Intervals Quizzes
Intervals Quizzes Being able to recognise musical intervals is incredibly important, as it’s the first step to being able to identify chords, which leads to an understanding of harmony and …
Q1 | Figured Bass Walkthrough (ABRSM Grade 7)
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Q2 | Keyboard Decoration
In this video I analyse the first 8 bars of Mozart’s piano sonata K570, 2nd movement, looking at the and how it is used in a keyboard style.
Lutheran Chorales
Lutheran Chorales are a type of religious hymn which were popular during the Baroque era. Before chorales were invented, religious music had always been sung in Latin in churches across …
Grade 7 Music Theory Test (ABRSM)
Free ABRSM Grade 7 Music Theory Test PDF Download a free PDF ABRSM Grade 7 test here. Answers are supplied for Q4 and Q5. For Qs1-3 answers will vary.
Instruments (ABRSM Grade 7)
Instrument Specifics In this section we’ll look at some of the instrument specific musical terminology and facts that have appeared in past papers for Grade 7. This is not an …
Identifying Chords (ABRSM Grade 7)
Although most chords that you are asked to find at Grade 7 are dominant 7ths, diminished 7ths or Neapolitan 6ths, any other “normal” chord could also come up, including added …
Crossing Parts
The phrase “parts cross” means that between two parts, the higher one moves downward in pitch so far that it becomes the lower one (or the lower part moves above …
Enharmonic Transposition
Very occasionally, the key you transpose into might be an enharmonic equivalent. For example, a Bb clarinet part originally in the key of Gb major, will end up in Fb …
Q3b | Composing a Solo Melody
Question 3b in the ABRSM Grade 7 Music Theory Exam paper is a solo melody composition, with a given opening. In this lesson: Q3b Marking Criteria To gain top marks …