TEXES EC-6 391 MUSIC EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Meter. Answer: Grouping of a beat
◉ Melody. Answer: Sucession of sounds
◉ Pitch. Answer: High and low sounds
◉ Interval. Answer: Distance between 2 pitches
◉ Harmony. Answer: Accompaniement of supportive sounds to a
melody
◉ Form. Answer: Structure or design of music
◉ Expression. Answer: Composed of:
Dynamics (louds and softs)
Timbre (distinguishing one sound from another)
,◉ Dynamics. Answer: Italian Dynamic
Piano Soft
Mezzo Piano. Medium soft
Mezzo Forte. Medium loud
Forte. Loud
◉ Timbre. Answer: The quality of a musical tone or note.
◉ Tempo Markings. Answer: From slowest to fastest:
Grave
Largo
Adagio
Adante
Moderato
Allegreto
Allegro
Vivace
Presto
◉ Kodaly Method. Answer: ~Hungarian method
, ~First interval is: Sol-Mi
~Goals: instil love of music, literacy, start in early childhood, teach
sequentially, use quality folk songs, and cultivate singing voice.
~3 P's:
Preparation-Presentation-Practice
~Solfege: (Do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do), hand signs, rhtymn syllables,
flashcards, stick notation, and musical ladders.
~SINGING IMPORTANT!!
◉ Orff Schulwerk. Answer: ~Learning by doing
~Singing, moving, chanting, creating, improvising, and playing
instruments.
~Non-competitive atmosphere
~Begins with speech, since speech is tied to ryhthm, the strongest
musical element.
~Tools: special Orff instruments, unpitched rhythmn instruments,
and melodic instruments (such as xylophones with removable bars)
◉ Texas Patriotic Songs. Answer: ~"The Old Chishold Trail"
~Texas, Our Texas" 1929 official State song!
~"Deep in the Heart of Texas"
~The Yellow Rose of Texas"
~"San Antonio Rose"
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Meter. Answer: Grouping of a beat
◉ Melody. Answer: Sucession of sounds
◉ Pitch. Answer: High and low sounds
◉ Interval. Answer: Distance between 2 pitches
◉ Harmony. Answer: Accompaniement of supportive sounds to a
melody
◉ Form. Answer: Structure or design of music
◉ Expression. Answer: Composed of:
Dynamics (louds and softs)
Timbre (distinguishing one sound from another)
,◉ Dynamics. Answer: Italian Dynamic
Piano Soft
Mezzo Piano. Medium soft
Mezzo Forte. Medium loud
Forte. Loud
◉ Timbre. Answer: The quality of a musical tone or note.
◉ Tempo Markings. Answer: From slowest to fastest:
Grave
Largo
Adagio
Adante
Moderato
Allegreto
Allegro
Vivace
Presto
◉ Kodaly Method. Answer: ~Hungarian method
, ~First interval is: Sol-Mi
~Goals: instil love of music, literacy, start in early childhood, teach
sequentially, use quality folk songs, and cultivate singing voice.
~3 P's:
Preparation-Presentation-Practice
~Solfege: (Do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do), hand signs, rhtymn syllables,
flashcards, stick notation, and musical ladders.
~SINGING IMPORTANT!!
◉ Orff Schulwerk. Answer: ~Learning by doing
~Singing, moving, chanting, creating, improvising, and playing
instruments.
~Non-competitive atmosphere
~Begins with speech, since speech is tied to ryhthm, the strongest
musical element.
~Tools: special Orff instruments, unpitched rhythmn instruments,
and melodic instruments (such as xylophones with removable bars)
◉ Texas Patriotic Songs. Answer: ~"The Old Chishold Trail"
~Texas, Our Texas" 1929 official State song!
~"Deep in the Heart of Texas"
~The Yellow Rose of Texas"
~"San Antonio Rose"
