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AIM Aural D1 Course Summary
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AIM Aural D1 Course Summary
• Dictate rhythms: *
o 2 bars
o 4/4
o q, h, h., w
o 3 playings (give time signature, number of bars, and 1 bar count-in)
• Sing all intervals of major scale
Drill all * above for Mid-Tri exam next week
Week 6 Mid-Trimester Notation Exam (30%)
• Content:
• Aurally recognise:
o Major and natural minor scales
o Major and minor triads
o recognising P&M↑↓intervals
• Rhythmic Dictation:
o 2 bars
o 4/4
o q, h, h., w
o 3 playings (given time signature, number of bars, and 1 bar count-in)
Week 7 Revise singing intervals
Singing melodies (major scale):
• Clap Rhythms (French time names)
• Sing pitches (solfa)
• Pitch & rhythm slowly
• Build up speed
Rhythmic dictations
o Now up to 4 bars
o 4/4
o q, h, h., w
o 5 playings
Introduce Cadences
• Perfect Authentic (V-I)
• Plagal (IV-I)
o Ascending and descending bass lines
o Play: tonic chord then 2 cadence chords
• Exercises recognising PAC and Plagal cadences
Drill aurally recognising:
• Major and natural minor scales
• Major and minor triads
• recognising P&M↑↓intervals
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AIM Aural D1 Course Summary
• Drill:
o Singing intervals of a major scale
o Clapping and saying time names for rhythms (4 bars, 4/4, q, h, h., w, no rests)
Week 9 • Drill:
o aurally recognising Major and natural minor scales
o aurally recognising Major and minor triads
o aurally recognising recognising P&M↑↓intervals
o aurally recognising PAC and Plagal cadences
o Rhythmic dictations (4 bars, 4/4, q, h, h., w, no rests, 5 playings)
• Drill:
o Singing intervals of a major scale
o Clapping and saying time names for rhythms (4 bars, 4/4, q, h, h., w, no rests)
• Clapping and saying time names for rhythms (4 bars, 4/4, q, h, h., w, no rests)
• Clapping and saying time names for rhythms (4 bars, 4/4, q, h, h., w, no rests)
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AIM Aural D1 Course Summary