Music Theory
Nigel Chapman teaches music theory alongside his piano lessons, so in effect you will be learning music theory whilst taking piano lessons. Most importantly students are required to pass Grade 5 theory before embarking on Grade 6 Piano. To this end tjhis page looks at the Grade 5 music theory paper. Below are seven sections / subsections for the online Grade 5 music theory paper. Each subsection has a number of videos to explain requirements. Explanation videos in green. Worked question videos in red.
Q1.1 Time signatures 1.1 Example
Q1.2 Simple and Compound 1.2 Example
Q1.3 Note values 1.3 Example
Q1.4 Note grouping 1.4 Example
Q1.5 Rests in music 1.5 example
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Q2.1 Clefs and note names 2.1 Example
Q2.2 Enharmonic equivilants 2.2 Example
Q2.3 Transposition 2.3 Example
Q2.4 Comparing Clefs 2.4 Example
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Q3.1 Identifying key signatures for all clefs - Sharps 3.1 example
Q3.2 Identifying key signatures for all clefs - Flats 3.2 example
Q3.3 Identifying correct key signatures for three melodies 3.3 Example
Q3.4 Identifying missing notes for a Major or Minor scale 3.4 Example
Q3.5 Identifying the correct clef for written out scales 3.5 example
Q3.6 Chromatic Scales
Q3.7 Idetifying technical note names 3.7 Example
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Q4.1 Identifying correct intervals 4.1 Example
Q4.2 Identifying correct type of intervals 4.2 Example
Q4.3 Writing intervals 4.3 Example
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5.1 Identifying correct chords for two cadences 5.1 Example
Q5.2 Naming two cadences 5.2 Example
Q5.2 Naming three chords and associated inversions 5.3 Example
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Q6.1 Musical meanings
Q6.2 Identifying musical ornaments
Q6.3 True / False musical statements
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Tempo changes Tempo & Dynamics
Ornaments Grace notes Mordents Turns
Q7.1 Comparing bars (clefs)
Q7.2 True / False questions about musical statements
Q7.3 Instrumental familes
Q7.4 Technical names
Q7.5 Questions about the music
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