Virginia Music Teachers Association Theory Testing Program Syllabus (2012) Please note: Information for all levels is cumulative.
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1 Virginia Music Teachers Association Theory Testing Program Syllabus (2012) Please note: Information for all levels is cumulative. Primer Level Note Names:!! the musical alphabet; names of keys on keyboard; line!!! and space notes Notation:!! note/rest values (half note, quarter note, dotted quarter!!! note, whole note, quarter rest, half rest, whole rest) Terms:!! staff, treble clef, bass clef, piano (p), forte(f), repeat sign,!!! ending bar, grand staff Aural:!!! high and low sounds, loud and soft sounds, duration (short and!!! long sounds), skips and steps, identification of short rhythmic!!! patterns using half and quarter notes Level IA Note reading:! all notes on the staff Notation:!! whole, dotted half, half, quarter notes and rests; sharp,!!! flat, and natural signs; time signatures for 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, C!!! (common time); treble and bass clef, slur (over 2-3 notes),!!! tie, phrase mark (over 4 or more notes), measure,!!! measure bar, double bar, repeat bar, and ending bar Intervals:!! second, third, fourth, and fifth---no quality Pentachords:!! (five finger patterns)--major only on C,G, D, A, E, B, and F!!! with tonic triad labeled on keyboard Rhythm:!! adding bar lines to 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, and 5/4 using only whole,!!! dotted half, half, and quarter notes; pick-up (upbeat)!!! notes; writing in counts for simple rhythms New Terms:!! forte, piano, accents, crescendo, decrescendo or!!! diminuendo, ritardando, staccato, legato, allegro,!!! moderato, andante, keynote (tonic), half step, whole step,
2 !!! flat, sharp, natural, bar line; upbeat (or pick-up notes),!!! phrase mark Level IB Requirements the same as Level IA with the following exceptions: Intervals:!! identification (name) harmonic or melodic intervals, no writing!!! requirement Pentachords:!! write the notes on the staff Analysis:!! addition of identification of melodic and harmonic intervals;!!! explanation of time signature. Examples will be slightly more!!! difficult than Level IA Level IIA Reading:!! ledger lines between staves and extending two lines above or!!! below the staff Notation:!! signs for fermata, accent, eighth notes and rests Intervals:!! write and recognize all intervals--2nd through 8va (no quality);!!! identification for harmonic and melodic; writing either type but only!!! harmonic is required. Pentachords:!! major and minor for C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C written on staff with tonic!!! (I/i) Rhythm:!! write in bar lines and counts for simple rhythms. Students MUST!!! remember to include the bar line at the end of the exercise. Eighth!!! notes and rests included. New Terms:!! mezzo piano, mezzo forte, pianissimo, fortissimo, fermata, da capo!!! al fine, presto, allegretto, a tempo, accent mark (>) Aural:!!! major and minor triads, M2 and P4, M3 and P5, same or different!!! melody and rhythm, half and whole steps Analysis:!! find triads, pentachords, explain time signature, find half steps, find!!! similar phrases
3 Level IIB Requirements the same as Level IIA with the following exceptions: Reading:!! all ledger line notes above and below the staff Notation:!! complete a grand staff Intervals:!! write both harmonic and melodic intervals Pentachords:!! New terms:!! major and minor, all keys andante and tonic Analysis:!! list articulation Level IIIA Notation:!! name all ledger line notes and correctly add stems Rhythm:!! 6/8 and 4/4, dotted notes and triplets Triads:!! Major and minor on a given pitch, white notes only, know proper!!! use of naturals Scales:!! name location of half steps in major scales (3-4 and 7-8), add!!! accidentals and mark half steps on given white note major scales Intervals:!! write major or perfect intervals above a given note, both harmonic!!! and melodic, be able to write whole or half steps above a given!!! note Symbols/Terms:! know how many beats a note gets with a given key signature,!!! whole measure rest, sforzando, adagio, dal segno Key signatures:! identify major key signatures up to 5 sharps or 5 flats Analysis:!! understand difference between keynote, key signature, and key,!!! identify triads by name and quality, identify intervals, compare note!!! patterns in treble and bass clefs, articulation Aural:!!! meter (3/4 and 4/4), major and perfect intervals by number and!!! quality, same or different melodies, major or minor triads, add!!! missing notes in rhythmic dictation
4 Level IIIB Requirements the same as Level IIIA with the following exceptions: Key Signatures:! Major Scales:! identification of ALL major key signatures write all major scales; mark half steps Triads:!! build all major/minor triads on given pitches; know the proper use of!!! naturals New Terms:!! same as IIIA Aural:!!! identification of meter in musical examples using 3/4 and 4/4 OR!!! 4/4 and 6/8 Analysis:!! identification of all previous material in slightly more advanced!!! pieces! Level IV Notation:!! sixteenth notes and rests, dotted eighth note/sixteenth pattern,!!! double sharps and double flats Scales:!! write all white key major/minor scales; mark half-steps Triads:!! major, minor, diminished, and augmented in root position--all keys Intervals:!! all major, minor and perfect (UP only) from given note Key Signatures:! write all major key signatures; identify minor key signatures of all!!! white-key minors Rhythm:!! understand use of triplets (marked with slur, bracket, or just a 3) in!!! ALL note values, as well as dotted eighth/sixteenth note!!! combination in exercises New Terms:!! leggiero, prestissimo, con, poco, meno, piu, molto, dolce,!!! 0=diminished, +=augmented Aural:!!! major and perfect intervals, major minor, diminished and!!! augmented triads; rhythmic dictation (adding stems and beams to!!! note heads);!melodic dictation (filling in missing notes for two to
5 !!! three measures); meter identification and major/minor mode from!!! musical example Analysis:!! identification of key change (major only); identify major or minor!!! scales and modulations; identify binary(ab) and ternary (ABA)!!! forms Level V From this level upward, all chords must be identified whether this identification is mentioned in the instructions or not. Scales:!! write all major/minor scales, including all forms of minor Concepts:!! relative minor; circles of fifths (MAJOR keys only); principal or!!! primary triads; functional names of primary scale degrees (I, IV, V) Key Signatures:! identify and write all minor key signatures Triads:!! triads in inversion with figured bass (root, 6/3, 6/4) New Terms:!! senza, con pedale, simile, sempre, non troppo, animato, una corda,!!! tre corde, mosso, moto, grazioso, subito, binary, ternary Aural:!!! add simple rhythmic dictation, melodic dictation (filling in missing!!! notes); identification of opening interval or chord in a musical!!! example; identification of intervals and major/minor triads played!!! blocked and broken Analysis:!! examples in major/minor mode; simple key changes; identification!!! of chords with correct Roman numerals; forms include binary,!!! ternary, and rounded binary Level VI Concept:!! circle of fifths (minor keys); parallel (homotonic) minor Chromatic Scale:! Scale Degrees:! write using sharps ascending and flats descending functional names for secondary scale degrees Half Steps:!! diatonic and chromatic Rhythm:!! thirty-second notes and rests
6 Scales:!! identification of fragments New Terms:!! calando, morendo, smorzando, allargando, stringendo, diatonic,!!! chromatic, lento, largo, enharmonic, tritone Cadences:!! write authentic cadences in piano style (root in bass and three!!! notes in treble using proper voice leading) Aural:!!! tritone included in listening for intervals; identification of major,!!! minor, or chromatic scales within the context of a musical phrase Analysis:!! chord identification, as indicated, using Roman numerals and!!! figured bass; indicate primary (tonic/subdominant/dominant) or!!! secondary triads; forms will include through composed, rondo, and!!! theme and variations Level VII Modes:!! write and identify untransposed Dorian, Phrygian, and Aeolian Scales:!! building triads on scale degrees and label according to quality and!!! function using proper roman numerals Cadences:!! write plagal and half cadences in piano style using proper voice!!! leading Intervals:!! diminished and augmented primes, fourths, fifths, and octaves Rhythm:!! identify simple, compound, duple, triple, and quadruple meter New Terms:!! tranquillo, marcato, agitato, pesante, con brio, con dolore,!!! cantando, cantabile, assai, maestoso, grave, coda, rondo Aural:!!! recognition of plagal and authentic cadences, inverted triads in!!! broken form (quality only); identification of consecutive intervals Analysis:!! chords in all positions with roots circles; name chords and!!! inversions with Roman numerals in short musical example. Chords!!! with only two notes should be implied as a triad with one note!!! missing. Analyze form of a piece (see previous levels for which!!! are required); identify enharmonic chords and/or intervals
7 Level VIII Modes:!! write and identify untransposed Lydian, Mixolydian, Ionian, and!!! Locrian Cadences:!! write extended authentic cadences in all major/harmonic minor!!! keys in piano style Triads:!! identify in open harmony by quality and inversion Rhythm:!! including asymmetrical meter; also sixty-fourth notes and rests New Terms:!! secco, sotto, perdendosi, piacere, affetuoso, tempo guisto, a, e,!!! comodo, mesto, poi Aural:!!! quality identification of triads in inversion played in broken and!!! blocked form--extra credit for correct figured bass; cadences for!!! identification taken from piano literature; intervals played up or!!! down from given notes Analysis:!! slightly more advanced examples based on previous material Level IX Scales:!! whole tone and pentatonic Modes:!! all modes in transposition Chords:!! seventh chords: major-minor, major, minor, half-diminished, and!!! fully-diminished in root position Intervals:!! down from given notes Cadences:!! perfect plagal and authentic Triads:!! identify and write in open harmony Rhythm:!! all note values in examples New Terms:!! mano destra, main droite (m.d.), main gauche (m.g.), mano sinistra!!! (m.s.), slentando, pochissimo, ben, rubato, lusingando, L istesso,!!! très leger, toujour, retenu, lent, vif, vite, cédez, a duo pedale, au!!! movement, sec, sequence, passing tone, upper and lower neighbor!!! tones
8 Aural:!!! identification of pentatonic, whole tone, and chromatic scales;!!! identification of rhythmic and notation errors in a short piano piece Analysis:!! Terms will be included for identification in a piece of literature that is!!! to be analyzed. Also included will be a short example in open!!! harmony to analyze involving primary and secondary triads. Level X Chords:!! major-major, dominant, minor, and half and fully diminished seventh!!! chords Inversions:!! write and identify seventh chords with figured bass Cadences:!! write deceptive cadence New Terms:!! en animant, très expressif, éclat, un peu moins vite, suspension,!!! motive, polyphonic, homophonic, turn, mordent, trill (tr), grace note;!!! appoggiatura Aural:!!! identify modal scales; triads in blocked form ONLY, major-minor,!!! minor, and fully diminished sevenths in broken form;!!! sequence/imitation; major, minor, diminished, and augmented!!! chords played in blocked form only Analysis:!! chord identification includes dominant seventh by quality and!!! figured bass; identification of application of new terms Level XI Chords:!! common chord modulation Cadences:!! using secondary triad---i IV V ii6 I6/4 V7 I Rhythm:!! syncopation, hemiola, alternating meter New Terms:!! schnell, lebhaft, gesangoll, innig, mit empfindsamkeit, geschwind,!!! langsam, tremolo Form:!!! sonata allegro (exposition, development, recapitulation) Aural:!!! recognition of all seventh chords in broken form; cadences from!!! piano literature--plagal, authentic, extended authentic, and!!! deceptive
9 Analysis:!! basic structure of sonata allegro form including themes in!!! exposition in addition to harmonic analysis Level XII Clefs:!!! individual notes to identify in C clefs Melody:!! write a simple melody in inversion, augmentation, and diminution Aural:!!! recognition of accumulated information from all previous levels Analysis:!! opportunity to demonstrate accumulated knowledge
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