MUSICIANSHIP TEST MATERIAL
WRITTEN AND AURAL
INTERMEDIATE B TEST
(Each level will include all the information on
previous levels)
I. NOTE NAME IDENTIFICATION
Pitches between the treble staff and bass staff limited to two
ledger lines; pitches above or below the grand staff limited to three ledger lines.
II. NOTE AND REST VALUES
III. TIME SIGNATURES
IV. INTERVALS
- Distinguish between pairs of major and minor 2nds and 3rds.
- Distinguish between pairs of major and minor 6ths and 7ths.
V. TERMS
| accelerando |
poco |
adagio |
| molto |
allegretto |
cantabile |
| vivace |
dolce |
sequence |
| subdominant |
sfz |
concerto |
| cadence |
symphony |
coda |
| relative minor |
parallel minor |
dal segno al fine |
| movement (as in sonata, sonatina or concerto) |
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VI. CHORDS
Identification of major triads in inversion.
VII. KEY SIGNATURES
- Identify all major and minor keys.
- Write major key signatures through three sharps and three flats.
VIII. FORM: ABA, AA'BA
AURAL
- Identify major and harmonic minor scales.
- Select performed melodic examples from pairs written on test (using the range of an
octave).
- Determine if a performed example does or does not use syncopation.
- Select performed rhythmic patterns from pairs written on test using:on.
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