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Descriptive Statements:
- Analyze melodic characteristics, including scales, tonality, intervals, phrase structures, embellishments, and contour.
- Analyze harmonic characteristics, including intervals, chord types, harmonic progressions, cadences, and nonchord tones.
- Analyze the elements of rhythm, meter, and tempo.
- Analyze the elements of form and texture.
Sample Item:
The excerpt ends with which of the following cadences?
(The examinee would listen to a 20-second excerpt of a lied from the Romantic period.)
- deceptive
- half
- authentic
- plagal
Correct Response and Explanation (Show Correct ResponseHide Correct Response)
B. The excerpt ends on the dominant chord (V). The type of cadence that ends on a dominant chord is called a half cadence.
Descriptive Statements:
- Identify genres and styles of music from a variety of cultures and time periods.
- Analyze instrumentation and characteristics of music from a variety of cultures and time periods.
Sample Item:
The excerpt is representative of which of the following styles of music from the United States?
(The examinee would listen to a 30-second excerpt of a piano rag.)
- bebop
- blues
- swing
- ragtime
Correct Response and Explanation (Show Correct ResponseHide Correct Response)
D. Ragtime music is typically performed on the piano. Ragtime is characterized by duple meter, syncopation, four-bar phrase lengths, and a regular alternation of low bass notes on the beat with mid-range chords between beats.
Descriptive Statements:
- Identify voice types and various types of choral and small vocal ensembles.
- Identify instruments and various types of instrumental ensembles.
- Analyze expressive elements including dynamics, articulation, tempo, and stylistic devices.
- Recognize performance errors related to pitch, rhythm, dynamics, articulation, phrasing, intonation, ensemble precision, and balance, with the assistance of a printed score.
Sample Item:
Which of the following instruments is featured as the soloist in the excerpt?
(The examinee would listen to a 20-second excerpt of a solo concerto from the Classical period.)
- oboe
- clarinet
- flute
- bassoon
Correct Response and Explanation (Show Correct ResponseHide Correct Response)
A. The excerpt is from a concerto in which the oboe is the solo instrument. The oboe's conical bore and double reed contribute to its characteristically bright, penetrating timbre.
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