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 (Trinity Grade 2)
Types of Scales Questions In the Trinity Grade Two Music Theory exams there are lots of different types of questions with scales. Here are some things you might have to …
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 …
Degrees of the Scale
What are the Degrees of the Scale? Any note of any scale can be given a number as well as a name. The first/last note of the scale is often …
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, …
Transposing at the Octave
Transposing at the Octave We can make a melody sound mostly the same, but higher or lower, if we transpose it by one octave. This melody begins on the note G …
Ledger Lines
Ledger Lines We have met middle C in the both the treble clef and bass clef and found out that the little line that goes through the middle of the …
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 …
Tied Notes
Ties In music theory, a tie is a small, curved line which connects two notes of exactly the same pitch. The time values of tied notes are added together to …