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If there is a change, candidates will be expected to identify which note has been altered by giving the note number. Candidates have to decide whether the second tune is the same as the first or if one of the notes has been altered. Melody: For these questions candidates listen to two tunes consisting of five notes. There are 20 of these questions and some of the pitches are less than a semitone apart. Pitch: For these questions candidates listen to two sounds and have to indicate whether the second sound is the same as the first, or whether it is higher or lower. The test will consist of 60 questions of four types: Pitch, Melody, Rhythm and Texture. The only equipment required will be a pencil and an eraser. Best of luck for the Ashmole Academy test on Saturday 10th June 2017. These training materials are available to purchase online. Mood and Emotion – Candidates will identify the mood of a piece of music and justify their answer. Speed of the Music – Candidates will identify the tempo of a piece of music and whether there are any changes. Texture – Candidates will listen to a piece of music and identify how many different instruments are playing. Lengths of sound – Candidates will identify the correct duration of notes in a piece of music from a selection of graphic scores.
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Volume – Candidates will listen to a piece of music and identify the contrast in volume by picking from a choice of graphic scores. Shape – Candidates will listen to a melody and identify the shape of the music by picking from a choice of graphic scores. Pitch – Candidates will listen to two sounds and have to identify whether the second sound is higher, lower or the same as the first sound. We have now updated our tests to cover the 7-section MAT as used by Ashmole Academy. Once they have mastered familiar songs, then present unknown songs to them to see how they cope with unfamiliar rhythms. You can help your child at home with this by playing their favourite songs to them, then asking them to clap back short sections of the song to you. Sense of rhythm can be developed by plenty of clapping exercises. Here is one of our students trying out Section 3 of the Music Aptitude Test which is available from our MAT Training Web site. The more notes are in the chord, the more dense the sound appears.
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In the tests, they will ask you to differentiate between 2, 3 or 4 notes being played at once. The Aptitude Tests play a chord and ask you to identify how many notes you can hear. The second version may or may not be different and you will be tested on whether you can hear the difference in a melody line by selecting the number of the note that is different. The Melody questions will play you one extract of 5 notes in length. You can help your child at home by playing their favourite songs and asking them to sing back different sections of the songs to you, just using one syllable such as “la” instead of the words. If a student is able to sing back a short melody or play it back on their instrument, this will stand them in good stead for the Melody questions. Ask yourself if the second note is rising (higher) or falling (lower) or staying the same. You have to decide if the second note is higher or lower than the first or the same. This part of the test asks you to listen to two sounds. Here is the list of the questions covered in our sample training tests: We offer 1-to-1 lessons at our studio in East Dulwich and also online. The following Herts schools offer different scholarships (but not the MAT test when we last looked)įor assistance with the Music Aptitude Test, have a look at our upcoming 1-to-1 lessons or download our training materials. St Paul’s Way Trust School (test may vary to specimen tests we offer) Which schools use the Music Aptitude Test? This list is not exhaustive and the requirements change each year so please check the current prospectus for up to date information:Ĭardinal Vaughan Memorial School (test may vary to specimen tests we offer)Įlmhurst School for Dance and Performing Arts, Birmingham If you are experiencing any issues with our online payment system, please email and we will be able to assist you. Please note you can check out without a Paypal account.