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    ABRSM Grade 5 to Grade 8

    Aural Test
    Part A:
    I. To sing to lower part
    II. To identify the cadence
    • So → Do (Perfect)
    • Do/Re/Fa → So (Imperfect)
    • So → La (Interrupted)
    • Fa → Do (Plagal)
    III. To identify the three chords
    • 1: Tonic
    • 2: Supertonic
    • 3: Tonic 1st inversion
    • 4: Subdominant
    • 5: Dominant/Dominant 7th
    • 6: Submediant
    • Examples
    1. Fa [ Fa __ ]

    Supertonic 1st Inversion Subdominant


    2. So [ So __ ]

    Tonic 2nd Inversion Dominant

    Part B:
    • Sight Singing

    Part C:
    • Modulations
    1. Major So (Dominant)
    a. Example: C Major Fa (Submediant)
    La (Relative Minor)
    2. Minor Me (Dominant) (Major/Minor)
    a. Example: A Minor (La) Re (Subdominant) (Minor)
    Do (Relative Major)
    Part D:
    Period: Characteristics (Composer)
    • Baroque: No pedal (Bach, Handel)
    • Classical: Melody can be heard easily (Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn)
    • Romantic: Moody and melodic music (Chopin, Schubert)
    • 20th Century Period: No clear tempo (Bartok, Debussy)
    Tonality/Key
    • Major/Minor/Atonal
    Texture
    • Polyphonic (Melody played with different parts) (Baroque)
    • Homophonic (Melody played mainly in chords)
    • *unnamed* (One hand is melody, the other hand is accompaniment)
    Form
    • Binary, Ternary
    Phrase
    • Regular/Irregular
    Character
    • Happy/ sad, lively, dance, marching, singing, church
    1. Waltz (Accent in the first beat, Romantic period)
    2. Minuet (Steady tempo, walking melody, Baroque/Classic Period)
    3. Sarabande (Slow, trill, Baroque period)

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