sep 09 | Week 3

Overview

This week we complete the Musical Elements unit. By Friday you'll know the basics of music notation, melody, harmony and musical form. Celebrate your knowledge with Test 1 on Saturday!

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Notation and Theory

Dedicate extra time this week to the last four Elements chapters: they're more technical than prior chapters.

9. Western Music Notation

10. Melody

11. Harmony

12. Texture and Form

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Test 1

Congratulations, you've finished music boot camp! Next, take Test 1. It encompasses topics in the Preface and Musical Elements units.

Test 1 | 9/13 12:00 AM to 9/17 11:55 PM

Click the Tests and Quizzes icon on the Laulima toolbar and you'll open an assessment list. Most show a "not yet open or "closed" status, but Test 1 will indicate "Ready to Begin" if within the test window. Click "Begin" and dive in. Test sessions are untimed but must be submitted by the due date.

Questions

There are 40 questions organized into 3 sections. Click "Next" on the Nav keys (bottom of page) to continue to the next section. Click "Finish" after you've completed all the sections.

A Second Chance

If you miss questions, study the textbook, and retake the test to improve your grade (highest grade is retained). Any quiz or test may be retaken if within the due date window.

Review Option

The Tests and Quizzes tool allows review of test questions after submission. The review is set to show incorrect questions, without answer key or scores. Showing the answer for incorrect responses defeats the learning process of figuring out the answer.

Answer Choice Shuffle

To enhance security, the Tests and Quizzes tool is configured to shuffle answer choices. If you retake a quiz or test, answer choices are the same, but presented in a different order.

Audio Players

Most listening questions on tests and quizzes have two embedded audio players, each linked to a different server:

audio player

Both play the same track, but the second player is a backup in case the first player doesn't load.

Grades

Tesst are worth a potential 100 points. After submission, your score and semester average will be available in the Laulima GradeBook.

Counterpoint | Pigeons pretending to be notes on a staff.

How to Study

The best study method is to learn the materials prior to the test. The technique of studying for this course is straightforward:

Do assigned reading and listening according to the schedule.
Take detailed notes on your reading and listening.

Why take notes? The act of writing down significant points reinforces that information. Writing also causes you to ponder what you studied and remember details better than a simple read through.

Study Questions

To help prepare for a test, study questions provide a review of course topics. However, study questions don't prepare you for identifying listening examples. You must listen to the music! To access test study questions, open the Resources tool in Laulima or the Study Questions page in the textbook.

Avoid Peak Hours

Due to high user volume on Laulima and Google, test audio may not load during peak weekday use times of early mornings and evenings. From 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM and 9:00 PM to 10:30 PM are congested. Midday, late at night during weekdays and all weekend have little traffic. Avoid peak hours and nix needless frustration.

Use a high speed internet connection for test taking. If your home connection fails, go to Leeward CC or any UH System campus and use their Wi-Fi or a computer lab for the test.