy, but it’ll be there on the real test.