Compulsory Subjects: 

1. Major Study​​ (Piano and Violin)

This module is compulsory for students to attend on weekly basis. It is to hone student’s technique or skills and appropriate interpretation as performer in their major instrument. This course includes sight reading.

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2. Performance Recital

This module is compulsory for students to attend on fortnightly basis. 

At each session, students will get together and to play or to attend fellow students performing their current repertoire. It is based on attendance and minimum of 80% of attendance must be obtained in order to pass this module. 

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3. Ensemble

This module is to bond students in performing together as a group between 2-5 students. 

At least a duo to quintet works is required to perform at the end of each term. Attendance is compulsory. 

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4. Theory of Music

This module is compulsory for students to attend on weekly basis. The objective of this course is to strengthen students’ understanding in musical knowledge in written form 

There are 3 components in this course that students need to attend: 

 

Theory of Music I : Harmony and Figured Bass 

Theory of Music II: Compositions 

Theory of Music III: Understanding Scores-Form and Analysis 

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5. History of Music

This module is compulsory for students to attend on weekly basis. The objective of this course is to expose students with different eras of musical journey in terms of styles, forms/structure, instrumentations and sociopolitical change.  

 

There are 3 components in this course that students need to attend: 

History of Music I: Renaissance and Baroque era 

History of Music II: Classical and Romantic era 

History of Music III: 20th & 21th Century era 

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6. Aural and Sight Singing

This module is to help students strengthen their ear-training ability and ability to sing in pitch. Training includes rhythmic and melodic dictation, harmony identification, singing by sight and by ear singing, and analytical understanding on excerpts of music aurally in perspective of musical style and periods.

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7. Graduation Recital

All students are compulsory to do this course during final term. Students will play 20-30 minutes of balanced programme in a recital platform. Students must  perform three pieces from different genre/periods. 

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Electives/Minor study: 

1. Piano studies for violin majors 

2. Violin studies for piano majors

This elective is compulsory for student to take on weekly basis as part of his/her minor instrument study. Students will be placed on the appropriate level after a short audition. Medley Music Academy offers violin for piano students and piano for violin students as an elective 

 

The levels are as follows: 

Elementary > Equivalent of ABRSM pre-grade 1 to grade 1 

Lower Intermediate > Equivalent of ABRSM grade 2-3 

Higher Intermediate  > Equivalent of ABRSM grade 4-5 

Advanced > Equivalent of ABRSM grade 6-8 

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End of Term Assessment/ Assignments

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1. Performance Assessment

a. Major instrument performance assessment

b. Aural assessment

c. Sight Singing assessment

d. Sight Reading assessment

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2. Written Assessment

a. Theory of Music

b. History of Music

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3. Project Assignment

Students will be assigned a topic to present as a group. Topic of discussions are exclusively on instrumental performance.