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UNIVERSITY OF SAINT LOUIS

Tuguegarao City, Cagayan

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, ARTS & SCIENCES

PRELIM EXAMINATION in CHORAL WORKS AND CONDUCTING (MAPEH 412)

First Semester of SY 2014-2015

GENERAL INSTRUCTION: WRITE YOUR ANSWERS ON THE SPACE BEFORE THE NUMBER

Name:_________________________________ Course and Yr:____________ Score:___________

Test I. Multiple Choice: On Musical Vocabulary

____1. What is a term that refers in performing a choral piece without instrumental?a) Accompaniment b) A cappella c) Arpeggio d) Accent

____2. What is the term that refers in emphasizing one note or one chord by playing it louder or slightly

longer?a) Accompaniment b) A cappella c) Arpeggio d) Accent

____3. What are the vertical lines that divide the measures?

a) Barlines b) Ledger Lines c) Brace d) Ties

____4. It marks the passing of musical time. Its like the regular ticking of a clockbasis for all rhythm inmusic.

a) Tempo b) Beat c) Rhythm d) Style

____5. This manifests a symbol at the beginning of a staff that indicates the pitches of the staff.a) Time signature b) Clef c) Common notes d) Cue Notes

____6. This refers to a group of three or more notes played or sung together, making harmony.

a) triple notes b) Tied notes c) Chord d) Common Notes

____7. Someone who directs a choir, congregation, or group of instrumentalists. Who is he/she that througharm and hand movements, shows the beat, sets the tempo, indicates dynamics, and interprets mood and

phrasing?

a) Instrumentalist b) Conductor c) Organist d) Director____8. It is the first beat of a measure. It is felt more strongly than other beats and is marked by the conductorwith a clear movement of the arm.

a) Up Beat b) Cut Off c) Down Beat d) Final Cut

____9. It is a dynamic marking that manifests medium soft.a) Forte b) Mezzo Forte c) fortissimo d) Mezzo piano

____10. It is a dynamic marking that manifests very loud.a) Forte b) Mezzo Forte c) fortissimo d) Mezzo piano

Test II. On Principles of Good Singing: Choose the letter and write your answer.

A. Posture B. Tone Quality E. Diction

C. Breathing D. Blend and Balance

____1. When singers do this principle, they should open the throat and inhale deeply, filling the lungs to

capacity. As they sing, they should let their abdominal muscles support and control air flow.____2.Ask singers to listen carefully to those around them and try to match the sound they hear.

____3.Sing with an open, relaxed throat. Think of using body energy to sing and consider the throat only as

an open tube.____4. Singers clearly enunciate the words they sing.

____5. Singers should hold the music up, arms away from their bodies, so they can see the director just aboveit. Singers should stand without stiffness or tension, the body alert but relaxed.

____6. Carefully shape and control the vowel sound. All singers should shape the vowel the same way.____7. When you direct, hold your body in an example of good posture as a reminder to the choir.

____8. This principle is essential for the audience to hear the words and understand the message

____9. Make sure each section is heard clearly and in proper relationship to the others. For example, the altosshould not be louder than the other singers unless their part has more importance in the music.

____10. This principle is essential to good singing; it helps the singer develop beautiful tone quality, sustain

musical phrases, and sing consistently in tune


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Test III. On Musical Characteristic and Conducting Technique

Instruction: Match Column A with Column B. Write the letter of your answer on the space provided.

COLUMN A COLUMN B

____1 Fast (allegro)

A. Use a large beat pattern, holding arms

away from the body. Hold the left palmup, or let the left arm mirror the beatpattern for emphasis.

____2 Getting louder

B. Use a small beat pattern, with arms close

to the body. Hold left palm down.

____3 One vocal line is more important than

the others

C. Use a quick beat pattern, with sharp motions andcrisp bounces on the beats.

____4 Part of the choir cuts off while the other

part continues to sing

D. Use a slow beat pattern, with graceful

motions and soft bounces on the beats.

____5 The silent part of the choir joins thesinging part

E. Use a beat pattern increasing in size.

(crescendo or cresc.)Hold the left palm up and push it upward, moving

the arms away from the body.

____6 Getting softer

F. Hold your left hand, palm up, in the

direction of the group that is sustaining.Continue the beat pattern with your

right hand.

____7 Part of the choir sustains a note whilethe other part sings other notes

G. First look at the singers who are to begin

singing; then do a preparatory beat with

your left hand and bring them in. Mirrorthe beat pattern with your left hand for a

measure or more.

____8 Speeding up

H. Use a beat pattern decreasing in size.

(diminuendo or dim.)Hold the left palm down and push it downward,

moving the arms closer to the body.

____9 Slowing down (ritardando or rit.)

I. Make the beat pattern faster, with motions

(accelerando or accel.)

becoming more crisp and the beat morepronounced.

____10 Slow (andante)

J. Make the beat pattern slower, with

motions becoming more graceful and

the beat less pronounced

____11 Solemn, reverent, or legato

K. Use a smooth, rounded beat pattern with soft

bounces on the beat.

____12 Bright, joyful, or staccatoL. Before the cutoff, look at the group thatis to cut off. Give the cutoff signal with

the left hand (the right hand continues the

beat pattern), and then face the groupthat is to continue singing.

____13 Soft (piano or p)

M. Use an animated, angular beat pattern,

with sharp bounces on the beat.

____14 One part of the choir sings

while the other is silent

N. Use the left hand to signal palm up to the

important vocal group, palm down to

the other groups.

____15 Loud (forte or f)

O. Face the group that is to sing.


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Test IV. On Composition

A. Instruction: Compose musical notations on each time signature in three (3) measures. Identify the beat/s and thekind of notes. (5 points per item)

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B. Draw the beat pattern and write the beat measure of conducting music corresponding to the timesignature.(2 points each)

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Test V. ESSAY: CHORAL and CONDUCTING

A.Identify and explain briefly all the necessary ingredients of a successful CHOIR.

Ingredients of a Successful

CHOIR

EXPLANATION

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B. Identify and explain briefly all the necessary ingredients of a successfulCONDUCTING.

Ingredients of a Successful

CONDUCTING

EXPLANATION

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GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS!!!!

Prepared by: MR. NICKY C. CARDENAS

Submitted to: MRS. JANET DAQUIOAGMAPEH COORDINATOR

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