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        • 1. The Staff and Notes
        • 1. The Staff and Notes Exercises
        • 2. Bass Clef
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        • 3. Accidentals
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        • Top 5 Mistakes in Grade 1 Theory Exam Papers
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        • A1. Introduction to Harmony
        • A2. Triads and Chords
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        • A4. Chord Progressions
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        • A6. Harmonizing a Melody I
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        • A6 & A7. Harmonising a Melody Exercises
        • A8. Figured Bass an Introduction
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        • A9. Figured Bass Rules for Realization
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        • A10. Figured Bass Worked Example
        • A10. Realising a Figured Bass - Exercises
        • A11. Adding a Figured Bassline
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        • The Rules of Harmony
        • B0. Composition - Introduction
        • B1. Composition - Architecture
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        • B2. Composition - Motifs & Sequences
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        • B3. Composition - Cadences
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        • B4. Composition - Interpolation
        • B4. Composition Interpolation Exercises
        • B5. Composition - Key and Tonality
        • B5. Composition Key and Tonality Exercises
        • B6. Composition - Modulation
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        • B7. Composition - How to Compose
        • B7. Composition How to Compose Exercises
        • C1a. Reading an Orchestral Score
        • C1a. Reading an Orchestral Score Exercises
        • C1b. Reading a Chamber Music Score
        • C1b. Reading a Chamber Music Score Exercises
        • C2a. Musical Instruments, Families and Names
        • C2a. Musical Instruments, Families and Names - Exercises
        • C2b. Transposing, Reed & String Instruments
        • C2b. Musical Instruments,Transposing, Reed and Strings - Exercises
        • C3. Musical Terms and Signs
        • C3. Musical Terms and Signs - Exercises
        • C4. Commenting on Music
        • C4. Commenting on Music - Exercises
        • C5. Key
        • C5. Keys - Exercises
        • C6a. Naming Chords
        • C6b. Chords in a Score
        • C6. Naming Chords - Exercises
        • C7a. Ornaments
        • C7a. Ornaments Exercises
        • C7b. Melodic Decoration and Pedals
        • C7b. Melodic Decoration and Pedals Exercises
        • C8. Technical Exercises
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        • C9. Periods and Composers
        • C9. Periods and Composers Exercises
        • C10. Score Reading Tips
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    • Grade 7 Music Theory
      • Figured Bass
        • Figured Bass Lesson 1: About the Grade 7 Figured Bass Question
        • Figured Bass Lesson 2: Revision of Chords
        • Figured Bass: Revision of Chords Exercises
        • Figured Bass Lesson 3: 7th Chords
        • Figured Bass: 7th Chords Exercises
        • Figured Bass Lesson 4: Suspensions
        • Figured Bass: Suspensions Exercises
        • Figured Bass Lesson 5: Common Progressions
        • Figured Bass: Common Progressions Exercises
        • Figured Bass Lesson 6: Modulation
        • Figured Bass: Modulation Exercises
        • Figured Bass Lesson 7: Choosing the Chords and Writing the Figures
        • Figured Bass: Choosing Chords Exercises
        • Figured Bass Lesson 8: Problem Areas
        • Figured Bass: Problem Areas Exercises
        • Figured Bass Lesson 8: A Worked Example
        • Figured Bass: Practice Questions
      • Harmony Reconstruction
        • Harmony Reconstruction Lesson 1: Introduction
        • Harmony Reconstruction: Reconstruction Intro Exercises
        • Harmony Reconstruction Lesson 2: Adding Passing Notes
        • Harmony Reconstruction: Passing Notes Exercises
        • Harmony Reconstruction Lesson 3: Adding Suspensions
        • Harmony Reconstruction: Suspensions Exercises
        • Harmony Reconstruction Lesson 4: Adding Auxiliary Notes
        • Harmony Reconstruction: Auxiliary Note Exercises
        • Harmony Reconstruction Lesson 5: Adding Changing Notes
        • Harmony Reconstruction: Changing Notes Exercises
        • Harmony Reconstruction Lesson 6: Reconstructing a Chorale
        • Harmony Reconstruction: Reconstructing a Chorale Exercises
        • Harmony Reconstruction Lesson 7: Reconstructing a Keyboard Piece
        • Harmony Reconstruction: Reconstructing a Keyboard Piece Exercises
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    • Grade 8 Music Theory
      • Trio Sonatas
        • 1. Introduction to the Trio Sonata
        • 2. Trio Sonata - Under the Hood
        • 3. Creating a Simple Trio Sonata
        • 4. Minor Key Issues in Trio Sonatas
        • 5. Decoration in Trio Sonatas
        • 6. Added 7th and 9th Chords in Trio Sonatas
        • 7. Suspensions in Trio Sonatas
        • 8. Sequences, Imitation and Motifs in Trio Sonatas
        • 9. Method for Completing a Trio Sonata
      • Keyboard Reconstruction
      • Composition
      • Score Reading
        • 1. Score Reading: Harmony, Melody and Texture
        • 2. Score Reading: Describing Chords and Prevailing Key
        • 3. Score Reading: Rhythm
        • 4. Score Reading: Instruments & Transposition
        • 5. Score Reading: Composers and Eras
        • 6. Score Reading: Describing the Sound
      • Grade 8 Composition
        • Grade 8 Composition Tips
      • Keyboard Reconstruction
        • 1. Introduction to the Keyboard Reconstruction Question
        • 2. Harmony (Keyboard Reconstruction)
        • 3. Texture (Keyboard Reconstruction)
        • 4. Notation (Keyboard Reconstruction)
        • 5. Rhythm (Keyboard Reconstruction)
        • 6. Melody (Keyboard Reconstruction)
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