Recorder Grade 8: Aural Tests

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Imagine you're in a music exam. The examiner plays a short melody on the piano, and you have to clap it back — like an echo!

2. 2

   In the aural test, what do you do after the examiner plays a melody?

3. 3

   Tap the rhythm you hear — copy it exactly!

4. 4

   Let's clap a 4-beat rhythm together: 🥁 'ta ta ti-ti ta'

5. 5

   Now try a new rhythm — listen and tap it back!

6. 6

   What does 'ti-ti' mean in rhythm?

7. 7

   If the examiner plays: 'ta ta ta ta', which rhythm is that?