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This is a requirement for all incoming Freshman. The exam has 160 multiple-choice questions. You will have 90 consecutive minutes to take the test. Plan to take the test at a time when you will be undisturbed for 90 consecutive minute.
- This exam is taken on-line at home and will cost $10.00
- The exam will be available in early July. Students can register to take it at the beginning of July.
- CWU will have access to the results of your exam. If the student scores 75% or better on the exam, they will be enrolled in their selected MUS 144 section.
- To take the Placement Exam:
a) Go to the website: http://www.connect4education.com/on-line_store/index.htm
b) Click the Online Store image to access the Online Store
c) Scroll to the bottom of the page and click “I accept” (Never mind that the page is all about shipments. For the placement Exam there will be no shipments necessary.
d) Click the “Placement Exams” link located on the left side of the page
Once the order has been placed and the payment has been processed, you will receive a serial number/access code via e-mail to register for the Placement Exam at:
http://www.connect4education.com/st/student_registration.aspx
For “School, Course, and Instructor” select “Central Washington U Fundamentals Placement Exam Sum – Gries”
Be sure that you enter your e-mails address correctly when you place the order. There is no shipping involved or required when you purchase the access code/serial number from the On-line Store
- Scoring 75% or better will automatically enroll you in MUS 144.
- Scoring lower than 75% on the Placement Exam means that you will be required to take the Fundamentals Course and pass with a “C” or better before you will be enrolled in MUS 144.
- Note: If your score was close to passing and you are pretty sure that with some studying you can pass it, you can retake it ONE time at no extra cost. It is set up, however, so that only one retake is possible, so be sure of your knowledge before your 2nd try!
The exam tests the following content:
- Reading pitches in bass and treble clefs
- Reading/understanding durational note and rest values (quarter note or rest, eighth note or rest, etc.)
- Time signatures, both simple and compound
- Aural pitch comparison recognition (which pitch is higher or lower than another)
- Building and/or identifying written triads – major, minor, diminished, augmented
- Building and/or recognizing written major and the three minor scales
- Building and/or recognizing written major and minor key signatures
- Triad inversions
- The dominant seventh chord
- Aural interval recognition
- Aural chord (triad) quality recognition
- Aural recognition of all major and minor scales
Note: If you are unversed in most or all of the above items, then skip this test and enroll immediately in the On-line Music Fundamentals Course. |
