The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-21
TEACHERS AND MUSIC.
Second Series of Questions Will Be
Asked This Afternoon.

Tho second preliminary examination
in music for public school teachers
will be conducted by Superintendent
Howell in the high school building at
four o'clock this afternoon. The final
examination is to be held IN January,
when. according to recent resolution
Of the board of control. teachers must
qualify in music or be adjudgcd i'm
competent.
Following are the second fifty of one
hundred questions prepared by Super
intcndcnt Howell These fifty ques-
tions will be asked this afternoon. The
number following the questions indi-
cate the pages on which the questions
may be found:
], What is an interval? 80
2. What is a major scale? Il.
>. Name the letters of the scale COM
mcncing with G. 81.
4. Where are the lesser intervals of the
scale? %.
:. What letters do the numerals and s
represent? 2ja.
G. What letters do the numerals 8 and 4
correspond to? ga.
!. Where do the greater intervals occ IL:
26.
). Describe u tone, or moior second. ga
.. How may the greater intervals he sub
divided? ~
10. What names are given between and
4. and : and s? ga.
II. Describe Il scmitonG, or minor sec
ond. 25b.
Il. How are the subdivisions or the
greater intervals. c ia ID, d to +. i
to G, G to y, and A TO E, represent
cd? q.
Is. What does a sharp require? IS
| II. What does a fiat require? 2Sa.
! l.. What is the effect of a natural? 2>h.
l6 Describe Il third? \ fourth? y flfth?
~, a, h.
L. A sixth? \ seventh? An eighth. or
octave? % O. d, c.
| IS Illustrate seconds, Thirds. Fourths.
| XVII.
10 Fifths. sixths. Scvontns. Octaves.
| 90 How many scale sounds are skippeI /
! in the third? %
| 2l How many in the fourth? In the
fifth? In the sixth? % a, h, G..
o. How many arc skipped in the "sov-
| enth"? IN tine eighth? I'd. Q.
! 80 How is an octave or eighth sometimes
described? 80.
| ?l What Is the keynote of a scale? GOA.
| % What is its letter? Goa.
2G How are all musical compositions di-
| divided? 81.
27 What kind of portions are measures?
| 81.
| IS What docs a measure comprise? 80,
| % How are measures sub-dividcd? SO.
| 30 What are beats? "a.
| 81 What does a time-mark show? 80.
| g. How is a timc-mdrk written? Goa.
! 49, What does the lower figure show? 35a.
| a. What does the upper figure show? 3ja.
| 2J Illustrate the use of the time-marN A..
| Xxx.
81 Illustrate the use Of the time mark 81.
| NXI
b. What are the time-marks for double
measure? 30.
| 3S. What are time-marks for triple meas
urc? 3Ga.
| 50. What are the tIme-marks for quad
| ruple measure? sob.
| 20. How are measures Of six parts gener-
ally treated &C. note.
| A1. How are measures of nine parts gem
| orally treated? SO, tote.
| .. How are measures of twelve parts
generally treated? 30, note.
! Il. When is u measure in its primitive
| form? 81
A., What must every measure contain?
37a.
| IS. What does the time-mark 2.i show
3-i? IL? 80, 81, 40.
| t.. How are measures divided as respects
accent? A.
! IS. What part Of every measure is usual
| ally accented? ala.
! ~, Is the first measure always complete?
| A. note.
| 80. Where does the accent fall i'm double
| measure? A..