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: quaver semiquavers, semiquavers quaver,dotted crotchet , dotted quaver semiquaver and compound time: compound1, 4 semiquavers quaver, dotted quaver semiquaver and quaver
  • rests: rest and 6/8dotted rest
  • 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

(ACAMUM092)

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: quaver semiquavers, semiquavers quaver,dotted crotchet , dotted quaver semiquaver and compound time: compound1, 4 semiquavers quaver, dotted quaver semiquaver and quaver
  • rests: rest and 6/8dotted rest
  • 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

(ACAMUM092)