VCE - Outcome 3 (Musicianship & Theory) Curriculum Overview Sample VERSION 4 For Students undertaking Units 3 and 4 across 1 year Using the Level 3 Musicianship & Aural Training for the Secondary School Books and CDs Deborah Smith 2015 www.dsmusic.com.au Version 4 Units 3-4 across 1 Year (Using Level 3 books) 1
VCE Unit 3 Outcome 3 Curriculum Overview (Term 1) Section Scales Intervals Melody Chords Chord Progressions 1 Simple Time ic Shorthand Simple Time.. The Major Scale 1# and 1 Major, Perfect & Minor Intervals Intervals within Scales Triads Major Triad Recognition of a Bassline in a melody 2 The Dot Ties Ostinato... Other Major Scales Transposition Key Signatures 1# and 1 Writing Intervals Inversions Visual Interval Recognition in a Melody Intervals in Triads Primary Triads in a Major Key 3 Compound Time Compound Time.... 4 Compound Time 5 Two part rhythms Recognition of rhythms The natural minor More Key Signatures 2# and 2 The harmonic minor Accidentals 2# and 2 The melodic minor Visual Key Recognition 3# and 3 Writing Intervals Inversions Visual Interval Recognition in a Melody harmonic minor Scale Enharmonic intervals Compound intervals melodic minor Scale 2 Part Melodic Major Triads in Major Scales The minor triad minor triads in s Recognition & of chord progressions in a Major key Major & Primary Triads in a minor Key Perfect & Plagal Cadences of a Chord Progression in a minor key Deborah Smith 2015 www.dsmusic.com.au Version 4 Units 3-4 across 1 Year (Using Level 3 books) 2
VCE Unit 3 Outcome 3 Curriculum Overview (Term 2) Section Scales Intervals Melody Chords Chord Progressions 6 Compound Time Anacrusis Diatonic & Chromatic Scales 3# and 3 Diatonic & Chromatic Intervals The diminished triad Root Position Triads in a Major Key 7 Simple Time Aural Key Recognition 3# and 3 3 Part Melodic The Augmented triad Root Position Triads in a minor Key 8 Compound Time The Chromatic Scale 4# and 4 Chromatic Scale Recognition of Melody The Suspended 4th triad 9 Simple Time.. The Pentatonic Scales 4# and 4 Pentatonic Scales Triads in Root Position & 1 st Inversion Imperfect & Interrupted Cadences 10 Simple Time Asymmetrical Time Signatures The Blues Scales 5# and 5 Blues Scale Triads in 2nd Inversion Deborah Smith 2015 www.dsmusic.com.au Version 4 Units 3-4 across 1 Year (Using Level 3 books) 3
VCE Unit 4 Outcome 3 Curriculum Overview (Term 3) Section Scales Intervals Melody Chords Chord Progressions 11 Simple Time Modes and the Mixolydian Mode 5# and 5 Mixolydian Mode 7 th Chords & the Dominant 7th 7 th Chords in Progressions 12 Simple Time Syncopation Visual Key Recognition of Modal Melodies 6# and 6 The Major 7 th Chord 7 th Chords in Progressions cont. 13 Compound Time s including dotted quavers e.g.. Aural Key Recognition of Melodies 6# and 6 s in a mode The minor 7 th Chord 7 th Chords in Progressions cont. 14 Compound Time Duplet Ties in transcriptions The Dorian Mode 7# and 7 dorian Mode The half diminished (7 th ) Chord 7 th Chords in Major Keys 15 Compound Time Various other mixed rhythms (see Level 3 contents) Visual Key Recognition without a key signature 7# and 7 Recognition of a Melody without a Key Signature The (Full) diminished 7 th Chord 7 th Chords in minor keys Deborah Smith 2015 www.dsmusic.com.au Version 4 Units 3-4 across 1 Year (Using Level 3 books) 4
VCE Unit 4 Outcome 3 Curriculum Overview (Term 4) Section Scales Intervals Melody Chords Chord Progressions 16 Compound Time.. Other modes Deborah Smith 2015 www.dsmusic.com.au Version 4 Units 3-4 across 1 Year (Using Level 3 books) 5