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ZCHS Performing Arts Department 2015-2016 Final Exam Outlines – Spring Semester Intermediate Level Each performing arts ensemble will take a semester final exam that will consist of 2 parts: a departmental portion and an ensemblespecific portion. Part I of the exam (the departmental portion) will consist of 50 multiple-choice questions and will be given to all student musicians of the same year/level. Part II of the exam (the ensemble-specific portion) will be equivalent to 50 additional multiple- choice questions and may also include activities such as sight-singing, playing, singing or dancing tests, essay and/or analysis questions. Each director will create his/her own Part II. The following is a detailed outline of Part I of the spring semester final exam. Intermediate Level Exams – Semester II (50 questions) Major Key Signatures and minor Key Signatures (8 questions) Up to all sharp keys (on treble and bass clef) Up to all flat keys (on treble and bass clef) Major Scales (5 questions) Spelling the 7 notes of any of the major scales WWHWWWH pattern minor Scales (3 questions) natural minor only Spelling the 7 notes of any of the natural minor scales WHWWHWW pattern Chromatic Interval Identification (6 questions) Perfect unisons, fourths, fifths and octaves (on either clef) Major seconds, thirds, sixths and sevenths (on either clef) minor seconds, thirds, sixths and sevenths (on either clef) Half step vs. whole step (3 questions) The distance between two adjacent pitches Time Signatures (3 questions) Simple meters: 4/4, 3/4, 2/2, etc. Compound meters: 6/8, 9/8, 6/4, etc. Counting (3 questions) Counting divisions of the beat: eighths notes and sixteenth notes Counting with ties and dotted rhythms Vocabulary (8 questions) See vocabulary list provided Ear-training – diatonic intervals (5 questions) Identification of intervals if played for the class Ear-training – triads (3 questions) Identification of major or minor triads if played for the class Ear-training – meter (3 questions) Identification of a likely meter if played for the class Workbook #1 Performing Arts Dept. Vocabulary words Spring 2016 Accelerando (accel.): gradually faster Accent: play the note louder with a special emphasis Accidental: a flat, sharp or natural sign that appears within a piece of music Adagio: slow Allegro: quickly, cheerfully Andante: moving along (walking speed) Articulation: the manner in which a note is performed Bar line: the lines which cross the staff and divide it into measures or bars Coda: an added ending Crescendo (cresc.): gradually louder: D.C. (Da Capo): repeat from the beginning and play to coda, then skip to the coda D.C. Al Fine: repeat from the beginning and play to the end Decrescendo (decresc.) : gradually softer Diminuendo (dim.) : gradually softer D.S. (Dal segno): repeat from the sign D.S. Al Coda: repeat from the sign and okay to coda sign, then skip to coda D.S. Al Fine: repeat from the sign and play to the end Dynamic signs: indicate the volume, or how soft/loud the music should be performed Enharmonic notes: two notes that sound the same but are written differently Fermata: hold the note for longer than it's normal value Fine: the end 1st and 2nd endings: play or sing through the first ending to the repeat sign, then go back to the beginning. When repeating, skip the first ending and play the second. Flat: owers pitch by one half step Forte: loud Fortissimo: very loud Grand staff: the bass staff and treble staff connected by a brace and a line Half step: the distance from any key on the keyboard to the very next key above or below, whether black or white Largo: very slow Ledger line: short lines which are added to extend the range of the staff when the notes are too low or too high to be written on the staff Legato: to play or sing 2 or more notes smoothly connected Mezzo: moderately Mezzo forte: moderately loud Mezzo piano: moderately soft Moderato: moderately Natural sign: he natural sign before a note cancels a previous flat or sharp Pianissimo: very soft Piano: soft Pitch: a musical sound Repeat sign: return to the beginning or previous repeat sign Ritardando (rit. Or ritard.): gradually slower Sforzando: a sudden, strong accent Slur: smoothly connects two or more notes of different pitches by a curved line over or under the notes Staccato: play the note short and detached Tempo: "rate of speed" or how fast or slow to play the music Tie: two notes of the same pitch joined by a curved line over or under the note. Each note joined by a tie is held for it's full value but only the first note is played or sing Time signature appears at beginning of music, too number tells how many beats per measure, lower number indicates what type of more receives one beat Vivace : lively and fast Workbook #2 & #3 Alla breve: cut time Augmented interval: when a perfect interval or major interval is made larger by one half step Chord: three or more notes sounded together Chromatic Scale: a scale made up entirely of half step in consecutive order Common time: four four time Cut time: two two time, two beats per measure, half note gets one beat Diminished interval: when a perfect or minor interval is made smaller by one half step. Double flat: lowers a flat note by one half step Double sharp: raises a sharp note by one half step Enharmonic keys: keys and scales that sound the same but are written differently Harmonic interval: Two notes sounded together. Interval: the distance in pitch between two notes Key Signature: indicates the notes that will be sharped or flatted each time they appear. Syncopation: when the accent in a musical passage falls on the weak beat instead of the strong beat Triad: a three note chord consisting of a root, 3rd and 5th