Canary PAU Music & Dance study plan

Diagnose current level by completing one timed mock section of domain 1 and one melodic dictation, scoring both against an answer key.

Build a one-page reference sheet of intervals, triad and seventh-chord qualities, and cadence types, writing each definition from memory before checking.

Sight-sing eight short diatonic melodies in treble and bass clef, naming the scale degree of each note before singing it.

Transcribe four two-bar rhythmic patterns in simple and compound meter by ear, clapping them back accurately.

Identify all major and minor key signatures up to seven accidentals within 60 seconds using a self-made flashcard drill.

Harmonize eight given melodies in four parts using primary triads, checking each for parallel fifths and octaves.

Analyze the phrase structure of four short pieces, labeling motives, phrases, periods, and cadences.

Sing the bass line of four chorale-style excerpts while tapping the upper voice rhythm.

Write out eight melodic dictations of four bars each from recordings, then compare with the notation.

Identify non-chord tones (passing, neighbor, suspension, appoggiatura) in two prepared scores, marking each occurrence.

Map the main formal archetypes (binary, ternary, rondo, sonata, theme and variations) onto six works from different periods, annotating the score with section boundaries.

Compare modal and tonal harmony by analyzing two Renaissance and two Baroque excerpts, listing cadence types and harmonic rhythm.

Build a timeline of Western music periods with three representative genres and two composers per period, written from memory.

Practice harmonic dictation of eight progressions of four chords each, identifying roots and qualities by ear.

Explain in writing how a given sonata-form movement handles exposition, development, and recapitulation, citing measure numbers.

Summarize the development of Western dance forms (suite dances, waltz, ballet) with one musical example per form.

Describe the historical context of Canarian musical life, including the role of the timple and folk genres such as the isa and folía, in a structured outline.

Define core dance vocabulary (alignment, plié, tendu, port de bras) and apply each term correctly in a written glossary.

Compare two systems of dance notation at a conceptual level, explaining what each records and its practical limits.

Analyze how meter and tempo markings shape a dance's character, using three notated examples.

Write a 600-word essay comparing two works from different periods, linking style features to their historical context.

Trace the transmission of a folk melody into art music, documenting sources and variants.

Annotate a dance score excerpt, marking counts, phrasing, and accents to show how music and movement align.

Create a listening list of ten works with a one-sentence stylistic identifier for each, memorized by ear.

Evaluate two historical recordings of the same work, noting differences in tempo, articulation, and instrumentation.

Perform two prepared pieces or studies from memory, recording each and marking three specific technical or interpretive fixes.

Apply harmonic analysis to your own repertoire, labeling the key, cadences, and modulations in both pieces.

Practice scales and arpeggios in all major keys at a steady tempo, logging daily metronome markings.

Sight-read one new short piece daily at half tempo, noting errors and repeating until clean.

Record a mock performance and self-assess intonation, rhythm, and phrasing against a written rubric.

Complete ten melodic dictations in mixed clefs and keys, scoring at least eight correctly.

Sing at sight twelve melodies with leaps up to a sixth, maintaining steady pulse with a metronome.

Perform a rhythm exercise in changing meters, clapping and counting aloud without breaking the pulse.

Integrate aural skills into performance by tuning intervals against a drone and recording the result.

Identify chords by ear (major, minor, diminished, dominant seventh) in a set of twenty examples.

Take two full-length timed mock exams covering all five domains and score each section.

Review every missed item, writing the underlying rule or fact and one practice action for each.

Perform your prepared repertoire once under exam conditions, recording and reviewing it.

Recite the period timeline, dance glossary, and harmony reference sheet from memory.

Finalize a one-page exam-day strategy covering time allocation per domain and order of answering.