This is a comprehensive grade 2 music theory course following the Trinity College London syllabus.
Complete Grade 2 Course with exercises, answers and practice exam
Contents:
Notes, rests and ledger lines
Treble and bass clefs
Major and minor scales
Degrees of the scale
Accidentals
Key signatures
Time signatures
Compositional devices
Tonic triads & inversions
Intervals
The circle of 5ths
Composing a melody to a given rhythm
Foreign musical terms
Writing sequences and ostinati
Practice test
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, with the exception of the composition question, due to its subjective nature. Suitable for home-study, or for use with a music teacher (age 10-adult).
Covers the Grade 1 Music Theory Syllabuses for Trinity
This is a comprehensive grade 1 music theory course following Trinity’s syllabus.
Contents:
The staff and notes in treble and bass clefs
Names of notes/rests
Accidentals
Dotted notes
Time Signatures
Beaming
Ties
Tones and semitones
Major scales, degrees of the scale
Key signatures (C, G and F major)
Intervals
Tonic Triads
Rhythm
Dynamics
Musical symbols
Italian musical terms
Practice test
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. Suitable for home-study, or for use with a music teacher (age 9-adult)
Written by Victoria Williams BA (Hons) LmusTCL MISM
BACH CHORALES for the AmusTCL
This PDF is aimed at anyone with an interest in writing solid four-part harmony, especially candidates taking exams such as the Trinity AmusTCL, which has an option to complete a chorale of roughly eight to ten bars in length.
A sound understanding of four-part SATB harmony will help you to compose or arrange pieces for ensembles of any type or size. The basic principles behind chord progressions, voice-leading, chord-note choice, modulation techniques and “grammatically correct” part-writing are transferrable to works of any size or genre.
At the end of the book you will find a selection of practice questions which you should do with the help of a piano while you are learning – it’s really important that you know the precise sound of whatever you are writing down in pencil.
Contents of the Book:
Chapter 1 – Notation Stems, Ties, Pauses, Vertical and Horizontal Alignment, Unisons and Seconds
Chapter 2 – Melody, Voice Ranges, Spacing, Part Writing, Leading notes
Chapter 3 – Rhythm, Note Values, Ties, Perpetuum Mobile
Chapter 4 – Harmony, Harmonic Vocabulary, Allowed Inversions, Doubling, Omissions, Harmonic Rhythm (Frequency of Chord Changes), Progressions, Choice of Inversions, Final Cadences, Intermediary Cadences, Added 7th chords, Rules about Consecutives (Parallels), Exposed (Hidden) 5ths and Octaves, Modulation
Chapter 5 – Decoration, Unaccented Passing Notes, Harmony Notes, Accented Passing Notes, Suspensions, Auxiliary notes
Chapter 6 – Tackling an Exam Question, The AmusTCL Question, Completing the Lower Parts, Inventing the Last Phrase
Chapter 7 – Exam Tips, How to Practise, Mistakes to Watch Out For, Getting Top Marks
Practice Questions (7)
Complete course PDF for Grade 4 Music Theory, Trinity Syllabus.
Includes exercises, practice test and model answers.
The Trinity grade 4 syllabus includes:
Unusual time signatures 5/8, 7/8 and 5/4, and the grouping of notes within them
The alto clef, and transcription between the treble/bass/alto clefs
Major and minor (harmonic and melodic) scales and key signatures of all major and minor keys up to and including three sharps/flats
The chromatic scale
All intervals (major/minor/perfect/augmented/diminished), not exceeding an octave
Tonic, dominant and subdominant triads in all inversions
Dominant 7th chords
Chords in SATB
The plagal cadence
Compound, augmented and diminished intervals
Transposing at the 4th/5th
Writing a rhythm and setting words to a rhythm
Foreign musical terms and symbols including recognising ornaments
General knowledge about the some instruments
and much more!
A complete course for Trinity Grade 5 Music Theory Candidates
Lessons, exercises, practice test and all answers included.
Trinity Grade 5 music theory covers:
Double Sharps and Flats
The Tenor Clef
The Breve (Double Whole Note)
Demisemiquavers (32nd Notes)
Semiquaver (16th) Triplets
Unusual Time Signatures: 4/2, 6/4 and 7/4
Major and Minor Scales
Scales in the Tenor Clef
Relative Major and Minor Keys
Key Signature Patterns
The Circle of 5ths
Identifying Key
Modulation
Inverted Intervals
Transposition by Any Interval
Chords ii and ii-dim (Supertonic Triad)
Imperfect Cadence
SATB
Accented Passing Notes
Auxiliary Notes
Binary Form
Strophic Form
Verse and Refrain
Woodwind and Brass for the grade
Musical Terms
Ornaments
Composition
Setting Words to a Rhythm - Review
2-Part Compositions with Decoration and Chord Inversions
Updated for the ABRSM Online Exams
This is a comprehensive grade 4 music theory course following the ABRSM’s syllabus.
Contents:
Double sharps & flats
Enharmonics
Key signatures
Major, minor and chromatic scales
Technical note names
Intervals
Triads & chords
Breves (double whole notes)
Double dotted notes
Time signatures
Duplets
Rewriting in a new time signature
Treble, bass and alto clefs
Transposition
Standard orchestral instruments
Ornaments & foreign terms
Practice exam
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. Suitable for home-study, or for use with your music teacher (age 10-adult).
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