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- Grade 1 Music Theory
- Grade 1 Online Course
- 1. The Staff and Notes
- 1. The Staff and Notes Exercises
- 2. Bass Clef
- 2. Bass Clef Exercises
- 3. Accidentals
- 3. Accidentals Exercises
- 4. Time Names of Notes
- 4. Time Names of Notes Exercises
- 5. Time Names of Rests
- 5. Time Names of Rests Exercises
- 6. Dotted Notes
- 6. Dotted Notes Exercises
- 7. Time Signatures
- 7. Time Signatures Exercises
- 8. Beaming Notes
- 8. Beaming Notes Exercises
- 9. Tied Notes
- 9. Tied Notes Exercises
- 10. Tones & Semitones
- 10. Tones & Semitones Exercises
- 11. Major Scales & Scale Degrees
- 11. Major Scales & Degrees Exercises
- 12. Key Signatures
- 12. Key Signatures Exercises
- 13. Intervals
- 13. Intervals Exercises
- 14. Tonic Triads
- 14. Tonic Triads Exercises
- 15. Rhythm
- 15. Rhythm Exercises
- 16. Dynamics
- 16. Dynamics Exercises
- 17. Symbols
- 17. Symbols Exercises
- 18. Foreign Terms
- 18. Foreign Terms Exercises
- 19. Handwriting Music
- 19. Handwriting Music Exercises
- 20. Practice Exam
- Top 5 Mistakes in Grade 1 Theory Exam Papers
- Grade 1 Online Course
- Grade 2 Music Theory
- 1. Notes, Rests & Ledger Lines
- 1. Notes, Rests & Ledger Lines Exercises
- 2. Treble & Bass Clef, Pitch and Transposition
- 2. Treble & Bass Clef, Pitch and Transposition Exercises
- 3. Major Scales
- 3. Major Scales Exercises
- 4. Minor Scales
- 4. Minor Scales Exercises
- 5. Degrees of the Scale
- 5. Degrees of the Scale Exercises
- 6. Key Signatures & Accidentals
- 6. Key Signatures & Accidentals Exercises
- 7. Working with Key Signatures
- 7. Working with Key Signatures Exercises
- 8. Writing Scales
- 8. Writing Scales Exercises
- 9. Simple Time Signatures
- 9. Simple Time Signatures Exercises
- 10. Working with Time Signatures
- 10. Working with Time Signatures Exercises
- 11. Rewriting in a New Time Signature
- 11. Rewriting in a New Time Signature Exercises
- 12. Adding Rests
- 12. Adding Rests Exercises
- 13. Tonic Triads
- 13. Tonic Triads Exercises
- 14. Intervals
- 14. Intervals Exercises
- 15. Triplets
- 15. Triplets Exercises
- 16. Composing a Rhythm
- 16. Composing a Rhythm Exercises
- 17. Foreign Terms (ABRSM)
- 17. Foreign Terms (Trinity)
- 17. Foreign Terms Exercises (ABRSM)
- 17. Foreign Terms Exercises (Trinity)
- 18. Handwriting Music
- 18. Handwriting Music Exercises
- 19. Musical Devices
- 19. Musical Devices Exercises
- 19. Practice Exam
- Grade 3 Music Theory
- 1. New for Grade Three
- 2. Notes, Symbols & Terms
- 2. Notes, Symbols & Terms Exercises
- 3. Scales (ABRSM)
- 3. Scales Exercises (ABRSM)
- 3. Scales (Trinity)
- 4. Key Signatures
- 4. Key Signatures Exercises
- 5. Degrees of the Scale & Tonic Triads (ABRSM)
- 5. Degrees of the Scale & Tonic Triads Exercises (ABRSM)
- 5. Chords (Trinity)
- 6. Time Signatures
- 6. Time Signatures Exercises
- 7. Adding Bar Lines & Time Signatures
- 7. Adding Bar Lines & Time Signatures Exercises
- 8. Adding Rests & Beaming Notes in Groups
- 8. Adding Rests & Beaming Notes in Groups Exercises
- 9. Intervals
- 9. Intervals Exercises
- 10. Transposition
- 10. Transposition Exercises
- 11. Rewriting with Different Time Values
- 11. Rewriting with Different Time Values Exercises
- 12. Completing a Rhythm
- 12. Completing a Rhythm Exercises
- 13. Questions about a Score
- 13. Questions about a Score Exercises
- 14. Finding Deliberate Mistakes
- 14. Finding Deliberate Mistakes Exercises
- 15. Practice Exam
- Grade 4 Music Theory
- 1. Introduction to Grade Four
- 2. Double Sharps & Flats and Enharmonics
- 2. Double Sharps and Enharmonics Exercises
- 3. Keys, Scales & Technical Names
- 3. Keys, Scales & Technical Names Exercises
- 4. Chromatic Scales
- 4. Chromatic Scales Exercises
- 5. Intervals
- 5. Intervals Exercises
- 6. Triads & Chords
- 6. Triads & Chords Exercises
- 7. Breves and Double Dots
- 7. Breves and Double Dots Exercises
- 8. Time Signatures
- 8. Time Signatures Exercises
- 9. Duplets & Rewriting in a New Time Signature
- 9. Duplets & Rewriting in a New Time Signature Exercises
- 10. Writing a Rhythm
- 10. Writing a Rhythm Exercises
- 11. Clefs & Transposition
- 11. Clefs & Transposition Exercises
- 12. Musical Instruments
- 12. Musical Instruments Exercises
- 13. Ornaments and Foreign Terms
- 13. Ornaments and Foreign Terms Exercises
- 14. Practice Exam
- Grade 5 Music Theory
- 1. Good Notation
- 1. Good Notation Exercises
- 2. Foreign Terms Alphabetical List
- 2. Foreign Terms Exercises and Quiz
- 3. Time Signatures
- 3. Time Signatures Exercises
- 4. Clefs
- 4. Clefs Exercises
- 4b. The Bass Clef
- 4b. Bass Clef Exercises
- 5. Key Signatures
- 5. Key Signatures Exercises
- 6. Scales
- 6. Scales Exercises
- 7. Intervals
- 7. Intervals Exercises
- 8. Transposing
- 8. Transposing Exercises
- 9. SATB Writing for Voices
- 9. SATB Writing for Voices Exercises
- 10. Describing Chords
- 10. Describing Chords Exercises
- 11. Progressions & Cadences
- 11. Progressions and Cadences Exercises
- 12. Composing a Melody: General Tips
- 12. Composing a Melody: (General) Exercises
- 13. Composing a Melody for Instruments
- 13. Composing a Melody for Instrument Exercises
- 14. Composing a Melody for Voice
- 14. Composing a Melody for Voice Exercises
- 15. Instruments of the Orchestra
- 15. Instruments of the Orchestra Exercises
- 16. Practice Exam
- Grade 6 Music Theory
- Grade 6 Online Course
- A1. Introduction to Harmony
- A2. Triads and Chords
- A2. Triads and Chords Exercises
- A3. Inversions
- A3. Inversions Exercises
- A4. Chord Progressions
- A4. Chord Progressions Exercises
- A5. Melodic Decoration
- A5. Melodic Decoration Exercises
- A6. Harmonizing a Melody I
- A7. Harmonizing a Melody II
- A6 & A7. Harmonising a Melody Exercises
- A8. Figured Bass an Introduction
- A8. Figured Bass Introduction - Exercises
- A9. Figured Bass Rules for Realization
- A9. Figured Bass Rules Exercises
- A10. Figured Bass Worked Example
- A10. Realising a Figured Bass - Exercises
- A11. Adding a Figured Bassline
- A11. Adding a Figured Bass - Exercises
- The Rules of Harmony
- B0. Composition - Introduction
- B1. Composition - Architecture
- B1. Composition Architecture Exercises
- B2. Composition - Motifs & Sequences
- B2. Composition Motifs and Melodic Sequence Exercises
- B3. Composition - Cadences
- B3. Composition Cadences Exercises
- B4. Composition - Interpolation
- B4. Composition Interpolation Exercises
- B5. Composition - Key and Tonality
- B5. Composition Key and Tonality Exercises
- B6. Composition - Modulation
- B6. Composition - Modulation Exercises
- 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
- C8. Technical Exercises - Exercises
- C9. Periods and Composers
- C9. Periods and Composers Exercises
- C10. Score Reading Tips
- Practice Test
- Grade 6 Online Course
- 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
- Composition
- Score Reading
- Figured Bass
- 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
- Trio Sonatas
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- Arpeggios | How to Play Arpeggios
- Audio | Music Theory Audio Examples
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- Exams | Top 10 Tips for Acing Your Music Theory Exam
- Harmony | Seventh Chords
- Instruments | Instrument and Voice Ranges
- Instruments | Transposition and Clefs by Instrument
- Intervals | Can I Count Semitones to Work out Intervals?
- Key | How to Work out the Key
- Key | Key Signatures Chart
- Key | The Circle of 5ths
- Key | What is Key and the Tonic (or Keynote or Doh)
- Notation | The Evolution of Music Notation
- Notation | The Time Values of Notes
- Notation | UK and USA Note Names - Why are they Different?
- Scales | How to Write Scales
- Scales | List of Musical Scales
- Scales| Modes in Music
- Time Signatures | 4/4 or C?
- Time Signatures | How to Work out a Time Signature
- Time Signatures | Time Signature Chart
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- Grade 5 Orchestral Instruments Quiz
- Grade 5 Music Theory Terms Game
- Grade 5 Time Signatures Quiz
- Grade 4 Theory Terms Quiz
- What Music Theory Grade Are You?
- Grade 1 Music Theory Test
- Grade 1 Foreign Terms Quiz
- Grade 2 Theory Terms Quiz
- Grade 3 Theory Terms Quiz
- Grade 5 Foreign Terms Short-but-Fiendish Quiz
- Grade 6 Terms and Symbols Quiz
- General: Guide to Music - Quiz
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