What to Expect

Question 1

what to know

Answer 1

• you must become fluid with music notation
• must master the ability to quickly and accurately spell and identify chord members
• must understand the use of figured-bass and Roman numerals
• must learn to counterpoint rules and part writing rules to be able to use them in context of a phrase in music
• understand the concept of cadence
• identify both visually and aurally what intervals and/or chords are being played, as well as the inversion of the chord

Question 2

cadence

Answer 2

• what happens at the end of a musical thought

Question 3

inversion

Answer 3

• when the same chord tones are re-arranged to make a different part of the chord is in the lowest part of the sound

Question 4

counterpoint

Answer 4

• old tools used to help people learn how to write music