Curriculum

The Practice Room has over 600 examples. Start wherever you like and work your way through each level.

Examples include Rhythmic Reading, Sight Singing, Two Part Reading and Interval Drills.

There are 9 levels of difficulty across those areas:

  • Rhythmic Reading
  • Sight Singing
  • Two Part Reading
  • Interval Drills*
  • SATB Hymns**

*Interval drills have 5 examples for each interval and are only accessible online*.
**SATB Hymns have 10 examples with one level currently, and are only accessible online*.

Each level gets gradually more difficult with new skills added as you progress.

The companion workbooks align as follows:

  • Beginner Book – Levels 1 – 3
  • Intermediate Book – Levels 4 – 6
  • Advanced Book – Levels 7 – 9

Read through the entire curriculum to see what skills are covered.

(New skills are in green.)

Rhythmic Reading Level One

  • Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes
  • 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time

Rhythmic Reading Level Two

  • Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes
  • 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
  • Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests

Rhythmic Reading Level Three

  • Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of Eighth Notes
  • 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
  • Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests

Rhythmic Reading Level Four

  • Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of Eighth Notes, Dotted Quarter followed by Eighths
  • 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
  • Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests

Rhythmic Reading Level Five

  • Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of Eighth Notes, Dotted Quarter followed by Eighths
  • 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
  • Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests, Eighth Note Rests

Rhythmic Reading Level Six

  • Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of Eighth Notes, Dotted Quarter followed by Eighths, Sixteenth Notes in groups of 4
  • 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
  • Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests, Eighth Note Rests

Rhythmic Reading Level Seven

  • Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of Eighth Notes, Dotted Quarter followed by Eighths, Sixteenth Notes in groups of 4, Single Eighth Notes, Ties
  • 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
  • Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests, Eighth Note Rests

Rhythmic Reading Level Eight

  • Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of Eighth Notes, Dotted Quarter followed by Eighths, Sixteenth Notes in groups of 4, Single Eighth Notes, Ties, Sixteenth Notes combined with Eighth Notes
  • 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
  • Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests, Eighth Note Rests

Rhythmic Reading Level Nine

  • Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of Eighth Notes, Dotted Quarter followed by Eighths, Sixteenth Notes in groups of 4, Single Eighth Notes, Ties, Sixteenth Notes combined with Eighth Notes
  • 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
  • Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests, Eighth Note Rests, Sixteenth Note Rests

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Rhythmic Reading Level Ten

  • Step wise motion
  • 6/8 and 3/8 time
  • Quarter and Eighth note rests

Sight Singing Level One

  • Stepwise Motion – the only leap will be from Sol to Do
  • Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes
  • 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
  • C Major, F Major, and G Major

Sight Singing Level Two

  • Stepwise Motion – the only leap will be from Sol to Do
  • Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes
  • 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
  • C Major, F Major, and G Major, Bb Major, D Major
  • Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests

Sight Singing Level Three

  • Stepwise Motion – the only leap will be from Sol to Do
  • Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of Eighth Notes
  • 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
  • C Major, F Major, and G Major, Bb Major, D Major
  • Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests

Sight Singing Level Four

  • Stepwise Motion and Leaps within the tonic triad (Do > Mi > Sol > Mi > Do)
  • Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of Eighth Notes, Dotted Quarter followed by 8ths
  • 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
  • C Major, F Major, and G Major, Bb Major, D Major
  • Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests
  • Dynamics – Piano, Forte
  • Simple Repeat Signs

Sight Singing Level Five

  • Stepwise Motion and Leaps within the tonic triad (Do > Mi > Sol > Mi > Do)
  • Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of Eighth Notes, Dotted Quarter followed by 8ths
  • 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
  • C Major, F Major, and G Major, Bb Major, D Major
  • Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests, Eighth Note Rests
  • Dynamics – Piano, Forte, Mezzo Piano, Mezzo Forte
  • Simple Repeat Signs

Sight Singing Level Six

  • Stepwise Motion and Leaps within the tonic triad (Do > Mi > Sol > Mi > Do)
  • Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of Eighth Notes, Dotted Quarter followed by 8ths, Sixteenth Notes in groups of Four
  • 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
  • C Major, F Major, and G Major, Bb Major, D Major
  • Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests, Eighth Note Rests
  • Dynamics – Piano, Forte, Mezzo Piano, Mezzo Forte, Crescendo, Decrescendo
  • Simple Repeat Signs

Sight Singing Level Seven

  • Stepwise Motion and Leaps within the tonic triad (Do > Mi > Sol > Mi > Do)
  • Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of Eighth Notes, Dotted Quarter followed by 8ths, Sixteenth Notes in groups of Four, Single Eighth Notes, Ties
  • 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
  • C Major, F Major, and G Major, Bb Major, D Major
  • Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests, Eighth Note Rests
  • Dynamics – Piano, Forte, Mezzo Piano, Mezzo Forte, Crescendo, Decrescendo
  • Simple Repeat Signs

Sight Singing Level Eight

  • Stepwise Motion and Leaps within the tonic triad (Do > Mi > Sol > Mi > Do)
  • Leaps within the dominant triad (Sol > Ti > Re > Ti > Sol)
  • Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of Eighth Notes, Dotted Quarter followed by 8ths, Sixteenth Notes in groups of Four, Single Eighth Notes, Ties
  • 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
  • C Major, F Major, and G Major, Bb Major, D Major
  • Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests, Eighth Note Rests
  • Dynamics – Piano, Forte, Mezzo Piano, Mezzo Forte, Crescendo, Decrescendo
  • Simple Repeat Signs

Sight Singing Level Nine

  • Stepwise Motion and Leaps within the tonic triad (Do > Mi > Sol > Mi > Do)
  • Leaps within the dominant triad (Sol > Ti > Re > Ti > Sol)
  • Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of Eighth Notes, Dotted Quarter followed by 8ths, Sixteenth Notes in groups of Four, Single Eighth Notes, Ties, Sixteenth Notes combined with Eighth Notes
  • 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
  • C Major, F Major, and G Major, Bb Major, D Major
  • Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests, Eighth Note Rests
  • Dynamics – Piano, Forte, Mezzo Piano, Mezzo Forte, Crescendo, Decrescendo
  • Simple Repeat Signs

Sight Singing Level Ten

  • Stepwise Motion
  • 6/8 and 3/8 time
  • C Major, F Major, and G Major, Bb Major, D Major, Eb Major, A Major
  • Dotted Quarter Rests, Quarter Rests, Eighth Note Rests
  • Dynamics – Piano, Forte, Mezzo Piano, Mezzo Forte, Crescendo, Decrescendo
  • Simple Repeat Signs

Two Part Sight Singing Level One

  • Stepwise Motion – the only leap will be from Sol to Do
  • Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes
  • 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
  • C Major, F Major, and G Major
  • Both voices will start on the tonic pitch.
  • Both voices will have identical rhythms.

Two Part Sight Singing Level Two

  • Stepwise Motion – the only leap will be from Sol to Do
  • Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes
  • 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
  • Quarter Rests, Whole Rests and Half Rests
  • C Major, F Major, G Major, Bb Major and D Major
  • Voices will start on a pitch from the tonic chord.
  • Voices may have different rhythms.

Two Part Sight Singing Level Three

  • Stepwise Motion – the only leap will be from Sol to Do
  • Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes
  • 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
  • Quarter Rests, Whole Rests and Half Rests
  • C Major, F Major, G Major, Bb Major and D Major
  • Voices will start on a pitch from the tonic chord.
  • Voices may have different rhythms.
  • Pairs of Eighth Notes

Two Part Sight Singing Level Four

  • Stepwise Motion and Leaps within the tonic triad (Do > Mi > Sol > Mi > Do)
  • Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of Eighth Notes, Dotted Quarter followed by 8ths
  • 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
  • C Major, F Major, and G Major, Bb Major, D Major
  • Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests
  • Voices will start on a pitch from the tonic chord.
  • Voices may have different rhythms.
  • Dynamics – Piano, Forte
  • Simple Repeat Signs

Two Part Sight Singing Level Five

  • Stepwise Motion and Leaps within the tonic triad (Do > Mi > Sol > Mi > Do)
  • Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of Eighth Notes, Dotted Quarter followed by 8ths
  • 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
  • C Major, F Major, and G Major, Bb Major, D Major
  • Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests, Eighth Note Rests
  • Voices will start on a pitch from the tonic chord.
  • Voices may have different rhythms.
  • Dynamics – Piano, Forte, Mezzo Piano, Mezzo Forte
  • Simple Repeat Signs

Two Part Sight Singing Level Six

  • Stepwise Motion and Leaps within the tonic triad (Do > Mi > Sol > Mi > Do)
  • Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of Eighth Notes, Dotted Quarter followed by 8ths, Sixteenth Notes in groups of Four
  • 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
  • C Major, F Major, and G Major, Bb Major, D Major
  • Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests, Eighth Note Rests
  • Dynamics – Piano, Forte, Mezzo Piano, Mezzo Forte, Crescendo, Decrescendo
  • Voices will start on a pitch from the tonic chord.
  • Voices may have different rhythms.
  • Simple Repeat Signs

Two Part Level Seven

  • Stepwise Motion and Leaps within the tonic triad (Do > Mi > Sol > Mi > Do)
  • Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of Eighth Notes, Dotted Quarter followed by 8ths, Sixteenth Notes in groups of Four, Single Eighth Notes, Ties
  • 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
  • C Major, F Major, and G Major, Bb Major, D Major
  • Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests, Eighth Note Rests
  • Dynamics – Piano, Forte, Mezzo Piano, Mezzo Forte, Crescendo, Decrescendo
  • Voices will start on a pitch from the tonic chord.
  • Voices may have different rhythms.
  • Simple Repeat Signs

Two Part Level Eight

  • Stepwise Motion and Leaps within the tonic triad (Do > Mi > Sol > Mi > Do)
  • Leaps within the dominant triad (Sol > Ti > Re > Ti > Sol)
  • Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of Eighth Notes, Dotted Quarter followed by 8ths, Sixteenth Notes in groups of Four, Single Eighth Notes, Ties
  • 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
  • C Major, F Major, and G Major, Bb Major, D Major
  • Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests, Eighth Note Rests
  • Dynamics – Piano, Forte, Mezzo Piano, Mezzo Forte, Crescendo, Decrescendo
  • Voices will start on a pitch from the tonic chord.
  • Voices may have different rhythms.
  • Simple Repeat Signs

Two Part Level Nine

  • Stepwise Motion and Leaps within the tonic triad (Do > Mi > Sol > Mi > Do)
  • Leaps within the dominant triad (Sol > Ti > Re > Ti > Sol)
  • Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of Eighth Notes, Dotted Quarter followed by 8ths, Sixteenth Notes in groups of Four, Single Eighth Notes, Ties, Sixteenth Notes combined with Eighth Notes
  • 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
  • C Major, F Major, and G Major, Bb Major, D Major, Eb Major, A Major
  • Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests, Eighth Note Rests
  • Dynamics – Piano, Forte, Mezzo Piano, Mezzo Forte, Crescendo, Decrescendo
  • Simple Repeat Signs

Two Part Reading Level Ten

  • Stepwise Motion
  • 6/8 and 3/8 time
  • C Major, F Major, and G Major, Bb Major, D Major, Eb Major, A Major
  • Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests, Eighth Note Rests
  • Dynamics – Piano, Forte, Mezzo Piano, Mezzo Forte, Crescendo, Decrescendo
  • Simple Repeat Signs

  • Major Intervals
  • Perfect Intervals
  • Minor Intervals
  • Major and Minor Triads

Level 1 Hymns – Easy

  • Major Keys
  • No Accidentals
  • Similar rhythms between parts