Angelita Y.

Moris March 26, 2020

MM-MUSSP Dr. Angelina Guttierez

Analytical Comment

1. Sr. Lusia Melin (Grade 1)

- The Aural Trainer for grade 1 is really very helpful in achieving the some goals of the
Music Theory Syllabus. It can improve students understanding of the differences of
simple time signatures, musical signs and terms but for the other goals like the
construction of the scales and fo the identification of note values I think it is not
helpful.

2. Annela Salva (Grade 2)

- The Aural Trainer for Grade 2 is the continuation of the Grade 1 with some addition
of new musical terms and also in addition to the third exam in which it focuses in
identifying the difference in Pitch it also added the difference in Rhythm. This is a
very helpful tool to reviewed student what they learned in their First grade with the
addition to improve their new topic/goal.

3. Margie Cañonero (Grade 3)

- Same as the preceding Grades this aural trainer is the continuation. The difference is
that it uses compound time signature which is much harder to recognize than the
simple time signature and it has now identification of the difference of major and
minor keys. For the singing of three phrases (third exam) the phrases here are more
challenging to remember than the other two grades (1-2)exams.

4. June Philippe Ong (Grade 4)

- This aural tests for Grade 4 have similar structure but have change to a different
format compare to the past 3 grades (1,2 and 3). The singing phrase is only one
phrase but longer and little more challenging and you have to sing five notes from
the score. The exams here are more challenging and most of the exams here can
achieve the goals of the syllabus but not all.

5. Alfonso Encina (Grade 5)

- Same format as Grade 4 but more challenging. As the grade level get higher and
higher the more challenging the exams are. Here you’ll going to sing six notes from
the score and it has addition of recognition of ornamentation and new more musical
terms. Same as the other grades not all the goals of the music theory syllabus can be
achieved through this aural trainer.

6. Rose belle Cama (Grade 6)

-For me from this grade 6 to 8 are the hardest exams because you need to repeat the
upper part of a melody with a simple accompaniment, you will sing a melody while the
accompaniment only is being played and you need to identify the difference of the two
cadences perfect and imperfect cadence and you also need to identify the structure and
texture in music. Very challenging and it really helpful to achieved the goal of the music
theory syllabus for grade 6 but not all.