The Complete Music Theory Course: Level 1, 2 and 3

LEVEL ONE

S1: The Basics

S1 L1: Note values: Note values of semibreve, minim, crotchet, quaver and semiquaver, and their equivalent rests, tied notes, single dot notes, notes on the piano

S1 L2: Simple time signatures 2/4, ¾ 4/4 – bar lines, putting the note values above into those time signatures . Compose a 2 bar rhythm with the above values, adding bar lines, naming the time signature, put in the missing rests.

S1L3: Naming the notes on the stave

S1 L4: Construction of the major scale –C, G, D and F in treble and bass clefs, Where are the tones and semitones, writing scales to rhythms, key signatures.

S1L5: Triads in the above keys and Intervals above the tonic (number only)

S1L6: Terms and signs related to dynamics, articulation and tempo

S1 L7: Go through past paper from ABRSM website

S1 L8: Worksheet 1 and answers

S2 L1: More time signatures 2/2, 3/2, 4/2, 3/8

S2 L2: Worksheet 2: putting in the bar lines, naming how many beats in the bar and adding rests to complete bars, creating a four bar rhythm given an opening

S2 L3: Naming notes with two Ledger lines, rewriting notes in a new clef

S2 L4: Worksheet 3: Naming notes on with two ledger lines

S2 L5: Construction of the minor scale- A, E and D minor

S2 L6: Worksheet 4: Writing major and minor scales

S2 L7: Key Signatures: Major: G, D, F, A, Bb, Eb Minor: A, E D

S2 L8: Worksheet 5: Key Signatures

S2 L9: More terms and Signs

S2 L10: Go through Grade 2 ABRSM past paper

LEVEL TWO

S3 L1: New Time Signatures- 6/8 9/8 12/8

What is simple, what is compound. The demisemiquaver (32nd note) and its rest

S3 L2: Worksheet 6

S3 L3: New Key Signatures- All major and minor up to 4 sharps and 4 flats

S3 L4: Worksheet 7

S3 L5: Scales related to above key signatures

S3 L6: The melodic minor scale

S3 L7: Worksheet 8

S3 L8: Major/Minor Intervals

S3 L9: Worksheet 9

S3 L10: Rewriting with different time values

S3 L11: Transposing at the Octave

S3 L12: New Tonic Triads

S3 L13: More terms and signs

S3 L14: Worksheet 10: Questions about a score

S3 L15: Grade 3 ABRSM past paper

S4 L1: Time Signatures- compound/simple, The duplet

S4 L2: Breves and double dots

S4 L3: Rewriting a time signature (also using duplets)

S4 L4: Worksheet 11

S4 L5: New Key Signatures and G# minor melodic/harmonic and Bb minor harmonic/melodic scales

S4 L6: Worksheet 12

S4 L7: The Alto Clef

S4 L8: Technical names of notes

S4 L9: Double sharps, double flats and enharmonics

S4 L10: Chromatic scales

S4 L11: More Intervals

S4 L12: Worksheet 13

S4 L13: Tonic, subdominant and dominant chords

S4 L14: Worksheet 14

S4 L15: Musical instruments

S4 L16: Ornaments

S4 L17: More foreign terms

S4 L18: ABRSM Grade 4 past paper

LEVEL THREE

S5 L1: Irregular time signatures: 5/4 7/4, 5/8 7/8

S5 L2: Key Signature with 6 sharps/flats (and new scales)

S5 L3: Worksheet 15

S5 L4: Intervals (including compound intervals)

S5 L5: Tonic, Subdominant and Dominant chords in any key and inversions

S5 L6: Worksheet 16

S5 L7: The Tenor Clef

S5 L8: Transposition

S5 L9: Worksheet 17

S5 L10: More musical terms

S5 L11: Instruments of the orchestra

S5 L12: ABRSM Grade 5 Past paper