| 1. |
Range – is determined by the range required in the
chromatic scale. |
| 2. |
Key signatures – are chosen from the required major
scales. |
| 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 duple (2/4 or 4/4) meter
and one example in triple (3/4) meter. |
| 6. |
Rhythm patterns – The rhythms indicated below may be
used in any combination. Rests will be chosen from whole rest, half rest, quarter rest and
eighth rest (percussion parts may also include sixteenth rests) and may be used in any
combination with other rests or notes. |
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Dotted eighth notes found in percussion parts only. |
| 7. |
Length – Examples in 2/4 will be 16 measures long.
Examples in 3/4 and 4/4 will be 8 measures long. Some examples may contain pick-up notes. |
| 8. |
Slurs and ties may be used in any combination. |
| 9. |
Dynamics may include ff, f, mf, mp, p,  and  . Percussion parts may also include accents. |