Music study guides

A Singapore N(A)-Level Music guide to the Composing module. How to write a simple singable melody, harmonise it with the primary chords I, IV and V, create a supportive rhythm and accompaniment, and plan a short complete piece from a brief, with links to every dot point.

A Singapore N(A)-Level Music guide to the Elements of Music and Notation module. How to read pitches and values on the staff, build major and minor scales from tones and semitones, count simple time signatures, and build the primary triads and cadences, with links to every dot point.

A Singapore N(A)-Level Music guide to the Listening and Analysis module. How to describe a heard melody and rhythm, hear texture and identify instruments, recognise structure by ear, and write a balanced comparison of two extracts using accurate vocabulary, with links to every dot point.

A Singapore N(A)-Level Music guide to the Music of Singapore and Asia Area of Study. Chinese instruments and ensembles, the gamelan of the Malay world, the basics of North Indian classical music, and the musical traditions and fusion of multicultural Singapore, with links to every dot point.

A Singapore N(A)-Level Music guide to the Performing module. How to prepare a performance piece with a practice plan, play accurately and in time, shape music with dynamics and phrasing, and perform well as part of a group, with links to every dot point.

A Singapore N(A)-Level Music guide to the Western Classical Music Area of Study. The four style periods and how to hear them, the four orchestral families, theme-and-variations and rondo forms, and programme music and mood, with links to every dot point.

A Singapore N(A)-Level Music guide to the World and Popular Music Areas of Study. The 12-bar blues, blue notes, swing and improvisation; pop song structure and the hook; the rhythm section and groove; and how film and game music sets mood and uses leitmotifs, with links to every dot point.