Some of this may look completely new and slightly terrifying, but most of it, if not all of it, you will have come across in your pieces. All of the areas are covered in the videos and there are exercises to go along with them. Any questions, find a member of staff and ask!
1 Note values from a semiquaver to a semibreve, and rests from a semiquaver rest to a semibreve rest.
Tied notes. Single-dotted notes and rests.
2 Simple time signatures of 2 3 4 bar-lines and the grouping of the notes listed above within these
4 4 4 ,
times. Composition of a two-bar rhythm in answer to a given rhythm starting on the first beat of a
bar.
3 The stave. Treble and bass clefs. Names of notes on the stave, including middle C in both clefs.
Sharp, flat and natural signs, and their cancellation.
4 Construction of the major scale, including the position of the tones and semitones. Scales and key
signatures of the major keys of C, G, D and F in treble and bass clefs, with their tonic triads (root
position), degrees (number only), and intervals above the tonic (by number only).
5 Some frequently used terms and signs concerning tempo, dynamics, performance directions and
articulation marks. Simple questions will be asked about a melody written in either treble or bass clef.
