Basic Music Theory

Overview

Framework:
RQF
Level:
Level 1
Unit No:
T/506/6709
Credits:
4
Guided learning hours:
38 hours

Assessment Guidance

Portfolio of Evidence

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Unit Learning Outcomes

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1 — Know about time signatures.

Assessment Criteria

  • 1.1

    State the purpose of time signatures.

  • 1.2

    Identify simple and compound time signatures aurally.

2 — Know about musical form. 

Assessment Criteria

  • 2.1

    Describe the form of complete songs, movements or pieces of referencing features such as structure, loops, repeats and sections.

3 — Know about musical pitch and keys.

Assessment Criteria

  • 3.1

    Identify notes and accidentals in music notation and on instruments. 

  • 3.2

    Identify changes in pitch and harmony in simple pieces of music. 

  • 3.3

    Identify different key signatures in given musical extracts.

4 — Be able to use and understand musical terms.

Assessment Criteria

  • 4.1

    Make appropriate use of key musical terminology in rehearsals and conversations with professionals.

  • 4.2

    Demonstrate understanding of basic musical terminology through response to directions.