HYKOM teacher guide (grades 6–12)

HYKOM tab → pick grade band → Continue (path unit), Today’s mix (spaced 10 questions), or open any unit from Browse.

• Short sessions (~10 items). Free replay on ear drills by default.
• Mastery = recent fluency ≥ 80% over the last sessions (at least two attempts) — green check on the path checklist.
• Path is recommended order in stages (See & hear → Rhythm → Meter → Keys & chords → Write & transfer). Browse stays open — no hard locks.
• Aural drills use listen first — answers stay dim until Play has been tapped.

Share a link so students land on the right band and drill. On the path card, tap Assign to copy one, or use patterns like these:

Optional query pieces (add after the drill path):

• level — middle, fresh, or senior (grade band)
• contest — 1 limited replays, 0 free replays
• path — contest (default) or ap (senior order only)

Links only set settings and open a drill — never exam content. Skills match contest types; every item is original. contest=1 locks limited dictation replays until unlocked. On the path card, tap Week for a five-day pack, or finish a session and Copy for teacher.

Band changes content and difficulty, not just length.

• Intervals — melodic and harmonic; pool grows with grade band.
• Scales — major / natural / harmonic / melodic minor by band.
• Triads & sevenths — quality; inversions for older students.
• Meter theory — simple vs compound, beat groups, note values (written). Rest fill — complete the bar. Meter (ear) — accented click patterns → time signature.
• Dictation — key + first note given; longer phrases by band (6–10 notes); pitch & rhythm scored separately.
• Pitch match — hear a note, play or sing it back with the mic (±45¢, short hold).
• Error detection — written note vs sounding pitch: match or mismatch (AP-shaped).

• Note reading — staff + notehead; ledgers and accidentals by band.
• Read triads — name major / minor / dim / aug from a written stack (W6-shaped).
• Triad inversions — root / 1st / 2nd from a written stack.
• Roman numerals — diatonic triad in a key → RN (inversions on senior).
• Chorale RN — short original chorale fragment → RN (cadential ⁶₄ on senior).
• Cadences — authentic, half, plagal, deceptive (PAC/IAC on senior).
• Harmonic dictation — hear block chords → Roman numerals.
• Key signatures — read both keys; write mode (count + kind of accidental).
• Write a scale — ascending with accidentals (not a signature).
• Terminology — tempo, expression, instrument families.
• Transposition — concert → written for common band keys.
• Phrase transpose — short concert line → your part.

• Rhythm (ear) — hear a pattern, name it.
• Read the rhythm — name the written pattern (eye).
• Tap the rhythm — listen, count-in, tap the pad; free-tempo timing scored.
• Rhythm dictation — hear clicks, rebuild with duration chips (notes + rests).

Is HYKOM free? Yes. Full practice cents toolkit (tuner, metronome, record, journal, HYKOM) is free in the browser and as a home-screen PWA.

Is this UIL test material? No. Drills cover contest-type skills with original items — never copied exam material or audio.

Where is progress stored? On the device (browser / home-screen app). Use Settings backup or optional sign-in for cloud backup when available.

Phone only? Designed for iOS Safari Add to Home Screen first; desktop works too.

• Scores stay in this browser / home-screen app.
• Share — tray icon on the path card (not a big button). One progress line for parents or teachers.
• Reset — under Course checklist (open the list). Type RESET to confirm. For shared classroom devices — not on the main path.
• App export / import includes HYKOM when changing phones.

Best for individual practice or 1:1 lessons (one student, one device). Shared iPads OK; not a multi-user class system. Match the grade band to the student; assign path units, not “finish everything.” Pitch match needs the mic; other drills work offline after first load.

Contact: private form · 𝕏 Phil Holland

Is HYKOM free music theory practice?

Yes. Free samples in the browser need no account. Full grade-band paths and catalog ship with practice cents Pro on iPhone.

Is this copied contest exam material?

No. Skills match contest types for band and orchestra, but every drill is original — never copied contest exams or audio.

Can teachers assign HYKOM practice links?

Yes. On iPhone, use Assign on a path unit, or share a deep link such as /hykom/dictation. Free web samples are at /hykom.

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