Grade 1 Music Theory Test (ABRSM)
Test your skills and knowledge of Grade One Music Theory with this free online practice test! The questions are based on the ABRSM syllabus and cover: The test will …
Ostinato
Ostinato If you are taking the Trinity grade 1 music theory exam, you will need to be able to recognise or copy out an ostinato. An ostinato is a short …
Musical Terms Grade 1
Italian Terms In Grade One Music Theory (Trinity and ABRSM), you need to know what a handful of Italian terms mean in music. People often wonder why most musical terms …
Musical Symbols
Musical Symbols Symbols in music have many different shapes and uses. They are useful because they give us information quickly, without us having to read words. Symbols which are attached …
Dynamics
Dynamics – or “Volume Control” “Dynamics” are all about the volume (loudness) of music – is it quiet or loud, does it increase or decrease in volume? Constant or Changing? …
Composing an Answering Rhythm
In the Trinity Grade One Music Theory exam, you may have to write two bars of rhythm as an answer to two given bars. The question could look something like …
Handwriting Music
Clearly and Neatly In the Trinity Grade One Music Theory exam, you need to be able to write music clearly and neatly. You will lose marks on any answer that …
Tonic Triads
What does the term “tonic triad” mean? The tonic is the first (and last) note in a scale. “Triad” means “chord built with thirds”. A “tonic triad” is a music …
Interval Numbers
Intervals An interval is the distance between two notes, measured as a number. In Grade One Music Theory (ABRSM and Trinity), sometimes you have to measure given intervals, and sometimes …
Key Signatures
Key When we write music which mostly uses notes from the scale of C major and sounds good finished with a C, we say that the music is “in the …