OAE MUSIC TEST – STUDY GUIDE

Whole Tone Scale - Answer-Contains six notes a whole step apart from one another. This scale is most closely associated with Impressionist music. Phrase Structure - Answer-Melodic characteristics usually described as ABA, or ABBA, ABAB, ABAC, etc. Appalachian Folk Songs - Answer-Often intended for dancing and feature clear simple phrase structures such as ABAB. Cadences - Answer-Authentic: V-I Plagal: IV-I Half: End on V Deceptive: V-IV Order of Tempo - Answer-- Larghissimo (24 bpm) - Grave (25-45 bpm) - Largo (40-60 bpm) - Larghetto (60-66 bpm) - Adagio (66-76 bpm) Andante/Walking Pace (76-108 pm) - Moderato (108-120 bpm) - Allegro (120-168 bpm) -Vivace (168-176 bpm) - Presto (168-200 bpm) Diminuendo - Answer-A term which indicates a decrease in volume. Tarantella - Answer-A lively, and sometimes flirtatious, folk dance that usually features a 3/8 or 6/8 time signature. March - Answer-Can be written in any time signature, but the most common time signatures are 4/4, 2/2 A Turn Symbol (Strings) - Answer-Typically looks like a sideways "S" dictated on top of the staff to indicate the given pitch should be ornamented with not above and below it.