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    RCM Piano Ear Test Level 1-10

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    The document outlines 10 levels of ear training tests that increase in difficulty. Each level tests different musical elements including note values, intervals, chords, chord progressions, and playing back short musical passages. The earliest levels focus on basic intervals, triads and note values up to 5 notes long. Later levels introduce more advanced concepts like 4-note chords, seventh chords, chord progressions and passages up to 10 notes in various keys and time signatures. The highest level incorporates all intervals, complex chords and cadential six-four chord progressions over 4 measure excerpts.

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    RCM Piano Ear Test Level 1-10

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    The document outlines 10 levels of ear training tests that increase in difficulty. Each level tests different musical elements including note values, intervals, chords, chord progressions, and playing back short musical passages. The earliest levels focus on basic intervals, triads and note values up to 5 notes long. Later levels introduce more advanced concepts like 4-note chords, seventh chords, chord progressions and passages up to 10 notes in various keys and time signatures. The highest level incorporates all intervals, complex chords and cadential six-four chord progressions over 4 measure excerpts.

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    The document outlines 10 levels of ear training tests that increase in difficulty. Each level tests different musical elements including note values, intervals, chords, chord progressions, and playing back short musical passages. The earliest levels focus on basic intervals, triads and note values up to 5 notes long. Later levels introduce more advanced concepts like 4-note chords, seventh chords, chord progressions and passages up to 10 notes in various keys and time signatures. The highest level incorporates all intervals, complex chords and cadential six-four chord progressions over 4 measure excerpts.

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    RCM Piano Ear Test Level 1-10

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    Jamie Yu
    The document outlines 10 levels of ear training tests that increase in difficulty. Each level tests different musical elements including note values, intervals, chords, chord progressions, and playing back short musical passages. The earliest levels focus on basic intervals, triads and note values up to 5 notes long. Later levels introduce more advanced concepts like 4-note chords, seventh chords, chord progressions and passages up to 10 notes in various keys and time signatures. The highest level incorporates all intervals, complex chords and cadential six-four chord progressions over 4 measure excerpts.

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    Level 1 Ear Test:

    • Clapback:
    Times Note Values Length

    w h k h q e qk !
    3 4 2-3 Measures
    4 4

    • Intervals: M3/m3
    • Chords: Major, minor Triads Root Position
    • Play Back:
    Beginning Note Keys Length
    Tonic, Dominant C, G, A minor 5 notes

    Level 2 Ear Test:


    • Clapback:
    Times Note Values Length

    w h k h q e qk !
    3 4 2-3 Measures
    4 4

    • Intervals: M3/m3/ P5
    • Chords: Major, minor Triads Root Position
    • Play Back:
    Beginning Note Keys Length
    Tonic, Dominant G, F, D minor 5 notes

    Level 3 Ear Test:


    • Clapback:
    Times Note Values Length

    w h k h q e qk !
    3 4 3-4 Measures
    4 4

    • Intervals: M3/m3/P4/P5
    • Chords: Major, minor Triads Root Position
    • Play Back:
    Beginning Note Keys Length
    Tonic, Mediant, Dominant D, F Major 5-6notes
    D, G minor
    Level 4 Ear Test:
    • Clapback:
    Times Note Values Length

    w h k h q e qk !
    3 4 6 2-4 Measures
    4 4 8

    • Intervals: M3/m3/P4/P5/P8(Perfect Octave)


    • Chords: Major, minor Triads Root Position
    • Play Back:
    Beginning Note Keys Length
    Tonic, Mediant, Dominant D, A Major 6-8 notes
    G, C minor

    Level 5 Ear Test:


    • Intervals: M3/m3/P4/P5/M6/m6/P8
    • Chords: Major, minor Triads (Root)/ Dominant 7 (Root)
    • Chord Progressions: I-IV-I/ I-V-I
    • Play Back:
    Beginning Note Keys Length
    Tonic, Mediant, Dominant, A, E Major Up to 8 notes
    upper tonic A, E minor

    Level 6 Ear Test:


    • Intervals: M2/m2/M3/m3/P4/P5/M6/m6/P8
    • Chords: Major, minor Triads (Root)/ Dominant 7 (Root)/Diminished 7 (Root)
    • Chord Progressions:
    Major Minor
    I-V-I i-V-i
    I-IV-I i-iv-i
    • Play Back:
    Beginning Note Keys Time Signature Length
    Tonic, Mediant, A, E Major 3/4, 4/4 Up to 8 notes
    Dominant, upper A, E minor
    tonic
    Level 7 Ear Test:
    • Intervals: M2/m2/M3/m3/P4/P5//M6/m6/M7/m7/P8
    • Chords: Major, minor, Augmented Triads (Root)/ Dominant 7 (Root)/Diminished 7
    (Root)
    • Chord Progressions:
    Major Minor
    I-V-I i-V-i
    I-IV-I i-iv-i
    I-IV-V i-iv-V
    • Play Back:
    Beginning Note Keys Time Signature Length
    Tonic, Mediant, D, F Major 2/4, 3/4, 6/8 Up to 10 notes
    Dominant, upper D, F minor
    tonic

    Level 8 Ear Test:


    • Intervals: M2/m2/M3/m3/P4/A4 (Dim5)/P5//M6/m6/M7/m7/P8
    • Chords: Major, minor, Augmented Triads (Root)/ Dominant 7 (Root)/Diminished 7
    (Root)
    • Chord Progressions:
    Major Minor
    I-IV-V-I i-iv-V-i
    I-IV-V-vi i-iv-V-VI
    I-vi-IV-V i-VI-iv-V
    I-vi-IV-I i-VI-iv-i
    • Play Back:
    Beginning Note Keys Time Signature Length
    Tonic, Mediant, D, F Major 2/4, 3/4, 6/8 Up to 10 notes
    Dominant, upper D, F minor
    tonic
    Level 9 Ear Test:
    • Intervals: M2/m2/M3/m3/P4/A4 (Dim5)/P5//M6/m6/M7/m7/P8
    • Chords: Major, minor, Augmented Triads (Root)/ Dominant 7 (Root)/Diminished 7
    (Root)
    Chords Positions
    Major/ minor 4-note Chords Root/ 1st
    Augmented triad Root Position
    Dominant/ Diminished 7th
    • Chord Progressions:
    Major Minor
    I, IV, V, vi (Root) i, iv, V, VI (Root)
    • Play Back:
    Beginning Note Keys Time Signature Length
    Tonic, Mediant, Any key up to 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 6/8 Up to 10 notes
    Dominant, upper 4 Sharps or
    tonic flat

    Level 10 Ear Test:


    • Intervals: M2/m2/M3/m3/P4/A4 (Dim5)/P5//M6/m6/M7/m7/P8/M9/m9
    • Chords: Major, minor, Augmented Triads (Root)/ Dominant 7 (Root)/Diminished 7
    (Root)
    Chords Positions
    Major/ minor 4-note Chords Root/ 1st
    Augmented triad Root Position
    Dominant/Diminished/ minor-minor 7th
    Major-minor 7th
    • Chord Progressions:
    Major Minor
    I, IV, V, vi (Root) Cadential 6/4 i, iv, V, VI (Root) Cadential 6/4
    • Play Back:
    Beginning Note Keys Time Signature Length
    Tonic, Mediant, Any key up to 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 6/8 4 measures
    Dominant, upper 4 sharps or
    tonic flat

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