WACE Music Year 12 Notes

These are the 20 revision notes inside the WACE Music Mastery Pack. Open any note to see what it covers before you buy.

1. Interval recognition by ear: major, minor, perfect and tritone within an octaveAural · Section One Part A - Aural

   Intervals

2. Hearing tonality, scales/modes and modulation to the relative, dominant or subdominant keyAural · Section One Part A - Aural

   Tonality and modulation

3. Rhythmic dictation: simple, compound and irregular metre, grouping, rests and time signaturesAural · Section One Part A - Aural

   Rhythmic dictation

4. Melodic dictation up to eight bars in a major or minor key, including rubato and vibratoAural · Section One Part A - Aural

   Melodic dictation

5. Chord progressions by ear (I, ii, iii, IV, V, V7, vi) and chord-quality recognitionAural · Section One Part A - Aural

   Chord progressions

6. Discrepancies and aural analysis: instruments, techniques, texture, form, dynamics and articulationAural · Section One Part A - Aural

   Discrepancies and aural analysis

7. Clefs, key signatures to seven sharps and flats, and writing scales and modesTheory · Section One Part B - Theory

   Clefs, keys and scales

8. Intervals up to a ninth: quality, size, enharmonic spelling and visual identificationTheory · Section One Part B - Theory

   Intervals

9. Chords and chord symbols: triads to ninth chords, m7(b5), inversions, Roman numerals, TAB and guitar chordsTheory · Section One Part B - Theory

   Chords and harmony

10. Transposition between clefs and for B flat, E flat, F and A instrumentsTheory · Section One Part B - Theory

    Transposition

11. Visual analysis: forms, signs and symbols, compositional devices and expressive markingsTheory · Section One Part B - Theory

    Form, signs and devices

12. Reading unseen scores: orchestral, PVG, lead sheet, drum notation and instrumental techniquesUnseen · Section Two Part A - Unseen analysis

    Score reading and timbre

13. Sonata form, key relationships and structural analysis of an unseen workUnseen · Section Two Part A - Unseen analysis

    Structure and key relationships

14. Identifying style across Contemporary, Jazz and Western Art Music, linking unseen excerpts to designated worksUnseen · Section Two Part A - Unseen analysis

    Style and command words

15. Marryuna (Baker Boy): cultural identity, Yolngu language, yidaki and hip hopIdentities · Section Two Part B - Unit 3 Identities (designated works)

    Baker Boy - Marryuna

16. Young, Gifted and Black (Nina Simone): sociopolitical identity, gospel heritage and harmonyIdentities · Section Two Part B - Unit 3 Identities (designated works)

    Nina Simone - Young, Gifted and Black

17. Gaelic Symphony, first movement (Amy Beach): Irish-American identity within sonata formIdentities · Section Two Part B - Unit 3 Identities (designated works)

    Amy Beach - Gaelic Symphony

18. Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen): through-composed form, harmony and studio technologyInnovations · Section Two Part B - Unit 4 Innovations (designated works)

    Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

19. Tha Thin Tha (Lisa Young): konnakol, tala and modern jazz innovationInnovations · Section Two Part B - Unit 4 Innovations (designated works)

    Lisa Young - Tha Thin Tha

20. Short Ride in a Fast Machine (John Adams): minimalism, pulse, polyrhythm and quartal harmonyInnovations · Section Two Part B - Unit 4 Innovations (designated works)

    John Adams - Short Ride in a Fast Machine