Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-07

per in hand, to direct the candidate
from one question 10 another. 1t is
thrilling for the aspiring victim, TO
say the least.
Of course, neither set of questions
can cover the entire field of music,
and a person might be very good
! musician, and just happen not to be
able TO answer some certain year
But the candidate must be prepared
upon the whole field of music, or the
questions which are asked the year
he applies are sure to be those upon
which he is not prepared. 1t is nee
essary for him to make at least a
grade OF 20 per cent upon each sec
ton of the examination, and a grade
Of so per cent upon each question.
1t is not permitted that candidates
be examined wholly or in part by
any one with whom they have ever
studied.
The successful Nebraska candi-
dates this year, were Professor Karl
Haase, of Seward. who passed the
examination for the degree of Eel
low, and Mrs. E. R. Zabriskie, who
became an Associate. Other Associ-
ate members of the guild at present
n Nebraska, who passed the exami-
nations in former years, are D. Ken
Meth Widenor, and the writer OF this
column. The local examiners this
year were Mr.. Stanley and Mr.. ]. H.
Simms for fellowship. and Mr.. Mar
tin w, Bush, and Miss Henrietta
Rees for associate. Just to whet the
appetite for the coming musical sea-
son, just see how many OF the
following musical tests you could
pass. These are the questions which
were asked this year, and they are a
fair sample of what is expected in
each department.:
For the degree Of Associate the
examination included:
Test at the Organ-Play the whole
or any portion of both of the two
following pieces:
"Oh, Man, Bemoan Thy Fearful
SIM" by J. s. Bach, and "Marche on
Theme By Handel" by GuilYaant.
2. Sight reading test, Of moderate
length, for organ.
3. Play at sight from vocal score,
G and F clefs. four slaves.
4. Transpose at sight a short pas
sage into two keys. neither more
than one tone above or below the
printed music.
5. Harmonic at sight, in four
parts. given melody.
6. Fill up a figured bass at sight,
in four parts, without pedal
7. Modulate (a) to nearly related
keys. and (b) to remote keys.
Paper work away from the organ
(three and half hours allowed for
this paper:
l. To a given melody add alto,
tenor and bass parts.
2. Strict counterpart in two,
three or four parts in various species
and com binations of species. Three
Examples will be set. (Text books
are here recommended, and certain
chapters noted.)
3. Write answers to fugue sub
jects and show at least one counter
subject to each, in double counter
point at the octave.
4. Questions in general musical
knowle dge, drawn exclusively from
Music and Musicians" by Lavignac
5. Ear Tests-Write down from
dictation two brief melodies, Of
which keys will be announced and
the tonic chords struck Each pas
sage will be played three times.
s. To a figured bass add soprano,
alto and tenor parts.
7. To an unigured bass add So
prano. alto and tenor parts.
s. Write 16measure sentence,
introducing appropriate modulations
and cadences.
question for Fellow-Work at the
organ:
Play the whole or any portion of
"Fugue in G. Major" by J. S. Bach.
and Variations de Concert" by JOS
eph Bonnet (This is remembered
as the one with the pedal candenza
which Bonnet played in his recent
recital in Omaha),
2. Sight reading test Of moderate
length.
3. Play at sight short passage in
ancient vocal score with c. G and F
clefs.
short score into two keys. neither
more than a major third above or
below the printed music.
5. Harmonic at sight given mel
ody in four parts.
6. Irnprovise on a given theme.
:. Fill up a figured bass, at sight,
in four parts.
Paper work away from organ
three and one-half hours allowed
for this paper):
Strict counterpart in three. four
and five parts in various species and
combination of species. Three ex-
amples will be set. (Text books
recommended).
.. Write an exposition of four
part fugue on given subject, and
also close stretto.
3. Questions in general musical
knowledge. drawn exclusively from
Music and Musicians by Lavignac.
Ear Tests-Write down from die
tation two progressions of chords, OF
which the keys will be announced
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