Grade Five Theory: A Quick Guide

by George Macpherson

This is a quick start guide to the grade five music theory exams. It includes information you’ll find useful in preparing for each section of the exam, and aims to serve as the go-to grade five theory reference. This book is written for students who already have an elementary understanding of music theory (if you already play an instrument, you’re set), and who are needing to pass their grade five theory exam. Ideally, you should spend a couple of weeks getting ready for your exam using this book (especially allowing time for the Italian, French and German terms to sink in), but if you’re reading this on the night before your exam, don’t panic! You’ll be able to pick up enough information from this book to pass your exam tomorrow*. *no guarantee, but let’s give it a go. This quick guide includes information on the following Notation Basics; clefs and the musical alphabet; scales, chords, and keys; intervals; technical names of notes; transposition; chords of the key; cadences; halving and doubling note values; time signatures; instruments of the orchestra; terms.

Kindle Edition

Published December 10, 2018