MUS 112 STUDY GUIDE

Test One
Ottman
Chapters 10 & 11
1. Be able to prov!e the "oman n#meral s$mbols %or a %#ll &r&le
pro'resson %rom ton& to ton& n a ma(or )e$. O% &o#rse* $o#+ll ,anna
be s#re to #se #pper&ase-lo,er&ase &orre&tl$ . not to menton
properl$ n!&atn' the !mnshe! &hor!.
2. Be able to spell !mnshe! tra!s %rom an$ 'ven root* thr! or /%th.
0ee!less to sa$* I+ll p&) the har!est ones possble. E1ample2
Gbbb. 345
6. 7no, ,h$ the !mnshe! tra! normall$ appears n /rst nverson* an!
,h&h %a&tors are !o#ble! % the soprano &ontans ether the root* thr!
or /%th. 8lso* )no, ,h$ t s not &ool to !o#ble the seemn'l$ nno&ent
root o% ths &hor!.
9. Be able to spell lea!n'4tone :!mnshe!5 tra!s n a plethora :as Dr.
;a"#e l)es to sa$5 o% )e$s.
<. Be able to spell s#perton& tra!s :mnor-!mnshe! re M-m )e$5 n a
=#as4plethora :as I l)e to sa$5 o% )e$s* an! )no, ,hat to !o#ble.
>. 8las* be%ore lon' t ,ll be tme to ,rte some notes. Be prepare! %or
part4,rtn' relate! to !mnshe! an! s#perton& tra!s. 7no, ,hat to
!o#ble an! ,hat not to !o#ble. Be %amlar ,th the most !esrable
t$pes o% moton n &ompletn' ths tas). 0o s#rprse2 be able to
prov!e a harmon& anal$ss. :M#s& e1&erpts on the test ,ll be %rom
the te1t or ,or)boo).5
?. 8s $o# )no,* I l)e %or $o# to re,rte the /'#re! bass n#mber :I@
ne&essar$5 alon' ,th the "oman n#meral. I% $o# !on+t* I ,ll not )no,
% $o# smpl$ %or'ot to n!&ate the nverson or ?
th
* et&.* n ,h&h &ase t
,o#l! be ,ron'.
A. O% &o#rse* t s not ne&essar$ to re,rte some /'#re! bass
s$mbols-n#mbers. 0#mbers n!&atn' passn' tones an! ne'hborn'
tones sho#l! not be n&l#!e! n $o#r "oman n#meral harmon&
anal$ss. Only include fgure bass numbers relating to chord
inversion, or chord structure, such as 7
th
, etc. :;ater* ,e+ll
n&l#!e n#mbers relatn' to s#spensons.5 8lso* %or e1ample* % there s
a rase!4> s$mbol n the /'#re! bass* $o# !o not nee! to n&l#!e the
slash* n!&atn' the %a&tor s rase!. The B&aseC o% the "oman n#meral
Dn!&atn' &hor! =#alt$* or sometmes the "oman n#meral alon'
,th the !mnshe! s$mbol
o
D,ll !o that. E#st a!! a s#pers&rpt
>
to
the "oman n#meral.
F. There ,ll also be a short e1ample ,here $o# ,ll have to &r&le
nonharmon& tones an! !ent%$ them b$ t$pe.
10. 8s I re&all* the e1tra &re!t =#eston ma$ be relate! to
astroph$s&s* so $o# ma$ ,anna bone #p on that a bt.