Understanding Music for Pipers & Drummers

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Fundamentals of sound and music, as applicable to pipe bands. The topics covered are sufficient for you to undertake the Music Theory component of either the Australian Pipe Band College (APBC) Preliminary Certificate or Elementary Certificate.

Course Information

Estimated Time: 8 hours

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Introduction

About the course

Sound

1. Sound Production
2. Sound Characteristics
3. Musical and Unmusical Sound
4. Musical Sound

Staff Notation

5. The Great Staff
6. The Compass of Pipe Bands

Duration

7. Sound and Note Durations
8. Lengthening Note Durations
9. Simple and Compound Notes

Time

10. Rhythm and Bars
11. Simple and Compound Time
12. Time Signatures

Other Staff Notation

13. Tempo, Volume and Expression
14. Embellishments, Ornaments & Gracenotes

Writing Music

This section does not have any lessons.

Preliminary Certificate: Playing

Playing Requirements

Elementary Certificate: Playing 

Playing Requirements
Monotone Exercises

Course Progress

  • Introduction
    • About the course
  • Sound
    • 1. Sound Production
    • 2. Sound Characteristics
    • 3. Musical and Unmusical Sound
    • 4. Musical Sound
  • Staff Notation
    • 5. The Great Staff
    • 6. The Compass of Pipe Bands
  • Duration
    • 7. Sound and Note Durations
    • 8. Lengthening Note Durations
    • 9. Simple and Compound Notes
  • Time
    • 10. Rhythm and Bars
    • 11. Simple and Compound Time
    • 12. Time Signatures
  • Other Staff Notation
    • 13. Tempo, Volume and Expression
    • 14. Embellishments, Ornaments & Gracenotes
  • Writing Music
  • Preliminary Certificate: Playing
    • Playing Requirements
  • Elementary Certificate: Playing 
    • Playing Requirements
    • Monotone Exercises