MUS Fundamentals Final Exam
I. Intervals (20 pts):
A. Name the following intervals (both quality and size) 12 PTS.
1. A-C# _________
2. C-D _________
3. Bb-Db _________
4. G-D _________
5. F#-C _________
6. Eb – A _______
B. There are four staves in the following example. Stave two begins,” Whither…,” and stave three begins
“wither.” For each stave, identify the interval (BOTH quality and size) between the first and last pitches
of each stave. Your first answer will be the interval formed from the first pitch, C to the last pitch of stave
one, C. (8 pts)
Questions 7 - 10
STAVE 1 INTERVAL: _______
STAVE 2 INTERVAL: _______
STAVE 3 INTERVAL: _______
STAVE 4 INTERVAL: _______
II. Key signatures (30 pts)
Questions 11 - 25.
For the fifteen key signatures, write out first the major key, then the related minor key (ex. C/a) The top
line should be listed as numbers 11-14, the second line as 15 – 18, and so on. Be very clear that your
abbreviations depict the correct major or minor quality.
III. Rhythm (10 pts.) Questions 26 – 35
A. How many eighth notes does it take to fill each of the following five measures?
26. ____ 27. ____ 28. ____ 29. ____ 30. ____
B. Identify the meter in each of the following passages.
31. ________
32.________
33. _______
34. _______
35. ______
IV. Triads and seventh chords. (25 pts)
A. Spell out each of the following chords. You may use the number sign (#) for sharps and the lower
case B (b) for flat symbols. (9 pts)
36. G7
37. A-
38. F#
39. C#
40. D7
41. Em7
42. C-
43. Ab
44. Bo
B. Harmonize the melody in bars 1-4 below using only I, IV, ii, V, and V7 chords. Write the key in the first
space, then fill in the other six spaces with Roman numerals. There should be one chord in measures 1
and 4 and two chords each for measures 2 and 3. (16 pts)
Questions 45 - 51
____: _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
V. Analysis (15 pts)
Questions 52 - 63
A. Use Roman numerals and Arabic numbers (for inversions and/or 7ths) to analyze each of the following
progressions.
Note: You should have 63 answers. Some answers are worth two points, and some are worth one point
for a total of 100 points for this exam.
