TAMUK School of Music Placement Exam Study Guide
TAMUK Music Theory Placement Preparation
I. Note Naming:
1. Treble Clef
2. Bass Clef
3. Movable “C” Clefs (Alto Clef, Tenor Clef)
https://www.musictheory.net/exercises
II. Rhythm Reading:
1. Simple Meter (beat divisible by 2s):
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2. Compound Meter (beat divisible by 3s):
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3. Extra Rhythm Help (Rhythm Generator)
https://myweb.fsu.edu/nrogers/Rhythm_Generator/
III. Interval Identification:
1. (m2/M2, m3/M3, P4/A4, P5, m6/M6, m7/M7, P8)
https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/
IV. Key Signature Identification:
1. Major
https://www.musictheory.net/exercises
2. Minor
https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/
V. Scale Identification and Building:
1. Identify
https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/
2. Build
https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/
VI. Triad and 7th Chord Recognition:
1. Triad ID (Root Position):
Identify (Major, Minor, Diminished, Augmented)
https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/
2. 7th Chord ID (Root Position)
Identify Dominate 7th (Mm); Diminished 7th (dd); Half-Diminished 7th (dm); Minor 7th
(mm) Major 7th (MM)
https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/
VIII. Note Reading Piano Staff:
1. Identify
https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/
IX. Rhythm Organization (see number II above):
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