Praxis Music study plan

Identify and label all diatonic intervals within an octave, ascending and descending, with 90% accuracy on a self-made drill set

Spell all 15 major key signatures and their relative minors from memory

Construct and resolve all four triad types (major, minor, augmented, diminished) in root position on a staff

Map a personal error log by interval and triad category to target later review

Analyze four-voice chorale-style progressions by labeling Roman numerals and inversions

Apply the standard voice-leading rules (avoid parallel fifths and octaves, resolve tendency tones) to correct given errors

Harmonize eight given melodies with primary and secondary chords

Distinguish and construct all seventh chords and their common resolutions

Identify and construct all church modes and explain how modal practice precedes tonal harmony

Compare formal structures (binary, ternary, sonata, rondo, theme and variations) and label them in short listening excerpts

Trace the transition from Renaissance modal polyphony to Baroque functional tonality using specific composers and genres

Define and apply 25 core form and texture terms in written analysis

Sequence the major style periods (Medieval through contemporary) with representative composers, genres, and dates

Match 30 canonical works to composer, period, and genre from audio-only cues

Explain the development of instrumental genres (symphony, concerto, string quartet) across the Classical and Romantic eras

Summarize the role of patronage, publishing, and the church in shaping musical output

Survey 20th- and 21st-century movements (impressionism, serialism, neoclassicism, minimalism, jazz and popular influences) with one exemplar each

Diagnose and correct your own recurring technical faults in two contrasting pieces using slow practice and recorded review

Build a practice routine that isolates intonation, articulation, and phrasing for each repertoire piece

Sight-read unfamiliar passages at a steady tempo without stopping

Perform prepared repertoire from memory with correct notes, rhythm, and stylistic articulation

Demonstrate conducting or ensemble-cue patterns in at least three meters

Apply score-reading and error-detection skills by identifying planted errors in unfamiliar scores

Evaluate performance recordings using a rubric covering tone, intonation, rhythm, and expression

Compare major pedagogical approaches and select developmentally appropriate repertoire for beginner, intermediate, and advanced students

Design a lesson plan that sequences objectives, activities, and assessment for a stated learner profile

Explain legal and ethical professional obligations (copyright, mandated reporting, studio policies, privacy)

Describe assessment and grading strategies aligned to standards and learner outcomes

Synthesize all four domains in a timed full-length practice test and review every missed item

Re-drill the weakest categories from the week 1 error log to mastery

Consolidate listening, theory, performance, and pedagogy notes into a single review sheet

Rehearse test-day pacing and question-strategy routines