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Grade One is a gentle introduction to music theory - get started with time signatures, key signatures, major scales and intervals.

Get to grips with the treble and bass clefs and learn some of the most commonly used symbols and foreign terms in musical scores. You'll find the ABRSM syllabus for Grade One at the bottom of this page.


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Need more practice? Buy the 2007 Grade One Music Theory Exam Past Papers. The booklet contains four complete exams used during 2007. Model Answers Booklet is also available.


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Grade One Contents on My Music Theory


1. Staff & Notes Lesson Exercises
2. Clefs Lesson Exercises
3. Accidentals Lesson Exercises
4. Note Names Lesson Exercises
5. Rests Lesson Exercises
6. Dotted Notes Lesson Exercises
7. Beaming Lesson Exercises
8. Tied Notes Lesson Exercises
9. Time Signatures Lesson Exercises
10. Tones and Semitones Lesson Exercises
11. Major Scales Lesson Exercises
12. Key Signatures Lesson Exercises
13. Intervals Lesson Exercises
14. Tonic Triads Lesson Exercises
15. Rhythms Lesson Exercises
16. Dynamics Lesson Exercises
17. Symbols Lesson Exercises
18. Foreign Terms Lesson Exercises
19. Handwriting Music Lesson Exercises
20. Practice Exam N/A Exercises




Books

Music Theory in Practice: Grade 1 (New ed.)

The Associated Board Guide to Music Theory Vol 1

Music Theory for Dummies


Grade One Music Theory ABRSM Syllabus

  1. Note values of semibreve, minim, crotchet, quaver and semiquaver, and their equivalent rests (candidates may use the terms ‘whole note’, ‘half note’, etc.). Tied notes. Single-dotted notes and rests.
  2. Simple time signatures of 2/4, 3/4 & 4/4, bar-lines and the grouping of the notes listed above within these times. Composition of a two-bar rhythm in answer to a given rhythm starting on the first beat of a bar.
  3. The stave. Treble (G) and bass (F) clefs. Names of notes on the stave, including middle C in both clefs. Sharp, flat and natural signs, and their cancellation.
  4. Construction of the major scale, including the position of the tones and semitones. Scales and key signatures of the major keys of C, G, D and F in both clefs, with their tonic triads (root position), degrees (number only), and intervals above the tonic (by number only).
  5. Some frequently used terms and signs concerning tempo, dynamics, performance directions and articulation marks. Simple questions will be asked about a melody written in either treble or bass clef.