This exam covers all of the major topics from the course. There are 40 questions across 16 sections.

What to Expect

1. Pitch & Key Signatures — Identify notes on a staff in treble and bass clef with key signatures applied.
2. Compare Durations — Determine which of two rhythmic values is longer or shorter.
3. Time Signatures — Identify the time signature of a short rhythm example in both simple and compound meters.
4. Piano Keyboard — Locate specific pitches on the piano keyboard, including sharps and flats.
5. Key Signatures — Identify major and minor key signatures in both treble and bass clef.
6. Circle of Fifths — Place major and minor keys correctly on the circle of fifths.
7. Natural Minor Scales — Notate a natural minor scale by adding the correct accidentals to the given notes.
8. Harmonic Minor — Convert a natural minor scale to harmonic minor by raising the 7th scale degree.
9. Melodic Minor — Convert a natural minor scale to melodic minor (ascending form).
10. Parallel Scales — Convert a scale to its parallel major or minor.
11. Interval Identification — Identify the quality of a notated harmonic or melodic interval (major, minor, perfect, augmented, or diminished).
12. Interval Inversion — Invert a given 6th or 7th and identify the resulting interval.
13. Build Intervals — Add a note above or below a given pitch to construct a specified interval.
14. Build Triads — Adjust a major triad's accidentals to produce the requested quality (minor, diminished, or augmented).
15. Identify Triads — Identify the quality and inversion of a notated triad.
16. Roman Numerals — Identify the Roman numeral for a given chord within a major or minor key.