African Music

Listen to this podcast on African Music. The keywords have mainly been covered, but an understanding of this type of music is essential.

Indian Music

Listen to this podcast on Indian Music. It links into the keywords that you have already covered and an understanding of this type of music will help in the listening exam.

Time Signatures

Here is the podcast for Time Signatures. Compound Time and Simple Time

Dynamics podcast

Dynamics are explained here.

Rhythm and metre podcast

Rhythm and metre explained.....

Structure and Form podcast: through-composed, binary, ternary, strophic

Structure and Form podcast: through-composed, binary, ternary, strophic

Structure and Form podcast: rondo/theme+variations

Structure and Form podcast: rondo/theme+variations

Melody

The melody (or tune) is one of the most important parts of music. This podcast covers the keywords diminution, sequence, inversion, glissando, portamento, ornamentation, ostinato, riff, methods of articulation, pitch bend and improvisation.

Also listen to this. It starts with diminution.

Tonality

Here is the podcast for Tonality, looking at the keywords major, minor, modal and modulation.