On this page you can download a free PDF with ABRSM Grade 6 Composition questions to practise at home.

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ABRSM Grade 6 composition questions free PDF

Preparation Task:

  • What key is it in? 
  • What is the time signature? 
  • What instrument are you writing for?
  • Exactly how many bars are you going to write? Is there an upbeat to take into account?
  • Will you include a modulation, if so to what key? What key will you end in? What are the pivot chords in those two keys?
  • Which parts of the opening are interesting enough to be used as motifs throughout the piece? 
  • Is the given opening exactly two bars long? (If not, what do you need to consider?) 
  • What cadences are you going to imply and what bar/beat will they fall on?

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