Arranging 2 Practice Final Exam (KEY)
NAME ______________________
1. Transpose the following melody and chord symbols for the instruments below. (10 pts)
F mi G7 C7 F mi B bmi7 Eb
b j
& b b b 44 œ œ œ œ œ n œj œ œ n œ œ ‰ j œ œ œ ‰ œj œ œ œ ˙
œ œ
Melody
A7 D7 C mi7
b 4 œ œ œ œj j
G mi G mi F
œ
Trumpet in B b &b 4 œ n œ œ œ # œ œ ‰ œj œ œ œ œ ‰ œj œ œ ˙
4 œ œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ C˙
E7 A7 G mi7
j
D mi D mi
&b 4 J J œ œ #œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ
J
Alto Sax
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2. Write the low interval limites for the following interval.
You must show both tones of each interval.
Minor 10 Perfect 4 Minor 2 Major 3
? bw ww
Minor 7
bw b b ww b ww
w w
Tritone Major 6 Minor 6th Major 7
? w
Octave
bw w bw w !
w w w
Unlimited
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3. Write a 3-Part soli with the given melody as the lead. (10 points)
Med Bossa
(b 5) 7 (b 9)
A b7
. >
A mi7 D7 B mi7 A mi7 G ma7
# 4 œ ˙.
E
Alto Sax & 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ ‰ œ. œ œ œ
J J
w
# 4
& 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ nœ ˙. Œ ‰ œ . b œj œ œj w
. >
Tenor Sax
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ . b œ œ. >œ w
?# 4 #œ Œ ‰ J J
Baritone Sax 4
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4. Identify the mistake in each voicing. (20 points)
b
A mi7 G maj7 B b7 D mi7( 5) C mi7
w bw
& ww # ww bw
w w
b ww
w b ww
? ww w w
* bw * w*
LIL b9 interval LIL LIL b9 interval
b
F maj7 E mi7 D 7( 9) E b maj7 F 7(#9)
w
& w ww w
# ww b ww
#w
w w bw
? w #w b ww * w* bw
w
b9 interval b9 interval LIL LIL
b9 interval
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5. Score the following melody as a soli in five-part SPREAD voicings throughout. Score at actual pitch (concert)
and use chord tones and appropriate tensions. (20 points)
(b 9) (b 9)
A bma7 B b7 G mi7 C7 F mi7 B b7 E bma7
b 4 œ. œ œ œ . b œJ ˙ ‰ œ. bœ.
Trumpet in B b &bb 4 ‰ œ
J
w
b 4 j j
Alto Sax & b b 4 ‰ œ. œ œ œ. œ ˙ ‰ œ. œ. œ w
b 4 j
&bb 4 ‰ . œ œ œ. n œ ˙ ‰ Aœ.
œ.
j
œ w
œ
Tenor Sax
? b 4 ‰ œ. œ œ œ. œ ˙ œ. œ. œ w
Trombone bb 4 J ‰ J
? b 4 ‰ j
b b 4 œ. œ œ œ ˙ ‰ œ. j
Baritone Sax
œ. œ. œ w
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6. Write a single, embellished guide tone line to be played by the trombone and baritone sax in prime unison.
Your writing must work well, rhythmically and melodically, with the trumpet part. All the instruments below
are or should be written in concert pitch in the correct clefs. (10 pts)
Med. Swing
C ma7 C mi7 F7 G ma7
# 4 j
& 4 œ w œ.œ œ œ œ ‰ œ. w
Trumpet
bœ w ˙
œ œ œ œ œ ˙. bœ œ œ œ œ œ.
œ ˙.
Trombone
? # 4 Œ Œ. J
4 ‰ J J ‰ œJ w
œ œ œ œ œ ˙. bœ œ œ œ œ œ.
œ ˙.
Baritone Sax
? # 4 Œ Œ. J
4 ‰ J J ‰ œJ w
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7. Score the following melody as a soli for the given five instruments. Use the provided voicing techniques listed
below. Use Approach Reharmonizations wherever possible and also label both tartget and approach notes.
(T for taget notes, and for approach notes, label them as ch, dom, dia, dbl ch, I for indirect and P for parallel.)
Score in concert pitch. (20 pts)
4WC w/dbl lead D2 w/dbl lead
(b 5)
5 note soli
E bma7
j œj œ œj ‰ œ. >œ ˙ > œ œ œ- >œ w
6
F E mi7 A 7 (#9)
D mi 7
4 ‰ œ.
& b 4 œ.
(11/3)
œ . . J
Trumpet in B b
(T) (dia) (T) ( T )
( T ) (ch) ( T ) (T*) ( T ) (T) (T) (T)
4 j œ œ œ- œ w
& b 4 œ . j œj b œ œj ‰ œ œ ˙ ‰ œ.
#œ . . . > > >
Alto Sax
4
&b 4 . j j œ j ‰ œ j ‰
œ œ œ œ- >œ w
œ n œ œ . b œ. . # >œ ˙ >.
Tenor Sax
. . . >œ ˙ >œ . œ œ œ- >œ w
? 4 œ . # œ œJ œ œJ ‰ œ J ‰
Trombone b 4 J
. . >œ . œ œ œ- b >œ w
? 4 œ.
b 4 œ œ œ œ. ‰ œ >œJ ˙ ‰
Baritone Sax
J J J
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