Syllabus content and objectives
Official WAEC Music outline · Paper 1 & Paper 2: Theory and Composition & History/Literature
Content
Notation, Western scales, African modes, keys, time signatures, intervals, transcription, transposition, musical terms/signs/ornaments, primary/secondary triads, cadences, non-harmonic tones, modulations, SATB harmony, two-part counterpoint, melodic continuation, text setting, simple/extended/African forms, and analysis of prescribed set-works
Objective
Master staff/clef notation, Western diatonic/chromatic scales, African 5/6/7-tone modes, key signatures, intervals, transcription, and transposition; harmonize melodies using primary/secondary triads, inversions, cadences, non-harmonic tones, modulations, and 4-part SATB / 2-part counterpoint; compose 12-16 bar melodies and set English text to music; analyze musical forms (binary, ternary, rondo, sonata, call and response) and set-works by Haydn, Pappoe-Thompson, Dvorak, Akin Euba, J.S. Bach, Laz Ekwueme, Verdi, Mereku, Schubert, and Ayo Bankole.
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