| 1. |
Range – is determined by the range required in the
chromatic scale. |
| 2. |
Key signatures – are chosen from the required major
scales but may reflect the minor mode. |
| 3. |
Accidentals – will be used, possibly more than once in a
measure. |
| 4. |
Tempo marking – to be chosen from the terms list. |
| 5. |
Time Signature – one example in simple (2/4, 3/4, 4/4,
or Cut time) meter and one example in compound (6/8 – dotted quarter pulse) meter. |
| 6. |
Rhythm patterns – The rhythms indicated below may be
used in 2/4, 3/4, or 4/4 time and may be used in any combination. Rests may be chosen from
whole rest, half rest, quarter rest and eighth rest (percussion parts may also include
sixteenth rest) and may be used in any combination with other rests or notes. |
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Sixteenth triplets found in percussion parts only. |
| 7. |
Rhythm patterns – The rhythms indicated below will be
used in Cut time and may be used in any combination. Rests may be chosen from whole
rest, half rest and quarter rest (percussion parts may also include eighth rest) and may
be used in any combination with other rests or notes. |
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Eighth note triplets found in percussion parts only. |
| 8. |
Rhythm patterns – The rhythms indicated below will be
used in 6/8 time and may be used in any combination. Rests may be chosen from whole
rest, dotted quarter rest, quarter rest, and eighth rest and may be used in any
combination with other rests or notes. |
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| 9. |
Length – Examples in 2/4 and Cut time will be 16
measures long. Examples in 3/4 and 4/4 will be 8 measures long. Examples in 6/8 time will
be 12 measures long. Some examples may contain pick-up notes. |
| 10. |
Slurs and ties may be used in any combination. |
| 11. |
Dynamics may include ff, f
, mf, mp, p,  and  . |
| 12. |
Other musical notation and terms such as accents, ritard,
accelerando, style markings, breath marks, etc. may be used. |