Practice Material for Final Exam
- Study Guide (PDF file)
- Definitions List for the Exam (PDF file)
- Multiple Choice Questions
- Note Tester
- Time Signature Tester (with 4, 8 or 16 as bottom numbers)
- Dynamics Terms Matching Columns
- Tempo Terms Matching Columns
- Full Intelligent Listening Checklist (PDF file)
- Full Practice Checklist
- Some sites where you can get material for your take-home essay:
- All Music Guide
- Grove Music Online (accessible from campus computers only)
- MusicWeb Encyclopedia of Popular Music
- Online version of Encarta (subscription needed to access all material)
- Google Directory of Musical Styles
- Wikipedia Article on Musical Genre
Reading material for the final is found in the following parts of the textbook:
| Part | Unit | Unit Name | Chapter(s) |
| 1 | I | Elements of Music: Harmony and Texture | 3, 4 |
| II | Elements of Music: Timbre | 7, 8, 9, 10 | |
| 5 | IX | Focus on Form | 27, 28 |
| 6 | X | The Classical Spirit | 29, 30 |
| XI | Classical Chamber Music | 31, 32 | |
| XII | The Classical Symphony | 33, 34, 35 | |
| XIII | The Eighteenth-Century Concerto and Sonata | 36, 37 | |
| XIV | Choral Music and Opera in the Classical Era | Tr. III | |
| 7 | XV | The Romantic Movement | 39, 40 |
| XVI | The Nineteenth Century Art Song | 41, 42 | |
| XVII | The Nineteenth Century Piano Piece | 44, 45 | |
| XVIII | Romantic Program Music | 47, 48 | |
| XIX | Absolute Forms in the Nineteenth Century | 53 | |
| 8 | XXIII | Twentieth-Century Nationalism | 66 |
| XXIV | Popular Styles | 67, 68, 69, 70 | |
| The above links go to the appropriate section of the Online Lessons for Every Chapter | |||
For further study, you can also review the sections of the Online Tutor and the Online Lessons for Every Chapter that pertain to the above material.
If you have any questions about any of the material, e-mail me [JM]