Music Theory Placement Exam
All new music students need to take the Music Theory Placement Exam before they can be advised.
New music students do not need to make an appointment to take the exam;
however, they should call (915) 747-5606 one or two days before the exam to confirm that this schedule is up to date.
Students should bring pencils, erasers and their UTEP ID number (8XXXXXXXX).
It is recommended that students print and complete the Music Theory Placement Exam Cover Sheet and bring it with them to the exam.
Please see the link at the bottom of this page.
There is no fee for taking the exam.
All exams take place in the Fox Fine Arts Center (FFA) on the UTEP campus.
For information on Music History Placement Exams, visit Dr. Fountain's web site.
IMPORTANT: Some students who have been awarded a music scholarship are required to take Music Theory I in the fall semester
of their freshman year.
Those students must earn a passing score on the exam OR take Music Fundamentals during Summer II.
Therefore, those students must take the exam on June 11 or June 18 or they may not meet the requirements for their scholarship!
Summer II classes begin on July 8, 2008.
Music Theory Placement Exam for Spring, Summer, and Fall 2009 classes:
Freshmen and new Music Majors who have had little or no Music Theory:
- Monday, June 22, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. in the Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall
Transfer Students and Any Students who have taken and passed some College-Level or Advanced-Placement Music Theory:
and any Freshmen and New Music Majors who did not take the June 22 exam:
- Monday, July 27, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. in Fox Fine Arts, Room M101
All Undergraduate Students, including Freshmen, New Music Majors, and Transfer Students
who did not take the June 22 or July 27 exam (no graduate students):
- Monday, August 17, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. in Fox Fine Arts, Room M101
Graduate Students:
- Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at 4:30 p.m. in Fox Fine Arts, Room M402.
Dates, times, and locations are subject to change!
There is no prerequisite for Music Fundamentals. Any student may enroll in Music Fundamentals without taking an exam.
It is recommended that students study the following texts, and that students be prepared to take the following types of dictation.
After taking the exam, students will meet with an advisor to discuss their degree plan and begin scheduling their classes for the upcoming semester or summer session.
- Students who have studied some music theory, and who wish to test out of Music Fundamentals and be placed in Music Theory I and Aural Skills I:
- Theory Section 1:
- Duckworth, A Creative Approach to Music Fundamentals (All)
- There is no dictation exam for students to test out of Music Fundamentals.
- Students who have passed one semester of music theory and aural skills, and who wish to be placed in Music Theory II and Aural Skills II:
- Theory Sections 1 and 2 (and Aural Skills Section 1):
- Kostka/Payne, Tonal Harmony (Chapters 1 through 9)
- Melodic and Harmonic dictation in simple meters and in major and minor keys (diatonic)
- Students who have passed two semesters of music theory and aural skills, and who wish to be placed in Music Theory III and Aural Skills III:
- Theory Sections 1, 2, and 3 (and Aural Skills Section 1):
- Kostka/Payne, Tonal Harmony (Chapters 1 through 18)
- Melodic and Harmonic dictation in simple and compound meters, and in major and minor keys (with diatonic and some chromatic harmony)
- Students who have passed three semesters of music theory and aural skills, and who wish to be placed in Music Theory IV and Aural Skills IV:
- Theory Sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 (and Aural Skills Section 2):
- Kostka/Payne, Tonal Harmony (Chapters 1 through 27)
- Melodic and Harmonic dictation in simple and compound meters, and in major and minor keys (with diatonic and chromatic harmony)
- Students who have passed four semesters of music theory and aural skills, and who wish to be placed in Music Theory V (Analytical Processes),
Also for current students who wish to register for upper level music theory courses:
- Theory Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 (and Aural Skills Section 2):
- Kostka/Payne, Tonal Harmony (Chapters 1 through 28)
- Melodic and Harmonic dictation in simple and compound meters, and in major and minor keys (with diatonic and chromatic harmony), as well as atonal dictation
- Students who have passed five semesters of music theory and four semesters of aural skills, and who wish to be placed in Music Theory VI (Orchestration):
- Theory Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 (and Aural Skills Sections 2):
- Kostka/Payne, Tonal Harmony (Chapters 1 through 28)
- Analysis involving large musical forms (sonata, rondo, theme and variations, etc.)
- Melodic and Harmonic dictation in simple and compound meters, and in major and minor keys (with diatonic and chromatic harmony), as well as atonal dictation
- Graduate students who wish to be admitted to the graduate program:
- Theory Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 (and Aural Skills Sections 3):
- Kostka/Payne, Tonal Harmony (Chapters 1 through 28)
- Analysis involving large musical forms (sonata, rondo, theme and variations, etc.)
- Melodic and Harmonic dictation in simple and compound meters, and in major and minor keys (with diatonic and chromatic harmony), including modulations and atonal dictation
- Graduate students who wish to be admitted to the graduate program in composition:
- Theory Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 (and Aural Skills Section 3):
- Section 7 of the exam will be added upon the implementation of the Master
of Music in Composition degree.
This information is subject to change.
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