VCE BOOKS - Content & Sample Pages
Here are some sample pages from the two Student Workbooks.
Teacher Editions are almost identical to Student Workbooks, but contain answers. For this reason, there are no Teacher Edition sample pages available. NOTE: these sample pages are from VCE Musicianship ESSENTIALS (2011-2016) books.
STUDENT WORKBOOK and CD:
Units 1 & 2.
This book contains all of the Units 1 & 2 theory and aural requirements, as per the current VCE Music Performance Study Design. Analysis not included.
CONTENT:
• theory basics for absolute beginners
- rhythm: note & rest values, time
signatures, grouping, etc.
- pitch: notes of treble & bass clef, leger
line notes, key signatures, etc.
• prescribed scales, intervals & chords
• diatonic harmony and chord progressions
• rhythmic & melodic transcription
• pages of rhythm reading and sight singing
exercises
• 1 CD with 99 tracks - resource tracks and
exercise tracks
• Answers are only in the Teacher Edition.

SAMPLE PAGES:
Sample 4: Rhythmic 'Missing Notes'
Sample 5: Melodic Transcription
STUDENT WORKBOOK and CDs:
Units 3 & 4.
This book contains all of the Units 3 & 4 theory and aural requirements, as per the current VCE Music Performance Study Design. Analysis not included.
CONTENT:
• brief revision of theory fundamentals
• prescribed scales/modes
• intervals and tonality exercises
• chords, chord progressions and diatonic
harmony
• rhythmic and melodic transcription
• lots of exercises
• 2 CDs with 163 tracks: 32 tracks of
resource material & 131 tracks of
exercises
• 136 pages
• Answers are only in the Teacher Edition.
SAMPLE PAGES:
Sample 2: Tonality and intervals