Skills

Development and consolidation of aural and theory skills, including:

  • rhythm (simple time: quaver semiquavers, semiquavers quaver, minim rest minim-rest; compound time: 6/8, dotted crotchet, quavers, crotchetquaver )
  • tempo (changing tempos; terminology (accelerando, ritardando/rallentando))
  • pitch (intervals (tones, semitones); major scale; tonality: pentatonic and major)
  • dynamics (terminology and symbols mezzo piano (mp), mezzo forte (mf)); expressive devices (legato,staccato)
  • form (rondo (ABACA); riff)
  • timbre (instrumental and vocal ensembles (e.g. rock band, orchestra, jazz band, different tone colour for particular purposes))
  • texture (individual layers of sound (e.g. bass line, harmony line))

to compose and perform music (ACAMUM088)