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Hi - my son has his music scholarship assessment for Year 7 entrance to Kingsdale this Saturday, and I cannot find anywhere what is expected for the written musical aptitude tests. I have read all the supporting documentation and emailed the school (with no answer), but it all seems very opaque.

I'm assuming it will be something a child with not much music theory will be able to do, but it would nice to be able to give him just an idea of what's expected, so he's prepared. He has worked hard on his pieces, so wouldn't want him to be let down elsewhere. His music teacher doesn't seem to know, and I'm struggling to find out from elsewhere. I see there are piano schools offering tuition in it at £100 a pop, but I don't have that sort of money - I don't really like the idea that it is something you need to be tutored in!

Is it just saying which note is higher or lower, how many notes in a chord type thing? I presumed that would be in the aural test, but maybe not?

Any help gratefully received!

Thanks very much

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Our school music teacher helped prepare us for the test, it's a lot of electronic beep sounds from what I remember. We downloaded some tests from the piano school and my son secured a Full Scholarship (although not a place through the lottery!). The link is here. 

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