Course SummaryGet the most out of your UExcel Introduction to Music test prep with this engaging study guide course. Watch video lessons about music elements, modern era music and the rest of the topics you'll be tested on so you can get your best possible score on the exam.
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Earning 3 college credits is as simple as spending a few weeks studying with our prep course and passing the UExcel Introduction to Music exam. The comprehensive and entertaining lessons in our test prep course effectively prepare you to answer questions on the UExcel exam and earn transferable credit you can use at hundreds of colleges and universities.
Dynamic animations and engaging illustrations help you quickly retain info on all the topics found on the exam. These video lessons cover the same subjects found in a standard college course in music, including musical elements, orchestra music, songs of the Renaissance, Romantic era music and world music.
Syllabus & Course Information
Master the objectives below by watching all the lessons in this course. These objectives correspond to the questions you'll be asked on the UExcel Introduction to Music exam. If you want extra preparation, you can take the final exam that comes with this course.
- Understand how to read notes on treble and bass clef staffs. Examine sharps, flats, key signatures, timbre, instrument families, tempo, rhythm, musical forms and meter.
- Learn about what an opera is, roles in an opera, types of operas and orchestral music.
- Examine the elements of jazz and famous jazz masters.
- Explore Broadway masters, such as Cole Porter, Rodgers and Hammerstein and Stephen Sondheim.
- Discover medieval music by looking at the birth of harmony, motets, courtly love songs and composers.
- Observe Renaissance singing, sacred and secular music, composers and types of music.
- Find out about musical instruments, like the organ and the harpsichord. Study music patronage and Baroque composers.
- Study the form of classical music, the piano, the history of the symphony and composers from this period.
- Learn about emotional expression and composers in Romantic era music.
- Examine atonality, experimental music and composers of the 20th century.
- Learn about rock music.
- Explore music from East Asia, West Asia, West Africa and Eastern Europe, in addition to Oceanic and Latin music.
Prerequisites aren't needed for this course.
Around 100 video lessons make up this exam prep course, which divides lessons into 10 chapters. The lessons are short - about 5-10 minutes each - and are accompanied by quick quizzes and lesson transcripts. Instructors can answer questions you have about the materials and a tracking tool provides a useful way for you to monitor your progress through the course. Use it to determine how many lessons you've watched and quizzes you've passed. To solidify your knowledge of the subject matter, take the chapter exams and final exam that come with the course.
UExcel Introduction to Music Exam Information
The UExcel Introduction to Music exam tests your understanding of topics that are typically found in a college music or music appreciation course. This course takes a semester to complete and is usually completed in your first or second year of college. You can use it to fulfill general education requirements, or if your major is in music or a related field, you might need to complete this course before continuing on to advanced topics in music.
- Number of Questions: Approximately 120
- Question Type: Multiple choice
- Time Limit: 2 hours
- Number of Credits: 3
- Exam Cost: $95
Earn UExcel Credit
Passing the UExcel Introduction to Music exam leads to 3 lower-level college credits. Use these credits to cut the cost of your degree - and time spent in college - in half. This course is the fastest and most effective way to prepare for the exam and quickly earn college credit.
Study Schedule for the UExcel Introduction to Music Exam
You'll find about 10 instructional hours available for this course. The course is presented in a flexible format, so you can choose the study approach that works best for your schedule. The timetable below can be used as a guide to find out how many weeks you'll need to spend studying and preparing for the exam. Once you have a general timeframe, call and schedule your test appointment, so you can get a time slot that you want.
|Study Frequency||When You'll Be Ready for the Exam|
|3 hours a day; 3 days a week||Just over 1 week|
|2 hours a day; 3 days a week||Nearly 2 weeks|
|1 hour a day; 3 days a week||Just over 3 weeks|
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