Music Proficiency Exams

Music 100/131 Exemption Exam

Demonstrating a thorough knowledge of the rudiments of music will allow you to be exempted from the Music 100 prerequisite for certain courses, including individual performance studies. The examination is administered via Moodle. For information on exemption from other courses, please contact the department.

1. The written portion evaluates:

• Writing all major and minor scales, including natural, harmonic, and melodic minor.
• Writing key signatures for all major and minor keys.
• Identification of all intervals within an octave, both by size (e.g., second or fifth) and quality (perfect, augmented, diminished, minor, or major).
• Identifying the root and quality (major, minor, augmented or diminished) of triads in root position.

2. The aural portion evaluates:

• Identification of all intervals within an octave, both by size (e.g., second or fifth) and quality (perfect, augmented, diminished, minor, or major).
• Identification of quality of triads ( major, minor, augmented, or diminished).

In both portions of the exemption exam, the ability to read and write notes in both treble and bass clefs is assumed.

No distribution credit is given for exemption from Music 100.

Useful practice resource: musictheory.net

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