NOTE AND REST VALUES

1. Basic note and rest values (1, 2 and 4 beats)

2. Tails (notes of less than 1 beat)

3. Dotted notes

4. Triplets

5. Doubling / halving note values (grade 2)

6. Demi-semiquavers

7. Breves

8. Double dotted notes

9. Duplets

Time signatures

1. The top number (grade 1)

2. The bottom number (grade 2)

3. Compound and simple time (grade 3)

4. Common time and cut time

5. Duple, triple and quadruple time

6. Compound time signatures with a 4

7. Time signatures with 16

8. Converting between simple and compound time

Grouping notes

1. Grade 1

2. Grouping in 3/8 time

3. Grouping rests

4. Grouping in compound time

PITCH

1. The stave and clefs (treble and bass)

2. Notes in the treble clef

3. Notes in the bass clef

4. Accidentals (grade 1)

5. Ledger lines

6. Ledger lines (2)

7. Transposition

8. Using Accidentals

9. Alto clef

10. Double sharps and double flats

Scales and keys

1. Major scales

2. C major and F major

3. G major and D major

4. Major key signatures with #s (including A major)

5. Major key signatures with flats (including Eb major)

6. Relative minors

7. Harmonic minor scales

8. The key signature with 4 sharps…

9. The key signature with 4 flats…

10. The Melodic Minor scale

11. Names of the diatonic scale

12. Chromatic scales

triads (chords)

Intervals

1. Grade 1 (number only)

2. Major and perfect intervals

3. Minor intervals

4. Augmented and diminished intervals

Terms, signs & Instruments

1. Dynamics

2. Getting louder and quieter

3. Tempo (speed)

4. How to play

5. “Attacking” notes

6. Tempo (2)

7. Playing Order

8. Expression terms

9. Instruments of the Orchestra

10. Terms and Signs specific to String Instruments