Aural recognition of one or more elements of music in short excerpts (not all content may be relevant to the selected context):
Rhythm
- beat groupings/subdivision in simple time:
,
,
,
and compound time:
,
,
- rests:
and
- anacrusis, ties, syncopation
- tempo: gradually getting slower/rallentando and ritardando and gradually getting faster/accelerando
Pitch
- scales: add minor pentatonic and natural minor scales up to 2 sharps and 2 flats in treble and bass clefs
- intervals: m2, M2, m3, M3, P4, P5, P8ve, ascending only
- chords: major and minor triads, major primary triads (I, IV, V) in isolation and simple progressions
- tonality: relevant to scales listed
- sequence
Dynamics and expression
- crescendo, decrescendo
- accents/sforzando
Form and structure
- add intro/outro, bridge, hook, head, 12 bar Blues, theme and variation
Timbre
- discern between acoustic and electronic sounds
Texture
- descant/counter melody
Aural recognition of one or more elements of music in short excerpts (not all content may be relevant to the selected context):
Rhythm
- beat groupings/subdivision in simple time:
,
,
,
and compound time:
,
,
- rests:
and
- anacrusis, ties, syncopation
- tempo: gradually getting slower/rallentando and ritardando and gradually getting faster/accelerando
Pitch
- scales: add minor pentatonic and natural minor scales up to 2 sharps and 2 flats in treble and bass clefs
- intervals: m2, M2, m3, M3, P4, P5, P8ve, ascending only
- chords: major and minor triads, major primary triads (I, IV, V) in isolation and simple progressions
- tonality: relevant to scales listed
- sequence
Dynamics and expression
- crescendo, decrescendo
- accents/sforzando
Form and structure
- add intro/outro, bridge, hook, head, 12 bar Blues, theme and variation
Timbre
- discern between acoustic and electronic sounds
Texture
- descant/counter melody