Double Sharps/Flats and Enharmonics
Double Sharps The sharp symbol (#) raises the pitch of a note by a semitone (or “half step”). D# is one semitone higher than D, and F# is one semitone …
Spotting Errors
In the Trinity Grade 3 Music Theory Exam, you might be given a short piece of music with about 5 deliberate mistakes in it. You need to rewrite the whole …
Rests (Grade 3)
Here are the rests you need to know for the grade 3 music theory exam, in order of length, starting with the longest: semibreve – minim – crotchet – quaver …
Compound Time Signatures
Table of Note Names UK v. USA Simple Time Signatures Up till now you have only learnt about simple time signatures. (Perhaps you didn’t think they were very “simple” though!) …
Chords and Cadences (Trinity Grade 3)
Tonic Triads The first degree of the scale is also known as the tonic (or “doh”). A tonic triad is a chord built up from the 1st, 3rd and 5th …
Key Signatures and Key (Grade 3)
Key signatures are written after the clef and before the time signature. Key signatures have to be written very carefully. You need to make sure the flats and sharps are …
Minor Scales: Gm and Bm
In this lesson we will look two types of minor scales, the harmonic minor and the melodic minor in the keys of G minor and B minor. If you find it difficult to …
Major Scales: D and B Flat
D Major In the scale of D major, the semitones are between notes 3-4 and 7-1. This means we need to use the notes F# and C#. Here are the …
Major Scales: E and A Flat
You should already be familiar with the scales of C, G, D, A, F, Bb and Eb major, which have up to 3 flats/sharps in them. In this lesson we …
Musical Terms Grade 3 (Trinity)
For Grade Three Music Theory, you have to know all the foreign musical terms and symbols which are listed for Grades One and Two, plus the new terms listed on …