Violin Grade 8: Aural Tests

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Imagine you're at a concert 🎵 — the singer holds a note and you have to copy it back exactly. That's what aural tests feel like!

2. 2

   What do you do in an aural test?

3. 3

   Let's try one together. Listen to this 4-note melody: C - E - G - C (do-mi-so-do).

4. 4

   Now you try! Here's a melody on the violin — sing it back on 'la'.

5. 5

   What's the best way to start when you hear a melody for the first time?

6. 6

   What about spotting intervals? Listen to these two notes: C up to G (a perfect fifth).

7. 7

   Which interval is C to G?