Junior Cert Music A
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Summer test
September
Notation
Basic Dictation
2nd Year
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Melody homework
Set songs 2
6/8 Drumbeat 1
Brass
Ryan's Favourite Jig
Scale of G/Dictation
3rd Year
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Kalinka pt. 3
Streets of Laredo pt. 3
Summer is icumen in pt. 3
Spring pt. 3
Dictation/Melody Revision
Traditional Irish Music Listening
October
1st and 2nd Drumming
Ballads - The Streets of Laredo
2nd Year
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Streets of Laredo pt.2
Carmina Burana
Jig and 6/8 Drumbeats
Percussion
Scale of D and Dictation
3rd Year
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An Mhaighdean Mhara pt. 3
Wexford Carol pt. 3
Feeling Groovy Pt. 3
The Little Sandman pt. 3
Q 4. Dictation and Q.6,7,8
Traditional Irish Music dances
November
The Flute
Exercises in Rhythm and Pitch
Listening/Dictation
"Britches" and Drumming
2nd Year
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Kalinka pt.2
Choice Works
Scale of F and dictation
3rd Year
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General Study
Traditional Irish Instruments
Comhaltas and Gael Linn
Dictation
December
1st Year Christmas Test
Drumming/Teehan's Polka
The Clarinet
Melody/Dictation
2nd Year
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2nd yr xmas test
Summer is icumen in pt.2
Choice Works
Scale Bb
3rd Year
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Q. 5 General Listening
Dictation
Traditional Irish Music Collectors & Songs& O'Riada
January
Drumming/Maggie in the woods polka
The Oboe
Sight reading/singing/Dictation
2nd Year
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William Tell Overture
Spring pt.2
Choice Works
Chords in G and Dictation
Trad. Harp, Planxty & Hearts
3rd Year Full Drumming
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Listening to trad 2
Trad musicians
February
123123121 etc drumming pattern
The Bassoon
Notation/Dictation
2nd Year
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Wexford carol pt. 2
Choice Works
Chords in D and Dictation
Trad. Sean Nós & Rock
3rd Year
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Trad. musicians
Q. 5 General Listening 2
Set Works 3
March
Combi-Rhythms
The Violin and Viola.
1st Set Work "Water Music"
Harmony/Dictation
Chord progression/songs
2nd Year
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An Mhaighdean Mhara pt 2
Choice Works
Chords in F and Dictation
Trad. Pipes and Riverdance
3rd Year
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Set Work's themes
Trad performers Danu
Dictation practice exercises
April
Cello and Double Bass
Sight reading/singing/Dictation
Listening
Practical
2nd Year
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Feeling Groovy pt. 2
Choice Works
Chords in Bb and Dictation
Trad. Chieftains & Regional styles
3rd Year
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Dictation Past papers
May
Ensembles (Groups)
Sight reading/singing
Practical
2nd Year
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2nd Year Summer test
The Little Sandman pt. 2
Harmony questions
3rd Year
Key words
Sight Reading/Singing
Easy sight reading practice.
Below are further examples of 4 bar melodies making use of many of the patterns we've learned to sing and clap. They can also be used as more difficult reading exercises.
Dictation
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