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FINAL EXAM / TEST #3 STUDY GUIDE AND WRITING ASSIGNMENTS The Enjoyment of Music

FINAL EXAM DATE: Tuesday, December 14 at 9:00am MUS 114

Dr. Myers

Fall 2010

STUDY GUIDE

In preparation for Test #3, study all composers, works and terms in the chapters 26, 29, 32, 35-37, 39, 41-42, 45-47, 51,

53-54. Consider all points of discussion during class as well as concepts from the book. In addition to the written

assignments below, your test will consist of matching, multiple choice, short answer, SHMR analysis and listening

identification questions. For example:

MATCHING

Place a letter in the blank next to a term or composer that corresponds to the correct definition.

1. ___ Arnold Schoenberg A. A period of music that boast imagination and individualism

2. ___ Romantic period B. A 20th-Century composer of atonal/serialism music

SHORT ANSWER

1. Using terminology from the textbook and class discussions, describe in 1-2 paragraphs the stylistic

characteristics one should expect to hear in music of the Romantic period.

PRE-TEST WRITING ASSIGNMENT #1

Write a biographical research paper. You may write on Ludwig van Beethoven, Giuseppe Verdi, Arnold Schoenberg or

Scott Joplin. Structure your paper using the following points:

Describe the composer’s life and career;

Describe the ways in which he contributed to music of the Romantic period (Beethoven or Verdi) or 20th-

Century (Schoenberg or Joplin);

Describe, in general, the sound and style of his music;

Your paper should be 2 pages, typed, double spaced. You will be graded on the accuracy and depth of the material, your

ability to answer the points stated above, organization of the paper, and grammar. Include a bibliography that lists any

sources, print or online, referenced in research or quoted/cited within your paper. Your four-line header must be on the

top right of the first page, single-spaced, and include your name, MUS 114, Dr. Myers, and the test date. Do not include

a title for your paper.

PRE-TEST WRITING ASSIGNMENT #2

Choose any piece – from our textbook or from your own collection – and complete a SHMR analysis. You must list at

least three points for each part of the analysis. Your paper should be set up as follows:

Composer:

Title of work:

S –

M –

H –

R –

A make-up final exam will be granted only for severe illness or family emergency (documented) and at the sole

discretion of the professor. You must contact Dr. Myers within 24 hours of the final exam to schedule a make-up session.

If you are absent on the day of the test and a make-up test is granted (see your syllabus for the policy on rescheduling

tests), your pre-test writing assignments are then due at the time you schedule the make-up test.

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FINAL EXAM / TEST #3 STUDY GUIDE AND WRITING ASSIGNMENTS The Enjoyment of Music FINAL EXAM DATE: Tuesday, December 14 at 9:00am MUS 114 Dr. Myers Fall 2010 STUDY GUIDE In preparation for Test #3, study all composers, works and terms in the chapters 26, 29, 32, 35-37, 39, 41-42, 45-47, 51, 53-54. Consider all points of discussion during class as well as concepts from the book. In addition to the written assignments below, your test will consist of matching, multiple choice, short answer, SHMR analysis and listening identification questions. For example: MATCHING Place a letter in the blank next to a term or composer that corresponds to the correct definition.

___ Arnold Schoenberg A. A period of music that boast imagination and individualism
___ Romantic period B. A 20th-Century composer of atonal/serialism music SHORT ANSWER
Using terminology from the textbook and class discussions, describe in 1-2 paragraphs the stylistic characteristics one should expect to hear in music of the Romantic period. PRE-TEST WRITING ASSIGNMENT # Write a biographical research paper. You may write on Ludwig van Beethoven, Giuseppe Verdi, Arnold Schoenberg or Scott Joplin. Structure your paper using the following points:  Describe the composer’s life and career;  Describe the ways in which he contributed to music of the Romantic period (Beethoven or Verdi) or 20th- Century (Schoenberg or Joplin);  Describe, in general, the sound and style of his music; Your paper should be 2 pages, typed, double spaced. You will be graded on the accuracy and depth of the material, your ability to answer the points stated above, organization of the paper, and grammar. Include a bibliography that lists any sources, print or online, referenced in research or quoted/cited within your paper. Your four-line header must be on the top right of the first page, single-spaced, and include your name, MUS 114, Dr. Myers, and the test date. Do not include a title for your paper. PRE-TEST WRITING ASSIGNMENT # Choose any piece – from our textbook or from your own collection – and complete a SHMR analysis. You must list at least three points for each part of the analysis. Your paper should be set up as follows: Composer: Title of work: S – M – H – R – A make-up final exam will be granted only for severe illness or family emergency (documented) and at the sole discretion of the professor. You must contact Dr. Myers within 24 hours of the final exam to schedule a make-up session. If you are absent on the day of the test and a make-up test is granted (see your syllabus for the policy on rescheduling tests), your pre-test writing assignments are then due at the time you schedule the make-up test.

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