Composition (Trinity Grade 3)
Composing at Grade 3 For Trinity grade 3 music theory you may be asked to add a tune to a bass line, or add a bass line to a tune, …
Music theory lessons for ABRSM and Trinity candidates
Composing at Grade 3 For Trinity grade 3 music theory you may be asked to add a tune to a bass line, or add a bass line to a tune, …
Welcome to the Trinity Grade 3 Music Theory start page! On this page you can find the syllabus information, and links to the free and paid Trinity Grade 3 Music …
Most music uses a variety of different chords. This piece is in C major. The first beat of bar 1 uses the notes from the C major tonic triad. We …
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 …
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 …
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!) …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …