Grade Two

Time	1 hour 30 minutes
Maximum mark	100
Pass mark	60

Entrants will be prepared to answer questions on the following:

Time values

Added to the note values and rests of the previous grades, entrants will now recognize:
In simple time:


In compound time:


The following note lengths in both simple and compound time:



~ as it occurs as an anacrusis before the bar-line

~~ The semibreve or whole bar rest
Added to the time signature of previous grades:

~~ with or without anacrusis Entrants show an understanding of simple duple, triple and quadruple time and compound duple time.

Keys and Scales

Added to previous grade are: D and A major A, E and D minor (harmonic form) Through one or two octaves, including positioning of tones and semitones.

Intervals

Recognition and writing of all diatonic intervals above the tonic in specified keys for the grade. Treble clef and specifying quality and numerical value.

Triads

Writing the tonic triad in root position in the keys specified for the grade. Treble clef and bass clef.

Form

To recognize the form of a tune as binary or ternary and show ability to mark its main divisions A B or A B A.

General Musical Skills

To mark the accentuation in a simple couplet of words by placing a bar line before each accented syllable or word.

Memory and Transposition

• The entrants will be expected to write the whole melody of "Pokarekare ana" from memory on the treble stave. The correct key signature, time signature, pitch and note values, and phrasing are expected. Words are not required.
  
• For Memory Tunes grades 1 to 4 the versions given in the NZMEB Theory syllabus are the versions required for NZMEB Theory Exams.
• Entrants will be expected to transpose a short melody (not more than 8 bars in length) in a key specified for the grade, into another key set for this grade. The only accidental shall be the leading note of the minor keys specified for this grade.

Terminology

The English meanings of the following, together with their abbreviations and signs, where applicable: adagio, allegretto, allegro, andante, largo, lento, moderato, presto, vivace, vivo accelerando (accel), allargando, meno mosso, piu mosso, rallentando (rall.), ritardando (rit.), ritenuto (riten.) (rit.), a tempo crescendo (cres.) (cresc.), decrescendo (decres.) (decresc.), diminuendo (dim.), forte (f), fortissimo (ff), mezzo forte (mf), piano (p), pianissimo (pp), mezzo piano (mp) cantabile, fine, da capo al fine, dal segno, legato, leggiero, maestoso, molto, poco, sempre, senza, sostenuto, staccato, mezzo staccato pause, repeat sign, signs for accents

Allocation of marks from a total of 100

Time and Rhythm	20
Keys and Scales	14
Intervals and Triads	18
Memory	12
Transposition	10
Composition	8
Musical Knowledge	18