안녕하세요, 뮤직에임에 질문 주셔서 감사합니다. 일반적으로 음대에서 music history, music theory 시험을 보는 것을 diagnostic exam (test)이라고 하며 이는, 입학이 허가된 학생이 그 학생 수업을 시작하기 전 첫 학기에 그 학생이 해당 과목에서의 경쟁력을 평가하기 위해서 보는 것으로 알고 있습니다. UT at Austin Butler School of Music의 diagnostic exam part에서 인용했습니다. 참조해 보시면 좋겠습니다.

Diagnostic Exams
Students who accept an offer of admission are required to take diagnostic examinations in music history and music theory prior to registering for their first semester of graduate work. The diagnostics are designed to determine the levels of competence that students have in these areas at the time they enter the graduate program. Students who are found to be deficient in either of these areas must remove the deficiency by enrolling at the earliest opportunity in the appropriate undergraduate or special remedial course(s), and by passing these courses with a grade of "B" or better. Required remedial courses may not count towards degree requirements and may add to a student's overall course load.
Diagnostic exams for the fall 2017 semester will be held on August 21-23, 2017, as part of the new graduate student orientation. Attendance at this orientation is mandatory for all new graduate students.

University of Kansas GRADUATE MUSIC THEORY DIAGNOSTIC EXAM - PRACTICE EXAMPLES에서 인용합니다.

Welcome to the Graduate Music Theory Diagnostic Exam - Practice Examples page. The purpose of this online resource is to help you prepare for the exam. Each section of the exam will be described in detail with citations of the current textbooks that we use (where appropriate). Each section will have sample questions that you can use to test your skill. Answers are just a click away.
All incoming graduate students must take the diagnostic exams appropriate to their degree. Exams are graded in three tiers - Pass (requiring no remediation), Review (essentially a low pass - not requiring remediation but indicating that the subject could use some work), and Deficient (requiring remediation through taking a course or retaking the exam after review). Only one retake is allowed per exam. Deficiencies must be cleared from your transcript before you will be allowed to take your oral exams in order to begin work on your final document (M.M. thesis, Ph.D. dissertation, D.M.A. lecture-recital, D.M.A. document, etc.).
Music students from all over the world come to do their graduate studies at KU. There is an enormous variety in the type and depth of music theory experience that students have when beginning their studies here. For example most schools cover the basics of tonal harmony but some undergraduate programs do not require any Post-tonal theory or Classical Form analysis - both of which are considered important here at KU. Every graduate student is expected to be proficient in four music theory areas - 1) aural skills, 2) basic harmony and voice leading, 3) form, and 4) post-tonal theory (set theory/12–tone theory). Keyboard players, composers, theorists, and musicologists must also show proficiency in counterpoint (focusing on 18th century techniques). For most of our degrees there is a strong academic component which integrates literature, history, and theory. So, the purpose of the exam is to make sure that you are properly advised about how you will fit in with KU academic work.
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 University of Kansas 대학원과정 diagnostic exam sample입니다. 해당 URL을 click해서 확인하세요.

Graduate Music Theory Diagnostic Exams - Practice Examples menu
• Aural Skills
https://music.ku.edu/aural-skills
• Basic Tonal Harmony
https://music.ku.edu/basic-tonal-harmony
• Form Analysis
https://music.ku.edu/form-analysis https://music.ku.edu/20th-century-techniques
• 20th Century Theory
https://music.ku.edu/20th-century-techniques
• Counterpoint
https://music.ku.edu/counterpoint
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대다수 (majority)의 학교들이 UT Austin처럼 시험시행을 하고요, 이 시험 때문에 고생하는 학생들도 제법 있다고 들었습니다. 저희도 이점을 주목하고 2-3년 전부터 Jacobs School of Music에서 박사과정을 하는 분의 도움으로 이런 수업들을 학생들의 요청에 따라 진행하고 있습니다. 관련 게시물이 사이트 개편 때문에 빠졌습니다. 아래 URL을 참조하시면 도음이 되겠습니다.
http://www.xn--2d3b29pnlbp0d.com/board/bbs/board.php?bo_table=question&wr_id=441
이상 도움이 되었으면 하는 바람입니다. 좋은 하루 되시고요^^

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