grade two rudiments
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In this book students will learn: Writing in Bass Clef, Treble Clef, Alto Clef and Tenor Clef; Review Whole Tones and Semitones; Scales - Major, Minor, Natural and Enharmonic (to be written in all four clefs); Review of Degrees and Technical Names; Writing Scales Beginning on Different Degrees; Writing and Identification of Whole Tone, Blues, Octatonic and Pentatonic Scales; Writing and Identification of Mode Scales - Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian,Mixolydian, Aeolian and Hypophrygian Modes; Intervals - Solving, Writing and Inverting of Major, Minor, Augmented and Diminished Intervals; Compound Intervals - Solving, Writing and Inverting; Enharmonic Equivalents; Triads and Inversions - Major, Minor, Augmented and Diminished; Triads Starting on Any Note or Clef; Finding the Keys That Contain An Interval OR A Triad; Dominant Seventh Chords in OPEN and CLOSED Position; 4 Note Form Chords in OPEN and CLOSED Position; Rhythm and Rests in Simple Time, Compound Time and Combined Time; Irregular Groups; Syncopation; Writing and Identification of Cadences - Perfect, Plagal and Imperfect; Melody Writing Ending With a Cadence; Transposition - Up or Down ANY Interval and in Any Clef; Scores - Open/Old Vocal, Modern Vocal, String Quartet, Short/Piano/Condensed Scores; Ornaments; Analysis; Terms, Signs and Definitions (Preliminary, Grade One and Grade Two Rudiments).
Suitable for RCM written theory examinations.