EXERCISE 2-1

A. Show how many notes or rests of the shorter duration would be required to equal the longer duration.

ex. j x 2 =01. Jx_=J 9. )x_=J2. Jlx_=J 10. J.x_=J3. )x_=J ) 11. )x_=J.

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4. i'x --=~. 12. ~x_=i

5. ~x_= .... 13. ~.x = ..6. ...x__ =J: 14. ~x_ =~.7. JX_=l=l 15. Jlx_= J.8. )x_=Jl. 16. Jlx_ =0

B. Sing aloud each of the songs listed below. Then identify the meter type of each, usingthe terms duple, triple, and quadruple.

1. "Auld Lang Syne" _

2. "Star-Spangled Banner" _

3. "Pop Goes the Weasel" _

4. "America" ("My Country, 'Tis of Thee") _

5. "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" _

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EXERCISE 2-2

A. Fill in the blanks.

Beat and meter tvoe Beat note Division of the beat Time sienature

1. C

2. Simple triple J3. Simple duple n

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5. Simple quadruple nB. Renotate the excerpts from Example 2-1 using the specified time signatures.

"Jingle Bells;'j';"America the Beautiful"

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EXERCISE 2-4

A. FiJI in the blanks.

Beat and meter type Beat note Division of the beat Time signature

1. Compound quadruple I1l2. Simple triple n3. J J 44. )\ 6

5.

6. J J J 9

B. Each measure below is incomplete. Add one or more rests to complete the measure.

6 d. ~. d ).1. 4 7.------- -- --2. C d .. 98. 4 o

2 J 9. ~ J ~ ~ J3. 1612 J. ' I 10. ~ J. J. J4. 16

5. ~n) 11. ~ ~.6. gm J 6 J J nnJ124

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E. Add stems as required.

1. Each duration is a half note.

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G. Interval review. Notate the specified interval above the given note.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9_:0 11& 0 ~s>: ~12: 0 ,I. ~"M6 +4 M2 M3 m6 7 M7 +2 PS

H. Interval review. Notate the specified interval below the given note.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

:2: 0 ~*0 ~: ~*0 ~:J: ~r>. 0 "5 m6 m7 P4 M3 M7 m2 PS +6

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C. Scale review. Fill in the blanks, using the melodic minor for all minor-key examples.

ex. 6 is F# in ~ (M) 1. ~'7 is C in _em)

2. 4is __ in c#

3. isA inF

4. 5 is Cn in __ (m) 5. lis inE

6. '7 is A in __ (M) 7. ~6 is in c

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8. __ is C# in b

9. 6 is C in __ (M) 10. __ isF#ing

11. 4is G in __ (M)

12. 5 is 13.

in 0

is AI. int

14. t6 is C# in __ (m)

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EXERCISE 2-3

A. Fill in the blanks.

Beat and meter tvoe Beat note Division of the beat Time siznature

1. Compound triple J2. 616

3. rr; 124. Compound duple J J J5. ~. 9

B. Renotate the excerpts from Example 2-2 using the specified time signatures.

"Take Me Out to the Ball Game"

"Pop Goes the Weasel"t1B

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C. Provide the best time signature for each measure. In some cases more than one cor-rect answer might be possible.

1. _ ~ ~ ~ n 'l

2. _ ~ n~ nJ I

3. _ o. d. ~ ~ ~ I

4._n~rnl

5. _ ~. ~. m I 6._JJJJn I

7._~ .nmml 8._n~ nl 9._d ~~~nl

10. _ ~ )~ )~. ~. I

11. _ d. ~ J J J J J I

12. _ ~ )!J I D. Each fragment below is notated so that the placement of the beats is obscured in some

fashion. Rewrite to clarify the beat placement.

1. t ~ m m I ~ ~. ~. I 2. ~ d ~.rm~ I ~ 0 ~ I

3. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~.I ~. 1m ~ I

4. i ~ J j j j ~ I ~ ~ ~I

5. Ii JjJj~ .nl ~. ~ .n~.1

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