Learn/NECO SSCE/Syllabus/MusicStudy this course in LearnPractice opens in your NECO SSCE workspace after you sign in. Questions and lecture notes stay there.Practice this courseOpen lecture notesOfficial rules, eligibility, and dates stay on the NECO SSCE guide.course outlineMUSICRudiments of Music (Western)Scales: (Western)Modes: (African)Keys and Key SignaturesTime Signatures: Simple and CompoundIntervalsTranscription (Staff notation into Solfa and vice versa)Transposition, including writing for transposing instrumentsMusical terms, signs, ornaments and abbreviationsElementary HarmonyChords/TriadsChord ProgressionsCadences (in both major and minor keys)Use of primary and secondary triads in harmonising a given melodyThe use of non-harmonic tones;Modulations from the home key to its closely related keys onlyFour-part harmony (SATB).Two-part free Counterpoint (adding a part above or below a given melody).CompositionContinuing a given melodic phrase in either a major or minor key to form a melody of not less than 12 bars and not more than 16 bars in all.Setting a given text in English to music.Form and AnalysisSimple forms e.g. binary, ternary, rondo, etc.Extended forms e.g. overture, oratorio, opera, cantata, suite, sonata, symphony, concerto, etc.Form in traditional African music, e.g. the various forms of antiphony (Call and Response, Cantor/Chorus, Call and Refrain), Repetitive (Cyclic) forms, etc.Form in contemporary African art music – with emphasis on compositional techniques, e.g. use of melody, rhythm, harmony, instrumentation, through-composed pieces, etc.Prepared set-works as recommended for each yearAural Tests (PAPER 3A)Rhythmic DictationMelody WritingWriting the Upper or Lower Part of a Two-Part PhraseChordsCadencesModulationsIdentification/Description of ThemesPerformance TestPerformanceMusical InstrumentsNOTES ON THE CONDUCT OF PERFORMANCE TESTVOICEVIOLINPIANOWIND INSTRUMENTSHISTORY AND LITERATURETraditional Musicians/ComposersPopular MusiciansContemporary Art MusiciansWestern ComposersBlack Music in the DiasporaTRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN MUSICThe role of music in traditional African SocietyGeneral CharacteristicsCategories and typesRelationship of music to other arts e.g. dance, drama, festival etc.List of traditional dances to be studied
