REQUIRED MODULES
Theory: Elements & Structures
Staff, clefs, note names, rhythm & time signatures, major/minor scales, key signatures, circle of fifths, intervals, modes; melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, form, texture, dynamics, style
Music Making
Tone and breath control, tuning, articulation, dynamic & tempo markings, phrasing, instrument and voice care, rehearsal and self-assessment
ELECTIVE MODULES
Composition
Motifs, pentatonic and blues scales, I-IV-V7-I progressions, cadences, binary/ternary forms, 12-bar blues, song form, orchestrating
Music & Technology
Science of sound, synthesis & wave types, MIDI, sound reinforcement & mixers, sequencing, multi-track recording, sampling, effects
World Music
Ethnomusicology, instrument families (aerophone, chordophone, idiophone, membranophone, electrophone), folk vs. art music, music of world cultures
History of Western Music
Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and 20th-century periods: dates, styles, forms and major composers
Jazz Appreciation
Blues, swing, improvisation; ragtime, early jazz, swing era, bebop, cool, hard bop, free jazz, fusion and key artists
Careers in Music
Performer, educator, creator, business, listener and other music careers: training, work and prospects
Popular Music
Roots of popular music, genres and their elements, music and society, technology and media
CHORAL & INSTRUMENTAL
Choral & Instrumental
Ensemble terms, blend & balance, diction, voice parts, instrument families & transposition, conducting patterns, score markings, sight-reading theory
ALL MODULES
Full Practice
At least one question from each module group (required, electives, choral & instrumental), basics first