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WMU Music Graduate Entrance Exams

Overview, Instructions and Exam Format

Music History Review

Medieval

Renaissance

> Background on Renaissance

> Printable Review Sheet

Baroque

Classic

Romantic

Modern

Music Theory Review

Harmony

20th-century Techniques

Musical Form

Spotlights

Interactive Review of Renaissance Music

Click on the timeline icon in the upper right of this window
to begin your interactive study of term, composers,
and selected works

Instructions: Click on Timeline Icon to begin - - - - - - - - - - ->

When you are on this interactive chart,

Clicking on a Term will take you to a study guide that defines that term (the term appears at the very top of the page).

Clicking on a Name (composer, theorist, title) takes you to a section of that same study guide for some brief information about the person or document (the information starts at the very top of the page).

Clicking on the Title of a Composition takes you to a detailed webpage with information on the composer and composition, (including translations of the text where applicable), and a link to a YouTube clip of a representative performance.

It is highly suggested that you take the time to watch and hear at least some of each musical performance (and look at an excerpt of the musical score when it is provided), since it is essential for truly understanding and appreciating the styles and terms, but also because it will help you prepare for the listening identification and score identification sections of the exams.