Parmiter’s School Secondary Transfer to Year 7 in September 2017
Parents of children currently in Year 5, who might apply for a place in Year 7 for Secondary Transfer in September 2017 under Academic or Music, must register with the South West Herts Consortium. Registration for the tests will open in May 2016 and will be available via the SW Herts Consortium website: www.swhertsschools.org.uk. The entrance tests are normally held in September but the dates are not yet available.
You can prepare for the Music Aptitude Tests by using the following specimen tests that are indicative of the style of test used: http://musicaptitudetest.co.uk/
Autumn is the perfect time to get a head start on preparing for next year’s Music Aptitude Tests for secondary school entry in September 2017.
The MAT is a test used by state Secondary Schools to select around 10% of their intake of students on a music scholarship program. We have been successfully preparing our students for entry to many London schools on music scholarship programmes for the last 4 years using our sample test materials that can be purchased online: https://musicaptitudetest.wordpress.com/buy-the-tests/
The Music Aptitude Test (MAT) sample test materials have been created by the SE22 Piano School and music technology experts to help familiarise you with the MAT. The training tests are indicative of the style of MAT used in the UK although we cannot guarantee that your test will be exactly the same.
Some of the schools that have used the Music Aptitude Test in recent years include:
London Year 6 students: The Leventhorpe School Music Aptitude Test takes place on 10th October 2015.
You can download and practice the specimen Aural Tests online so that you know what kind of tests to expect. There may be some variation in the tests used on the day. Music Aptitude Test web site: https://musicaptitudetest.wordpress.com/
Pitch: for these questions, candidates listen to two sounds and have to indicate whether the second sound is the same as the first, or whether it is higher or lower. Some of the pitches are less than a semitone apart. 20 questions.
Melody: for these questions, candidates listen to two tunes consisting of five notes. Candidates have to decide whether the second tune is the same as the first or if one of the notes has been altered. If there is a change, candidates will be expected to identify which note has been altered, by giving the number of the note. 10 questions.
Texture: for these questions, candidates listen to a number of notes played together at the same time; this is called a chord. Candidates need to decide whether or not each chord has two, three or four notes. 20 questions.
Rhythm: for these questions, candidates listen to two patterns of notes and have to decide whether the second pattern is the same as, or different from, the first, and where any difference occurs. Each rhythm will be four beats (or pulses) in length. 10 questions.
Music Aptitude Test web site: Buy The Tests
[Music Aptitude Form to return by 30 October]
