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Compound and Asymmetric Time Signatures

Read, count and perform dotted notes and dotted rests; read music in two-eight and three-eight time; tell simple time from compound time and count six-eight, nine-eight and twelve-eight; and group the beats of asymmetric metres such as five-eight and seven-eight.

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Triad Chords

Build a triad from its root, third and fifth; tell major, minor, diminished and augmented triads apart by their thirds; find the diatonic triads of major and minor keys and name them with Roman numerals; and use the primary chords I, IV and V to accompany a song and end it with a cadence.

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Expressive Elements in Music Performance

Read and perform the marks that turn notes into music: dynamics from pianissimo to fortissimo, crescendo and diminuendo; articulation marks such as staccato, legato, accent, tenuto and the pause; Italian tempo terms, metronome marks and tempo changes; and the repeat signs, first and second endings, Da Capo, Dal Segno, Coda and Fine that tell a performer which way to go through a score.

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Perform a Play in Various Languages

Move from the short sketches of S1 and S2 to a full play: build a plot around a conflict, from exposition to climax and resolution; set out a script with scene headings, character names, dialogue and stage directions, and let characters speak Kinyarwanda, English, French or Kiswahili; follow the steps from idea to performance and share the roles of a production team; and stage the play using the stage areas, blocking, voice and body.

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