Musical Terms Grade 6 (ABRSM)
You can expect just about any musical term or symbol to crop up in a grade six music theory exam! Here is a list of terms, organised into groups. However, …
Writing Out Ornaments (ABRSM Grade 6)
The symbols for ornaments were introduced at grade 4. You should already be familiar with the trill, mordent, acciaccatura, turn, appoggiatura and grace notes. The task of “writing out ornaments …
Note Names in Other Languages
Note Names in Other Languages The letter names of the notes A-G which we use in English have different names in other languages. You might see these names written in …
Musical Terms Grade 5 (ABRSM)
ABRSM Grade 5 Foreign Musical Terms (Updated July 2020 with the new ABRSM list of terms) For ABRSM Grade 5 Theory, you need to try to learn all the foreign …
Musical Terms Grade 4 (ABRSM)
You need to know all the terms and symbols from grades 1, 2 and 4, plus these new ones: Italian Terms French Terms affettuoso – tenderly alla breve – two …
Ornaments (Symbols)
Ornaments are symbols that tell the player to change the written note in a specific way. Some ornaments are written on the stave itself, while others are written above it. …
UK and USA Note Names – Why are they Different?
Why Do We Have Two Naming Systems for Musical Notes? If you’ve ever spent time in an online forum about music theory, you’ll have probably come across an argument about …
Spotting Errors
In the Trinity Grade 3 Music Theory Exam, you might be given a short piece of music with about 5 deliberate mistakes in it. You need to rewrite the whole …
Musical Terms Grade 3 (Trinity)
For Grade Three Music Theory, you have to know all the foreign musical terms and symbols which are listed for Grades One and Two, plus the new terms listed on …
Musical Terms Grade 3 (ABRSM)
For Grade Three Music Theory, you have to know all the foreign musical terms and symbols which are listed for Grades One and Two, plus the new terms listed on …