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Name: ___________________________________________________
Date: _____________________
Instructor’s Name: ________________________________________
LESSON 14: EXERCISES
14-1. Within the C major scale, identify these notes with scale-degree
numbers, scale-degree names, and solfège syllables, as indicated.
a. scale-degree numbers
&w w w w
w w w
^1
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
?w w w w w
w w
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
b. scale-degree names
w
&w w w
w w w
tonic
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
?w w w w w
w w
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
c. solfège syllables
w w
&w w w w w
do
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
?w w w w
w w w
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
14-2. Within the C major scale, identify these notes with scale-degree numbers.
a. Haydn, String Quartet (this melody features large leaps).
œ j
&œ œ œ ˙ œ
˙
œ œ œ œ œ œ
^1
œ.
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b. Mozart, “Dove sono” (in the first two measures, scale-degree 1̂ is
surrounded by notes directly above and below it. The same thing
happens to scale-degree 3̂ in measures 3–4).
2 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
& 4 œ. J œ œ œ
J
‰ J J J ‰
^1
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
5
& œ. J J œ ‰
J
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
c. Joplin, “The Entertainer” (the two lines here are actually a single
melody played in octaves. Ignore the note in parentheses—it does
not belong to the C major scale, but fills the space between 6̂ and 5̂).
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
& 42 œ œ œ œ œ
∑
f œ œ œ œ œ œ
? 42 œ œ œ œ œ(b œ) œj
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ
( )
J
^
2 __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
14-3. Compose a melody for each of these texts. If you wish, you may use
the rhythms you previously composed for these texts in Exercise 6-4.
Use only the notes of the C major scale and remember the dynamic
tendencies of the scale degrees. Use only whole notes, half notes, and
quarter notes. Each melody is begun for you. Play your melodies on
the piano or other instrument before handing them in—be sure they
sound the way you want them to. Be prepared to sing your melodies in
class.
a. Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
(Dylan Thomas)
& 44 œ œ œ œ
˙ œ œ
Do not go gen - tle in - to
&
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Date: _____________________
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LESSON 21: EXERCISES
21-1. Identify the numerical size of these simple intervals. Remember to
disregard any accidentals—they do not affect the numerical size of an
interval (1 unison, 2 second, 3 third, 4 fourth, 5 fifth,
6 sixth, 7 seventh, 8 octave).
#w w
w w
a. & ww # ww w ww w w b ww w
3
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
#w w w
? ww # w #w # ww # ww w ww
b. # w w
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
# wn w ww w w
c. & b ww # ww w
# w # ww
w
w
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
&w w w w w w w w w
w w w w w
?w w
d.
w w
8
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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21-2. Identify the numerical size of these compound intervals. Remember
to disregard any accidentals—they do not affect the numerical size
of an interval. Compound seconds and thirds should be identified as
ninths and tenths. Larger intervals should be identified as their simple
equivalents (1 unison, 2 second, 3 third, 4 fourth, 5 fifth,
6 sixth, 7 seventh, 8 octave, 9 ninth, 10 tenth).
w w bw #w bw w #w
bw
a. & #w w w w w w w
bw
10
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
w w
? bw w w w w
bw
w
b.
w w bw #w #w w
w
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
bw w
&w w bw w #w w
c.
?w bw w #w w w
w w
8
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
21-3. Write intervals of the proper size as indicated. Remember to disregard
any accidentals—they do not affect the numerical size of an interval.
a. above
w w w bw w w
&w #w w
6 2 5 1 7 8 4 3
b. above
?w w #w w bw w
w bw
8 1 5 2 7 3 4 6
w w #w
c. below
bw w w
& w w w
3 6 1 7 4 8 5 2
?w
d. below
w w w w
w #w w
4 3 6 5 2 8 7 1
