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Descriptive Statements:
- Analyze melodic characteristics presented in a recorded example, including scales, tonality, intervals, phrase structures, embellishments, and contour.
- Analyze harmonic characteristics presented in a recorded example, including intervals, chord types, harmonic progressions, cadences, and nonchord tones.
- Analyze the elements of rhythm, meter, and tempo presented in a recorded example.
- Analyze the elements of form and texture presented in a recorded example.
Sample Item:
This 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
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B. This question requires the examinee to analyze harmonic characteristics
presented in a recorded example. This excerpt ends on the dominant chord (V). The type
of cadence that ends on a dominant chord is called a half cadence.
Descriptive Statements:
- Analyze characteristics of Western music from the Middle Ages to 1750.
- Analyze characteristics of Western music from 1750 to the present.
- Recognize characteristics, instrumentation, genres, and styles of traditional music from a variety of cultures within the United States and around the world.
Sample Item:
This 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. This question requires the examinee to recognize the style of a
recorded example of music from the United States. 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 band and orchestral instruments and various types of instrumental ensembles.
- Analyze expressive elements in a musical performance, including dynamics, articulation, tempo changes, and stylistic devices.
- Recognize performance errors, including errors related to pitch, rhythm, dynamics, articulation, phrasing, intonation, ensemble precision, and balance.
Sample Item:
Which of the following instruments is featured as the soloist in this musical example?
(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. This question requires the examinee to identify an orchestral
instrument presented in a recorded example. The example presents an excerpt 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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