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Melody writing

Students should be able to learn the requisite skills for playing a chosen instrument.

Melody dictation

Students should be able to write down simple melodies dictated to them.
analyze the structure of a simple melody as an aid to dictation

Sight reading

Students should be able to read the score ofa simple piece of music with little time of study.
sing a simple melody from staff and solfa notation.

Sight reading

Students should be able to read the score ofa simple piece of music with little time of study.
sing a simple melody from staff and solfa notation.

Identification of tones/pitches

Students should be able to identify different pitches from their sounds.
differentiate between pitches by singing them, e.g. doh (C) and doh'(C)

Cadences

Students should be able to recognize cadences written on the board.
write cadences

Scales

Students should be
able to
identify major
and minor scales
(natural; melodic
and harmonic)
2
distinguish
between African
and Western
scales.
use a pentatonic scale to compose a simple melody

Scales

Students should be
able to
identify major
and minor scales
(natural; melodic
and harmonic)
2
distinguish
between African
and Western
scales.
use a pentatonic scale to compose a simple melody

Transcription

Students should be able to rewrite a given melody notated in staff into tonic solfa and vice- versa.

Notation : Staff and Tonic solfa

Students should be able to recognize a familiar melody notated in staff or tonic solfa.
write a simple familiar melody in staff or tonic solfa notation

Chords

write a root, a major 3rd and a perfect s” above it in their manuscript paper.
identify primary triads from among the triads written on the board by the teacher.

interval

Students should be able to identify the distance between two notes;
distinguish other notes of the key.

interval

Students should be able to identify the distance between two notes;
distinguish other notes of the key.