MacGamut levels

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You must pass the following levels (the ones highlighted in purple) no later than the final exam. To send me your results, attach your startup file (NOT THE REPORT), to an email and send it to me. If you are a Macintosh user, use StuffIt before attaching your file.

Items shown in purple are required levels for Aural Skills I.

Intervals

Presets permit 5 playings of example, 7 of 10 correct to pass

1. Melodic, ascending, 3 choices
2. Melodic, ascending, 4 choices
3. Melodic, ascending, 6 choices
4. Melodic, ascending, all choices listed
5. Harmonic, 3 choices
6. Harmonic, 4 choices
7. Melodic, all choices
8. Harmonic, 6 choices
9. Harmonic, all choices listed
10. Harmonic, all choices
11. All simple intervals

Scales

Presets permit 5 playings of example, 7 of 10 correct to pass

1. Major/minor, ascending
2. Major/minor, ascending, descending
3. Major/minor, ascending, notate accidentals
4. Minor, ascending, descending, notate accidentals
5. M/m ascending, descending, notate accidentals
6. M/m, Dorian, Mixolydian, ascending
7. M/m, Phrygian, Lydian, ascending
8. M/m, Dorian, Mixolydian
9. M/m, Phrygian, Lydian
10. Modes ascending
11. Modes ascending, descending

Chords

Presets permit 5 playings of example, 7 of 10 correct to pass

1. Triads M/m, root position
2. Triads root position
3. Triads M/m root and 1st
4. Triads root and 1st
5. Triads M/m, all positions
6. Triads, all positions
7. 7ths, mm/Mm/MM root
8. 7ths, dd/dm/mm/Mm/MM, root

Melodic

Presets permit 8 playings of example, 1/2 melody OK, 75% correct, 7 of 10 correct to pass

1. Major, simple skips in I chord
2. Skips in V chord, anacrusis
3. Larger skips in I and V
4. Cut time, skips in IV, intervals of a 6th in I and V
5. Larger skips in IV and some skips in secondary chords
6. Compound meter
7. Longer melodies, more skips
8. Minor, skips in i and V
9. iv skips, larger iand V skips
10. More skips, trickier compound
11. Synocopation, mixture, skips
12. More complex, larger skips

Harmonic

Presets permit 5 playings of example, 75% correct, 7 of 10 correct to pass

1. Major, 2 chords played, I, IV, V only
2. Major, 2 chords
3. minor, 2 chords played, i, iv, V only
4. minor, 2 chords played
5. Major, 3 chords
6. Minor, 3 chords
7. Major, 6 chords
8. minor, 6 chords
9. All diatonic, 6 chords
10. All diatonic, 9 chords

Rhythmic

1. Patterns 1, simple meter
2. Patterns 2, simple with rests
3. Exercises on patterns 1 and 2
4. Patterns 3, compound meter
5. Exercises on Patterns 1-3
6. Patterns 4, simple, 16ths
7. Exercises on patterns 1-4
8. Patterns 5, compound, 16ths
9. Exercises on Patterns 5
10. Exercises with anacrusis
11. Patterns 6, simple, syncopation
12. Exercises on Paterns 6