Syllabus content and objectives
Official JAMB Music outline · Section A: Rudiments of Music
Contents / notes
- Technical names of the various degrees of the scale.
- Diatonic major scales.
- Diatonic minor scales: natural, harmonic and melodic.
- Chromatic scales.
- Determination of the key of a piece of music with or without a key signature, not exceeding two sharps and two flats.
Candidate objectives
- Ascertain the names of the various degrees of diatonic scales and keys.
- Identify simple scale passages with or without a key signature.
- Differentiate between diatonic and chromatic scales.
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