Certificate in
Music production certificate
Jul academy
Key Information
Campus location
Rende, Italy
Languages
English, Italian
Study format
Distance Learning
Duration
1 - 3 year
Pace
Part time
Tuition fees
EUR 240 / per month
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
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Introduction
JOIN THE CLASSROOM
Join our Music Theory classroom and study from our books (all included), do the exercises and attend your weekly lesson. The schedule is 1 hour of live lesson per week from January 2023 to June. The day and time will be communicated to the student.
LEARN ONLINE WITH LIVE TEACHERS
Learn from the best. Jul academy is an Italian music institute with 13 years of experience in music teaching. Our qualified and friendly teachers will give you the best online learning experience possible. All the lessons will be live and all students will be invited to partecipate, if for any reason, you will miss a lesson, you will be able to watch the recording whenever you want!
TAKE THE EXAM ONLINE
The exam will be taken online on the ABRSM platform. The certification will be issued by ABRSM depending on the results of the students. Our students have a 100% passing rate!
HOW TO APPLY
The Beginner level doesn't require an audition and is open to everyone. The intermediate and upper intermediate levels require an online audition.
To apply to the ARBSM Music Theory Diploma just fill the application form here: https://www.julacademy.it/application-form/
We will contact you, have a chat and send you the payment link and your classroom credentials.
CONTENT OF THE COURSE
Our Music Theory course has 3 levels: Beginners (Grade 1 and 2), Intermediate (Grade 2 and 3), Upper Intermediate (Grade 4 and 5).
Grade 1
1 Note values of semibreve, minim, crotchet, quaver and semiquaver, and their equivalent rests (candidates may use the terms ‘whole note’, ‘half note’, etc.). Tied notes. Singledotted notes.
2 Simple time signatures of , bar-lines and the grouping of the notes listed above within these times.
3 The stave. Treble (G) and bass (F) clefs. Names of notes on the stave, including middle C in both clefs. Sharp, flat and natural signs, and their cancellation.
4 Construction of the major scale, including the position of the tones and semitones. Scales and key signatures of the major keys of C, G, D and F in both clefs, with their tonic triads (root position), degrees (number only), and intervals above the tonic (by number only).
5 Some frequently used terms and signs concerning tempo, dynamics, performance directions and articulation marks. Simple questions will be asked about a melody written in either treble or bass clef.
Grade 2
As in Grade 1, with the addition of:
1 Simple time signatures of and the grouping of notes and rests within these times. Triplets, and triplet note groups with rests.
2 Extension of the stave to include two ledger lines below and above each stave.
3 Relative major and minor keys. Construction of the minor scale (harmonic only). Scales and key signatures of the major keys of A, B b and E b, and the minor keys of A, E and D, with their tonic triads (root position), degrees (number only), and intervals above the tonic (by number only).
4 More terms and signs in common use.
Grade 3
As in preceding grades, with the addition of:
1 Compound time signatures of and the grouping of notes and rests within these times. The demisemiquaver (32nd note) and its equivalent rest.
2 Extension of the stave beyond two ledger lines. Transposition at the octave from the treble clef to the bass clef, and vice versa.
3 Scales and key signatures of all major and minor keys up to and including four sharps and flats, including both harmonic and melodic forms of minor scales, with their tonic triads (root position), degrees (number only), and intervals above the tonic (number and type).
4 More terms and signs.
Grade 4
As in preceding grades, with the addition of:
1 All simple and compound duple, triple and quadruple time signatures, and the grouping of notes and rests within these times. The breve and its equivalent rest. Double-dotted notes and rests. Duplets.
2 Alto clef (C clef centred on 3rd line). Notes in the alto clef in any of the keys set for this grade (see below). Notes of the same pitch written in different clefs (treble, alto, bass) and transposition at the octave from the treble or the bass clef to the alto clef, and vice versa. Double sharp and double flat signs, and their cancellation. Enharmonic equivalents.
3 Scales and key signatures of all major and minor keys up to and including five sharps and flats, with both forms of minor scales. Technical names for the notes of the diatonic scale (tonic, supertonic, etc.). Construction of the chromatic scale. All intervals, not exceeding an octave, between any two diatonic notes in any of the keys set for this grade.
4 Triads (root position) on the tonic, subdominant and dominant notes in any of the keys set for this grade. Chords in root position on the tonic, subdominant and dominant notes in any of the keys set for this grade (the harmonic form of the scale will be used in minor keys).
5 More terms and signs, including the recognition and naming of the trill, turn, upper and lower mordent, acciaccatura and appoggiatura. Questions about a passage of music will include simple related questions about standard orchestral instruments.
Grade 5
As in preceding grades, with the addition of:
1 Irregular time signatures of and the grouping of notes and rests within these times. Irregular divisions of simple time values.
2 Tenor clef (C clef centred on 4th line). The identification of notes in the four clefs in any of the keys set for this grade (see below), and the transposition at the octave of a simple melody from any clef to another. Transposition to concert pitch of a short melody notated for an instrument in Bb, A or F, and vice versa (the interval of transposition up or down will be given).
3 Scales and key signatures of all major and minor keys up to and including six sharps and flats. All simple and compound intervals from any note.
4 The root position (a), 1st inversion (b) and 2nd inversion (c) forms of the tonic, supertonic, subdominant and dominant chords in any of the keys set for this grade. The choice of suitable chords at cadential points of a simple melody in the major key of C, G, D or F. Perfect, plagal and imperfect cadences in the major keys of C, G, D or F.
5 More terms and signs. The recognition of ornaments, including the replacement of written-out ornamentation with the appropriate signs, but not vice versa. Questions on the types of voice and names of instruments, the clefs they use, instrument family groups and the basic way by which they produce sound, as well as points of general musical observation designed to test the candidate’s ability to apply theoretical knowledge to actual music.