Grade 6 Music Theory (ABRSM) Course & Exercises

This course contains everything you need to know about harmony, composition and score-reading, for the ABRSM grade 6 music theory exam. 
by mymusictheory.com.

Each unit includes practice exercises, with a complete test at the end. Answers included.

Contents:

Introduction to harmony
Triads and chords
Inversions
Chord progressions
Melodic decoration
How to harmonise a melody
Introduction to figured bass
The rules of figured bass
Adding a figured bass and bass line
Introduction to composition
Motifs and sequences
Cadences
Key and tonality
Modulation
How to compose
How to read an orchestral score
How to read a chamber music score
Instruments, families and their names in various languages
Transposing, string and reed instruments
Musical terms and signs
Ornaments
Melodic decoration and pedals
Technical tasks (e.g. working out intervals)
Periods and composers
Each chapter provides a step-by-step explanation of the theory, with lots of musical examples. Each chapter is followed by a series of practice exercises. All answers are provided, model answers are provided for the subjective questions. Suitable for home-study, or for use with your music teacher (age 15-adult).