Introduction
- Introduction
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Notation
- Notation Basics
- Duration
- Pitch
- Ornaments
Time
- Time Signature Secrets
- Simple Quadruple Time: 4/4, 4/8 and 4/2
- Simple Duple Time: 2/4 and 2/2
- 3/4 and 6/8
- 3/8, 9/8, 9/4 and 12/4
- 3/2, 6/4 and 12/8 - Easily Confused Time Signatures
- Triplets and Duplets
- Regular and Irregular Time
- Adding Time Signatures and Rests
- Adding Bar Lines
- Changing Simple to Compound Time
Key Signatures
- Key Signatures and the Circle of 5ths
- Relative Major and Minor Keys
- Key Signature Patterns
Scales
- Introduction to Scales
- Major Scales
- Minor Harmonic Scales
- Minor Melodic Scales
- Scale Degrees and Technical Names
- Minor Scales with Key Signatures
- Chromatic Scales
- Scales in All Four Clefs
Intervals
- What are Intervals?
- Naming Intervals - Number
- Perfect Intervals
- Major Intervals
- Minor Intervals
- Augmented Intervals
- Diminished Intervals
- Compound Intervals
- Writing Harmonic Unisons
- Working Out Intervals
- Working Out Tricky Intervals
- Intervals in a Musical Score
- Don't Make These Five Mistakes!
Transposition
- Transposition and Intervals
- The Transposing Instruments
- Transposing with a Key Signature
- Transposing without a Key Signature
Clefs
- Clefs
- Transposing Between Clefs
Chords
- Chords and Triads
- Chord Inversions
Cadences
- What are Cadences?
- Cadences and Melody
- Cadence Exam Questions
Working Out Key
- Key and Key Changes
The Standard Orchestral Instruments
- Instrument Families
- Instruments Pitch
BONUS Section!!!
- Free Mock Test
- BONUS Section!!!
ANNEX: MATERIAL from PREVIOUS SYLLABUS
- About this Section
- What is SATB?
- SATB Traps
- The Marking Criteria
- Planning - Six Steps to Success
- Step 1: What Key is it In?
- Step 2: Cadences
- Step 3: Rhythm
- Step 4: Melody
- Step 5: Performance Directions
- Step 6: :Checking
- Students Composition Example
- More Students' Compositions
- Introduction to the Voice Composition Question
- Verbal Accentuation
- Time and Rhythm
- Key and Harmonic Foundation
- Melody and Wordpainting
- Finishing Touches
