North Allegheny Department of Music Arts

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This test is to determine the extent of your motivation in music and to determine if there are any courses in the music department that are right for you. Answer each question with a yes or no. Give yourself one point for each time you respond with a yes.

1. Do you ever go to concerts?

2. Do you ever buy records, tapes or c.d.'s?

3. Do you play an instrument?

4. Do you ever pay close attention to the music that you hear as background music in stores, elevators, telephones, etc.?

5. Do you ever focus your attention on music that accompanies movie scenes and t.v. shows?

6. Do you belong to any kind of organized musical activity such as a band or a choir?

7. Do you belong to any of the school sponsored musical activities?

8. Do you ever attend concerts that are not rock concerts?

9. Do you intend to go into a music related career such as, for example: the recording industry, the film industry, music teaching, performing, composing, arranging, conducting, or show-business?

10. Do you have the desire to learn how to compose songs?

11. Do you have the desire to learn how to program or play a sound synthesizer or to create computer music?

12. Have you ever taken a music course or music lessons that was NOT required by the school?

13. Do you intend to major in music in college?

14. Do you intend to take fine-arts, liberal-arts or humanities courses in college?

15. Do you enjoy the glamor and excitement of performing music?

HOW TO INTERPRET YOUR SCORE:

If you scored 0-2, don't take anything in music. You have not indicated high enough motivation.

If you got 3 or 4 points, join one of the orchestra, band, or chorus classes.

If you got:

5 points; take a performing ensemble and either song writing, electronic music, or theory 1.

6 points; take a performing group plus song writing or electronic music 1 or theory 1 and also advanced electronic music or theory two at NAI.

7 points; add theory/comp. 3 at NASH

8 points; add theory/comp 4 at NASH

9 points; add A.P. music to the others at NASH

10 points; add multimedia arts to the others at NASH

If you scored higher than ten points, you are probably a dedicated musician who may go on in music after high school. In this case you should take as many various music courses as you can fit in your schedule.