MusicYears 9–13Guitar

Guitar Grade 8: Aural Tests

Concert-level aural: sight-singing with chromatic passages; advanced harmonic analysis; detailed stylistic and structural commentary

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Hold your guitar and play an open string. Now sing the note you just played — that's matching pitch! 🎸

  2. 2

    What is the first thing you do in an aural test?

  3. 3

    Listen to this note. Can you sing it back?

  4. 4

    Let's try together. You hear a note — here's how to match it:

  5. 5

    When you sing back a note, what should you do if your voice sounds different to the guitar?

  6. 6

    Now try a harder one. Hear two notes — can you tell if the second is higher or lower?

  7. 7

    If the first note is a C and the second is an E, is the second note higher or lower?

Practise Guitar Grade 8: Aural Tests with Whizlo

Free AI-tutored lessons, unlimited practice questions, and progress tracking for ages 13–18. Aligned to the UK National Curriculum.