Name: _______KEY__________________ (TEACHER COPY)
Intervals Post-Test
Multiple choice. Circle the letter that best answers
the question. (You will hear two notes on the piano. Based
off of what you hear you will circle the correct answer. You
will hear each example twice.) (These are each worth four
points.)
1) Which interval is this? (NS #6)
a. Unison
b. Fourth
c. Fifth
d. Third
2) Which interval is this? (NS #6)
a. Fourth
b. Third
c. Fifth
d. Unison
3) Which interval is this? (NS #6)
a. Third
b. Unison
c. Fourth
d. Fifth
4) Which interval is this? (NS #6)
a. Fifth
b. Third
c. Unison
d. Fourth
Multiple choice. Circle the letter that best answers
the question.
(These are each worth two points.)
5) Which interval is this? (NS
#5) 8) Which interval is this? (NS
a. Unison #5)
b. Third a. Third
c. Seventh b. Fifth
d. Fifth c. Sixth
d. Unison
6) Which interval is this? (NS
#5) 9) Which interval is this? (NS
a. One #5)
b. Third a. Third
c. Unison b. Unison
d. Fourth c. Fourth
d. Fifth
7) Which interval is this? (NS
#5) 10) Which interval is
a. Unison this? (NS #5)
b. Fifth a. Third
c. Octave b. Second
d. Third c. Fourth
d. Unison
Matching. Please match the following terms to the
correct definitions. Each term in column B will only be
used once. Please note that there is no letter F, instead
there is the letter G. (Matching questions are worth one
point each.)
1) Step _____E_____ (Sec. Standard)
A. Moving upward in pitch
2) Harmonic Interval _____D_____ (Sec. Standard)
B. The ability to hear and
comprehend music internally
without it being physically
present
3) Melodic Interval _____I_____ (Sec. Standard)
C. The same note
4) Descending _____G_____ (Sec. Standard)
D. Two notes played at the
same time
5) Skip/Leap _____H_____ (Sec. Standard)
E. When the second note is
one line or space above or
below another note
6) Unison _____C_____ (Sec. Standard)
G. Moving downward in pitch
7) Audiation _____B_____ (Sec. Standard)
H. An interval that is farther
than one line or space above
or below a note
8) Ascending _____A_____ (Sec. Standard)
I. When two notes are played
one right after the other
Short answer. Please answer using complete
sentences. Each response needs to be 1-4 sentences
long. (Each essay question is worth 4 points.)
1) Do you think knowing how to read intervals and hear them is
important? Why or why not? You must support your answer. (NS #6)
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2) What is an interval? (Sec. Standard)
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Essay Rubric
Distinguished Basic Unsatisfactory
4 points 2 points 0 points
Content The response The The response
addresses all response only addresses
parts of the does not one part of the
question address all question and is
thoroughly. parts of the incomplete.
question.
Style The response The There is no
includes response support of the
sufficient has response.
support. insufficient
support.
The students will be taken into a practice room one at a
time. I will then let them know that I will play two pitches
and they are to echo those pitches back to me. I will let them
know that the starting pitch will always be a C. The second
pitch will be either a unison, third, fourth, or fifth. They will
have two attempts at each interval. I will give them two
different intervals. (NS #6) (NS #2)
Playing Rubric
4 points 2 points 0 points
Number Of Can echo the Can echo Could not echo
Attempts interval on the the interval the interval on
first attempt. on the the second
second attempt.
attempt.
4 points 2 points 0 points
Number Of Can echo the Can echo Could not echo
Attempts interval on the the interval the interval on
first attempt. on the the second
second attempt.
attempt.
