
If a score of “high pass” is achieved in Part I, the student will need to sign up for Part II, the sight-singing/keyboard exam. Part I: The dictation exams will be administered on the same day, same room, and in back to back hours. The aural skills exam consists of two parts: (1) an aural dictation exam on the first day and (2) an individual sight-singing/keyboard exam on a follow-up day (specific dates will be announced prior to the beginning of each fall/spring semester). You may work through as much as you are comfortable completing. The written theory exam is administered at one time, covering all four levels. Note that mastery of some concepts but not others is not sufficient to exempt a core class. A “high pass” is defined as scoring an 80% or better in every major section of the exam.

The exam will be administered the week before classes each fall and spring semester (times/places will be posted as dates near).įor first-time students needing to enroll in MUTH 1400/10, 1500/10, 2400/10, 2500/2510:ġ) You cannot take an exam for a class in which you were previously enrolled.ģ) Credit by exam fee must be paid in order to post a grade of “Cr” to your transcript.Ī score of high pass is required to validate a core theory/aural skills class. General InformationĪlthough AP Theory Credit is not accepted at UNT, undergraduate students may attempt to validate/exempt MUTH 1400/10, 1500/10, 2400/10, and 2500/10 by taking a validation exam. IMPORTANT: You may not test for credit-by-exam for a course you have previously failed. (Ex: at the indicated time before classes begin OR during the first day of MUTH 1300 class, not both) IMPORTANT: You may only attempt a credit-by-exam test ONE time. The 1300/1350 CBE testing will also occur on the first day of class for MUTH 1300.

Music Minors: If you have not taken MUTH 1300 yet, you may choose to test into MUTH 1350 before the first day of classes for fall and spring semesters (see Spring 2022 CBE testing information above). Theory- primarily covers analysis and part-writingĪural- primarily covers melodic and harmonic dictation (sight-singing by appointment) Students will be given 30 minutes for the Theory portion then 40 minutes for dictation. (Some aural students will have individual appointments for SSing and Rhythm reading). Music Theory CBE, Room MU288 and MU289, For both 1300 (minors) and 1400 and above (majors) Aural and written portion. Online exercises and learning tools in foundational music theory, music notation, and ear training.Credit by Exam (CBE) for Core Theory and Aural Skills Classes (MUTH 1400/10, 1500/10, 2400/10, 2500/10) August 23, 2022, 9:30AM.

Includes flashcards for reading the tenor and alto clefs.
Aural theory series#
Peter Schubert and Julie Cumming's video series on Renaissance improvisation practice Musicologist Peter Schubert has uploaded videos discussing and demonstrating live improvising and improvisation of a canon. A very handy website for the music theory student.
Aural theory generator#
Matrix calculators (12-tone) and a staff paper generator are also included.
Aural theory free#
Ricci Adams's has a number of free tools for learning basic music theory, including customizable ear training sessions, elementary notation, rhythm and meter, and key signatures.

This site is run by a professor at the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico the site is available in both English and Spanish.Ī free online course on the fundamentals of music theory Music theory reference, tutorials, exercises, and articles.
