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Whitlock Level
Fall 2014 5
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Texas Music Teachers Association
Student Affiliate Theory Test
Name_______________________________________________School Grade______Date__________
Last Name, First Name. Please print.
Points
1. On the staves below: 4

A. Draw a flat before B. Draw a sharp before C. Draw a stem and a flag D. Draw stems and a beam on
the note below. the note below. on the note below to the notes below to make
make an eighth note. beamed eighth notes.

2. On the staff below, add the notes or rests that are named below each measure. Remember the stem rules. 4

Eighth Rest Whole Note on B Sixteenth Note on D Half Rest

3. On the line below the staff, name the distance between each pair of notes. 5
Use W for whole step, H for half step, and O for no step (enharmonic).

_______ _______ _______ _______ _______

4. Below the arrow in each measure, draw the one rest that has been left out of the measure. Do not use dotted rests. 4

5. Draw bar lines where they are needed. 3

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6. Name the intervals on the line below each measure. Example: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc. 6

_______ _______ ________ ________ ________ ________

7. Write the top number of the time signature in each measure below. Each will be used only once. 5

8. Draw one note (not a number) that receives the total number of beats for each group of notes and rests. 4

Example: Not: 4

______ ______

______ ______

9. Write counts below each note or rest for each measure. Count to three in every measure. 4

10. On the staff below:

A. Print the name of the note in the blank below each measure. 4
B. In each measure, draw a note one octave below the given note. Use ledger lines as needed. 4
Look at the clef sign.

______ ______ ______ _______

11. Name the Major key for each key signature drawn below. 5

____Major ____Major ____Major ____Major ____Major

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12. On each staff below:
A. Mark the half steps with slurs where they occur in the Major scale. 2
2 B. Draw the sharp(s) or flat(s) that are needed before the notes to make the two Major scales. 4
C. Write the letter name of the tonic (keynote) and dominant notes in the blanks. 4

E Major The tonic (keynote) is ______. The dominant note is _______.

E Major The tonic (keynote) is ______. The dominant note is ____

13. On the Grand Staff below:

A. Draw the brace, treble clef and bass clef in the first measure only. 3
B. On both staves draw the key signature named above each measure. 6
C. After the key signature, draw the notes of the tonic triad (I chord) on both staves. Use whole notes. 3

A Major A Major F Major

I I I
14. Write the number of the correct definition in the blank. 10

_____Da Capo 1. A tempo (speed) that is described as "a walking speed"

_____Syncopation 2. The distance in pitch between two tones

_____Dominant 3. Words to indicate a repeat from the given sign

_____ Andante 4. A scale that has only five pitches

_____Tonic Triad 5. The fourth note of a scale, scale step four; a fifth below the tonic

_____Pentatonic Scale 6. A beat that does not follow the written pulse or meter, an off-beat

_____Subdominant 7. A triad built on scale step one in a major or minor scale

_____Dal Segno 8. A tempo a little faster than Andante

_____Interval 9. Words to indicate a repeat from the beginning of the piece

 _____Moderato 10. The fifth note of a scale, scale step five; the note a fifth above the tonic

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15. Circle the dominant (𝐕) triad in the example. 1

___________________________ EAR TRAINING ___________________________

16. You will hear four measures of rhythmic dictation. Fill in the blank measures. 5

17. You will hear six intervals played both broken and blocked. They will be either a second or fifth. 3
Write 2nd or 5th in the proper blank.

1. _________ 2. _________ 3. _________ 4. _________ 5. _________ 6. _________

18. You will hear six sets of triads. There are two triads in each set. One of them is a Major triad. 3
If the Major triad is the first chord played, circle 1. If the Major triad is the second chord played, circle 2.

1st set 2nd set 3rd set 4th set 5th set 6th set
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

19. You will hear four measures of melodic dictation. Fill in the blank measures. 4

____________________________________ BONUS ______________________________________

Complete the partial linear Major circle of 5ths. Fill the blanks up and down by the interval of a 5th from the given note.
Use UPPER CASE LETTERS.

1
Down by 5ths ← Start on → Up by 5ths

C
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_____ _____ _____ _____ _____ C _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
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Student Affiliate Theory Test Ear Training Instructions
Whitlock Level 5

For each question: A. Play according to suggested tempo.

B. All examples are
C. Leave plenty of silence between repetitions to allow hearing mentally.
D. Pause the TMTA Ear Training CD as needed to allow students time to write their answers.

Question 16: Rhythmic Dictation CD Track 4

1. Read the test question aloud and answer any questions.
2. Explain that you will play a four-measure example, all on one pitch. Tell students the following:
The students are to draw the types of notes they hear, where they are needed in the 2nd and 4th measures.
The 1st and 3rd measures are printed on the test and the bar lines are already drawn.
3. Establish the tempo and beat by tapping and counting aloud two measures before each time you play.
Do not count or tap while playing.
4. Play the example through, accenting the first beat of each measure.
5. Play again while the students clap and count aloud.
6. Play again. Pause, giving the students time to write.
7. Announce and play the first two measures. Pause. Repeat.
8. Announce and play the last two measures. Pause. Repeat.
9. Play all four measures once again for a final check.

Question 17: Intervals CD Track 5

1. Read the test question aloud and answer any questions.
2. Play each example as both broken and blocked intervals using the method illustrated in measure one.
3. Play the first example. Pause. Repeat.
4. Continue through all the examples.
5. Repeat all examples once, pausing briefly between them.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

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Question 18: Triad Identification CD Track 6
1. Read the instructions on the test paper aloud and answer any questions.
2. Tell the students that you will play two triads (chords) for each set and they are to listen for the Major triad.
Explain that you will play the triads in both broken and blocked form.
Play a sample set, different from the test examples. Play the first set. Pause; say "again" and repeat.
3. Continue through all sets similarly. Pause briefly between sets.
4. Repeat all sets once for a final check.

1st Set 2nd Set 3rd Set 4th Set 5th Set 6th Set

Question 19: Melodic Dictation CD Track 7

1. Read the instructions on the test paper aloud and answer any questions.
2. Explain that you will play a four-measure melody and name the Major key. The 1st and 3rd measures are printed on the test and the
bar lines are already drawn.
3. Play the Major scale and the tonic triad tones 1-3-5-3-1. Repeat the keynote and say its name.
4. Establish the tempo and beat by tapping and counting aloud two measures before each time you play.
Do not count or tap while playing.
5. Play all four measures. Repeat as the students sing along. Repeat once again while they write.
6. Announce and play the first two measures. Pause. Repeat.
Announce and play the last note of the second measure, and play the final two measures. Pause. Repeat.
7. After a pause for writing, play all four measures once more.

C Major

REMIND STUDENTS TO COMPLETE THE BONUS QUESTION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TEST.