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1998 Handbook 2017 Handbook 1998 Handbook 2017 Handbook (For Rhythms, see p. 28, Forms & Terms, (For Rhythms, see p. 289, Forms & see pp. 29-31) Terms, see pp. 290-295, Music History, Level IIA Level 2 see pp. 302-304) Rhythms- IIA rhythms, add bar lines, Rhythms- Level 2 rhythms, add bar lines, Level 1A Level 1A complete rhythm patterns, time signature- complete rhythms, fill in time signature meaning & fill-in Rhythm- IA rhythms & time signatures Rhythm- 1A rhythms & time signatures Add bar lines, give number of beats Notation- Draw a keyboard (F-B) Notation- Draw a keyboard (F-B) Notation- Sharp, flat, natural signs Draw treble & bass clef signs Draw a keyboard (F-B) Notation- Sharp, flat, natural signs Intervals- 2nds, 3rds, 4ths, 5ths in C G F Write sharp & flat notes Name notes in treble & bass clef Draw a keyboard (F-B) & name Ledger lines- write notes up to 2 ledger Know names of lines & spaces- both clefs white keys 5-FPs/Scales- write any Major 5-FP lines between staves Know lines & spaces in both clefs Write minor white-key 5-FPs Mark whole & half steps Intervals- M2, M3, P4, P5- Major white Intervals- 2nds & 5ths Intervals- 2nds, 3rds & 5ths in C, G, F keys 5- finger patterns Chords- write any Major triad Write whole & half steps on a keyboard 5-FPs/ Scales-write C G F Major 5-FPS, Write minor white-key triads mark whole & half steps 5-FPs/Scales- write C G F Major 5-FPS, 5-FPs/Scales- Db, Eb, F#/Gb, Ab, Bb mark whole & half steps Major, d, a, e, b minor, mark half steps Chords- write C F G Major triads Chords- write C F G Major triads Chords- Major triads on black keys- Db, Eb, F#/Gb, Ab, Bb Major, d, a, e, b minor

Level 1B Level IB

Level IIB Level 3 Rhythm- 1B rhythms & time signatures Rhythm- IB rhythms, add barlines Add bar lines, give number of beats Rhythm- IIB rhythms, add bar lines, Rhythm- Level 3 rhythms, add bar lines,

Notation- Draw a keyboard (F-B) complete rhythm patterns, fill in time complete rhythms, fill in time signatures Draw a keyboard (F-B) & name Name notes in treble & bass clef Notation- signature & know meaning of top & bottom white keys numbers Name black keys with # or b names

Know lines & spaces in both clefs Notation- Draw a keyboard (F-B) Notation- Draw a keyboard (F-B) Identify sharp, flat, natural signs Ledger lines- 2 ledger lines & 3 spaces Draw clef signs

above & below both clefs Enharmonic names for black keys Intervals- 2nds, 3rds, 4ths, 5ths in C G F Intervals- 2nds, 3rds, 5ths in C G F Ledger lines- 2 ledger lines & 3 spaces D A Major above & below both clefs

Intervals- 2nds, 3rds, 4ths, 5ths in any 5-FPs/Scales- - Major white key 5-FPs 5-FPs/Scales- write Major white key 5- Major white-key 5-FP Intervals- M2, M3, m3, P4, P5- C, G, c, f, g minor 5-FPs FPs, mark whole & half steps D, A, F Major, c, g, d, a, f minor Mark whole & half steps 5-FPs/Scales- write any Major or minor 5- Write whole & half steps

FP in both clefs Chords- write Major white key triads Chords- write Major white key triads Mark whole & half steps Scales/Key Sig.s- C, G, D Major scales- Write c, f, g minor triads write on staff & keyboard, mark whole &

Chords- write any Major or minor triad in half steps

both clefs Key signatures- C, G, D Major

- C, G Triads, RP & inv.s Chords Root, 3rd, 5th- major/minor white keys

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Level IIIA Level 4 Level IV Level 6

Rhythm- IIIA rhythms, add bar lines, Rhythm- Level 4 rhythms, add bar lines, Rhythm- Level IV rhythms, add bar lines, Rhythm- Level 6 rhythms, add bar lines, complete rhythms, fill in time signature complete rhythms, match rhythm to time complete rhythms, fill in time signature circle complete beats, match rhythms to signature time signatures Intervals- M2, M3, m3, P4, P5, P8- Major Notation- Draw a keyboard (C-B) Notation- Write enharmonic names of keys Notation- Write stems, beams, flags, dots black keys & white key #s & bbs on notes Identify/draw correct stem placement Scales/Key Sig.s- Write Major scales through 5#s & 5bs Intervals- All Major & Perfect intervals- Intervals- M2, M3, P4, P5 in any Major Intervals- M2, M3, P4, P5 C G D A F Mark whole & half steps Major keys up to 5#s & 5bs 5-FP M2, m3, P4, P5- c g d a f minor Write Major key signatures- 5 #s & 5bs M2, m3, P4, P5, m6, P8- a e d g minor

Scales/Key Sig.s- Write F C G D Major Scales/Key Sig.s- name the 7 sharps Chords- triads in root position & Scales/Key Sig.s- Write Major scales up scales Scales- A E Major, a e natural minor inversions- any Major key to 5#s & 5bs Mark whole & half steps Key signatures- A E Major, a e minor I & V triads in keys through 5 #s & 5 bs Write minor scales (3 forms) - a, e, d, g Write F C G D Major Key Signatures Relative Major & minor- C/a, G/e Plagal & Authentic cadences in keys Key signatures up to 5#s & 5bs- Major & through 5 #s & 5 bs relative minor- C/a, G/e, F/d, Bb/g Chords- Write any Major or minor triad Chords/Tranposing- Triads- root Write I & V triads in root position position & inversions in C, G, a, e Chords/Transposing- D, A, E , a, e Identify Plagal & Authentic cadences in F Write I & V triads in root position- F C G triads- RP & inv.s with figured bass C G D Major Transpose up or down an octave Primary Triads- Bb, Eb, Ab Major Transpose to D, A or E Major

Level IIIB Level 5

Rhythm- IIIB rhythms, add bar lines, Rhythm- Level 5 rhythms, add bar lines, Level V Level 7 complete rhythms, fill in time signature Complete rhythm patterns Rhythm- Level V rhythms, add bar lines, Rhythm- Level 7 rhythms, add bar lines, Notation- Draw a keyboard (C-B) Notation- Enharmonic equivalents complete rhythms, fill in time signature complete rhythms, circle beats- 6/8 & 9/8 Identify stem, beam & flag errors Intervals- M2, M3, m3, P4, P5 in any Intervals- any Major, Perfect or m3 Notation- Correct stem & accidental Major 5-FP Intervals- M2, M3, P4, P5, M6, M7, P8- placement Major keys up to 3#s & 3bs Scales- write any Major scale & white key Scales/Key Sig.s- Write F C G D A E B M2, m3, P4, P5, P8- a, e, g, d minor minor scales (accidentals or key signature) Intervals- All Major & Perfect intervals Major scales, accidentals or key sig. Write Major & relative minor key sig.s P4, P5, P8, m3, m6 in b, c, f minor Mark whole & half steps Scales/Key Sig.s- name 7 bbs F C G D A E B Major key signatures Write F Bb Eb Ab Major scales Chords/Transposing- Write any Major Scales/Key Sig.s- Write scales- B, F#, C#, Write d g c f natural minor scales triad or white key minor triad, RP & inv.s, Db, Gb, Cb Major, b, c, f minor (3 forms) Chords- Write any Major or minor triads Key signatures- F Bb Ab d g c f figured bass Write all Major key signatures Write I & V triads- any Major white key Relative Major & minor F/d, Bb/g, Eb/c, I, IV & V triads, RP with accidentals or Identify enharmonic, Major & relative Plagal & Authentic cadences in F C G D Ab/f key signatures keys on Circle of 5ths Identify Plagal & Authentic cadences- any Chords/Transposing- F/d triads-RP/inv.s Major key, using figured bass Chords/ Transposing- Primary triads in d Primary Triads- D A E Major Transpose to the nearest Major white key, & g harmonic minor- write & identify in a Transpose to F C G Major 6-note range musical example Transpose to F, C, G, D or A Major

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Level VI Level 8 Level VIII Level 10

Rhythm- Level VI rhythms, add bar lines, Rhythm- Level 8 rhythms, add bar lines, Rhythm- Level VIII rhythms, add bar Rhythm- Level 10 rhythms, beam notes complete rhythm patterns rewrite rhythm showing beat groups lines, rewrite rhythm to show correctly, complete rhythms/ add bar lines characteristic beat groupings Intervals- Write any Major, Perfect, or Intervals- Major and Perfect intervals Intervals- Descending Major, minor, m3, m6, m7 interval m2,m3, m6, m7 on any white key Intervals- Descending Major, minor, Perfect intervals from given white key Perfect, Augmented, diminished intervals Ascending Augmented & diminished Scales/Key Sig.s- Major & minor (3 Scales/Key Sig.s- f#, c#, g# minor scales intervals forms) scales, accidentals or key sig. Circle of 5ths- indentify all Major & Scales/Key Sig.s- Write any Major, minor Write Major & relative minor key sig.s relative minor keys (3 forms), chromatic, and whole tone scale Scales/Key Sig.s- Whole tone scale Write Major scale degree names Scale degree names- Major keys Chords/Transposing- Write Major & Chords/Transposing- Augmented & Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian scales minor triads, RP & inv.s, figured bass diminished triads on white keys Chords/Transposing- Write primary Write Augmented & diminished triads Dominant 7th chords- 4#s, 4bs triads & inv.s from figured bass- Major or Chords/Transposing- I, IV, V, ii, vi Write Dominant 7th chords- Major keys Diatonic triads- Major keys, 3#s, 3bs harmonic minor triads, Roman numerals/figured bass Plagal & Authentic cadences in C G F Identify Authentic & Plagal cadences Dominant 7th chords, RP & inv.s, Write diminished 7th chords, RP Transpose Major melody to nearest Major Transpose melody in a e b d g harmonic accidentals & figured bass Find Plagal/Authentic cadences & identify white key, octave range minor up or down a 2nd to a e b d g Plagal & Authentic cadences in any Major chords in musical example or harmonic minor key Chord progression –add 2 missing chords Notation- Notes, stems & accidentals Transpose Major piece in chorale style Transpose 2- measure chorale to CGDFBb Double sharps & double flats – give enharmonic names Notation- Identify notes in alto clef Select instruments using alto clef Level VII Level 9

Rhythm- Level VII rhythms, add bar Rhythm- Level 9 rhythms, complete Level IX Level 11 lines, complete rhythm patterns rhythms, add bar lines- irregular meters Rhythm- Level IX rhythms, rewrite Rhythm- Level 11 rhythms, complete Intervals- Major, Perfect, & m2, m3, m6, Intervals- Invert & identify Major, minor rhythm pattern to show characteristic beat measures m7 interval, ascending/descending & perfect intervals groupings Intervals- Enharmonically equivalent Scales/Key Sig.s- Write any Major, minor Scales/Key Sig.s- Write a chromatic scale Intervals- Enharmonically equivalent Augmented & diminished intervals (3 forms), & chromatic scale starting on a white key Augmented & diminished intervals Any Major & relative minor key sig.s Write minor scales (3 forms)- g# bb d# eb Scales/Key Sig.s- Write whole tone scale Match Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Scales/Key Sig.s- Write any Major, minor on any black key Chords/ Transposing- Write diatonic Mixolydian, Aeolian, & Locrian modes (3 forms), chromatic, and whole tone scale Scale degree names- harmonic minor triads from a figured bass- Major keys Major & parallel minor key signatures Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Mixolydian, Locrian modal scales Write Augmented & diminished triads Locrian modes- white keys Dominant 7th chords in RP & inv.s- any Chords/Transposing- Augmented & Degree names for Major & harmonic Chords/Transposing- Write triads from Major key, with figured bass diminished triads on black keys minor scales Roman numerals & figured bass in Plagal & Authentic cadences- Major keys Dominant 7th triads & inv.s, 4#s, 4bs harmonic minor keys up to 5 #s/5bs Transpose Major melody up/down to Primary triads & inversions- Major and Chords/ Transposing- Triads & inv.s Write dominant 7th, diminished 7th, nearest Major white key, RH octave range, minor keys up to 4#s, 4bs from figured bass- Major/harmonic minor Major 7th & minor 7th chords from any LH I IV V chords Open position chord to root position triad Write Dominant or diminished 7th chords, white key rd Transpose up/down a 2nd or 3 - 4#s /4bs RP & inv.s with figured bass Analyze chorale- Roman numerals, Write I-IV-I-V7-I in any inversion figured bass, C F G Major Notation- Identify notes in tenor clef Transpose Major melody to parallel minor Identify final cadence in musical example Choose instruments using tenor clef Tramspose minor piece, 3#s, 3bs Correct stem/accidental placement

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Level X Level 12

Rhythms- Level 10 rhythms, rewrite Rhythms- Level 12 rhythms, complete rhythm to show characteristic beat measures, correctly beam notes groupings

Intervals- Enharmonically equivalent Intervals- Enharmonically equivalent Major, minor, Augmented or diminished Major, minor, Augmented or diminished intervals intervals

Scales/Key Sig.s- Write any Major, Scales/Key Sig.s- Dorian, Phrygian, minor, chromatic or whole tone scale Lydian, Mixolydian, Locrian scales- Write Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, identify/write from a given note Mixolydian, Locrian modes- any key Scale degree names- Major, harmonic & Chords/Transposing- Fill in 2 missing melodic minor scales chords from Roman numerals & figured bass, 4-part chorale style, common tone Chords/Transposing- Write any triad & voicing, harmonic minor keys up to 3#s, inv. from given figured bass- Major/minor 3bs Any Dominant 7th or diminished 7th, RP Write chords from lead line chord & inv.s with figured bass symbols: Major, Minor, Dominant 7th, Write Authentic, Plagal, Half, Deceptive diminished 7th, Major 7th, Minor 7th, & cadences, Major/minor, close position Slash Chords Transpose melody with non-diatonic tones Identify Plagal, Authentic, Deceptive, & up or down a whole step. Half cadences in a musical example, 4#s, 4bs Analyze chorale with Roman numerals & figured bass in D, A Major, a, e, d harmonic minor Transpose melody with non-diatonic tones up or down a whole step

Prepared by Diana Munch 8-9-17