Adding Bar Lines
You might be asked to add bar lines to a short melody or check whether bar lines have been written correctly. The question could look something like this: Add the …
Time Signatures Grade 2
Hover your mouse over the UK note names to see the USA equivalents. In Grade Two Music Theory, we have some new time signatures to look at. The lower number …
Questions on Scales (ABRSM Grade 2)
Point your mouse at the stave (tap on mobile devices) to reveal the answers. Adding Clefs and Accidentals 1. Add the correct clef and any necessary sharp or flat signs …
Key Signatures and Minor Keys
Music which is written in a minor key will usually use a mixture of a key signature plus accidentals. There are no special minor key signatures in music theory- we …
Key Signatures and Major Keys (ABRSM Grade 2)
The major scales that we’ve learnt (ABRSM Grade 2) which use sharp key signatures are G, D and A major. The sharps in key signatures are always written in this …
Degrees of the Scale
What are the Degrees of the Scale? Degrees of the scale are tested at grade two music theory. Any note of any scale can be given a number as well …
Melodic Minor Scales
Melodic minor scales are a bit more complicated than other scales, because they have one pattern on the way up, but another on the way down. Melodic minor scales are …
Minor Scales Introduction
Minor scales sound different to major scales because they are built on a different pattern of tones (whole steps) and semitones (half steps). Many people think that minor scales sound sad, …
Major Scales – ABRSM Grade 2
Major Scales Major scales are built from tones and semitones, with the pattern TTS TTTS. (T=tone (whole step), S=semitone (half step)) You should already know the scales of C, D, …
Bass/Treble Clef Transposition
In this lesson we will learn how a melody can be written in a different clef – from treble to bass or from bass to treble, without changing the pitch …