Conservatorium van Amsterdam duration: 40 minutes

General Music Theory

2016
Name: ___________________________ Main subject: ________________________

1) Write down the following scales. Sharps and flats can be notated at the clef, or in front of the notes.

a. A flat major
(violin clef) &

b. g minor harmonic ?
(bass clef)

c. c sharp minor
melodic, ascending
and descending
&
(violin clef)

2) Write down the sharps or flats at the clef or in front of the notes.

? œ œ œ œ
a. A is the third tone of
a harmonic minor scale œ œ œ œ
(bass clef)

œ œ œ œ œ
b. A flat is the fourth tone of
& œ œ œ
a major scale (violin clef)

? œ œ œ œ œ
c. B is the fourth tone of
a descending melodic œ œ œ
minor scale (violin clef)

3) Name at each exercise below the major and minor scale, in which the given tone row can occur
(in case of minor, specify harmonic, melodic or natural).

œ œ #œ #œ
a. _______________________
(violin clef)
& #œ œ #œ œ

? bœ bœ œ œ bœ bœ bœ bœ
bœ œ bœ
b. _______________________
(bass clef)
œ
œ bœ
c. _______________________
(violin clef) &œ œ
œ bœ œ œ

4) Write down the following intervals.

bw ? ? #w
& w & w
a. major sixth BELOW b. diminished fifth c. augmented sixth d. major seventh
the given note ON the given note ON the given note ON the given note
5) Name the following intervals.

? #w # ww
& # b ww w &
a. ______________________ b. ______________________ c. ______________________

6) Write down the/a consonant resolution of the given dissonant intervals.

? b˙
& b # ˙˙ ˙ & b˙
#˙
7) Write down the following triads.
? ? w #w
& #w w &
a. major 6/4 position b. diminished in 6 position c. augmented in 6/4 position d. minor in 6 position
BELOW the given note ON the given note BELOW the given note BELOW the given note

8) Specify the kind and position of the following triads.

# # ww
(kind: major/minor/diminished/augmented; position: root, sixth or six-four).

& b www ? # # www & w

a. ______________________ b. ______________________ c. ______________________

9. In which keys (major and minor) do the following triads occur?

And on which degree? (Use harmonic minor only for degrees V en VII.)
ww
b b www ? w
&
majeur: ____________ mineur: ____________ majeur: ____________ mineur: ____________
___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________
___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________
___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________

w
10. Write down the dominant seventh chord in the following inversions.
#w
? ?
w &
a. 6/5 position BELOW b. 2 ligging ON c. 3/4 position BELOW
the given note the given note the given note
11. Write down the following dominant seventh chords:

& ? &
a. root position b. 2 position in c. 6/5 position in
in A flat major c sharp minor F sharp major

12) Name the position of the following dominant seventh chords en mention the key in which they occur.

& b b b wwww ? b wwww

position: _____________________________ position: _____________________________

key: _________________________________ key: _________________________________

13. In the following melody there are no sharps and flats at the clefs, but only in front of the notes.

œ
In which key is this melody?
3 # œ œ
& 4 œ œ œ #œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ #œ œ #œ œ
œ #œ ˙ Œ
key: ______________________
14. Which chord is formed by the notes, indicated by the circle? In which position?
b œ
& b b b 68 œ œ œ . œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ n œ œ œ œ œ œ n œ œ œ œ b œ
kind: _______________

position: ____________

#
15. Add the time signature in the following fragment.

& ‰œ œ œ .# œ œ œ œ n œ ≈œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œj‰# œj œ . œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
#œ #œ œ
16. Improve the notation of the rhythm (by grouping the notes) so that it becomes immediately clear

4 j j r r j r r r r ‰ . r r r ‰ j 3j j j j j Kr Kr r j j r r r r ≈ r j
in which meter the fragment is.

4 œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w
44
17. In the following rhythm, two notes have been left out. Add them.
44 ≈
3 3 3

œ . œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ . œ œ œ œ . œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w
18. Name the following chords. Mention also their position.
4 œ œ œœ
& 4 œœ œœ # œœ œœ œœ œ œ a. kind: _________ position: _________

œ œ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ
*a *b

? 44 œœ œ œ œ œ œ b. kind: _________ position: _________

19. Write down the following chords (degrees).

?
&
a. in G major: VII6 b. in f minor (harmonic): V6
20. The following augmented triad can be enharmonised in two different ways; in both enharmonisations it
will stay an augmented triad, but in a different position. Write down the 2 enharmonisations, and mention the
(harmonic) minor keys in which these chords occur.

& # ww
w
a: key: _______________ b: key: _______________ c: key: ____________